A5034068618- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Latin American rural development
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
Center for International Forestry Research
2021
World Agroforestry Centre
2017-2018
Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie
2015-2017
Wageningen University & Research
2010-2016
Bolivian Forest Research Institute
2010-2016
Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
2014
Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
2013
Summary Tropical forests are globally important, but it is not clear whether biodiversity enhances carbon storage and sequestration in them. We tested this relationship focusing on components of functional trait as predictors. Data presented for three rain Bolivia, Brazil Costa Rica. Initial above‐ground biomass increments survivors, recruits survivors + (total) were estimated trees ≥10 cm d.b.h. 62 21 1.0‐ha plots, respectively. determined relationships to initial standing ( AGB i ),...
1. Decomposition is a key ecosystem process that determines nutrient and carbon cycling. Individual leaf litter characteristics are good predictors of decomposition rates within biomes worldwide, but knowledge which traits the best for tropical species remains scarce. Also, effect species' position on economics spectrum (LES) regeneration light requirements rate are, until now, unknown. In addition, land use change most immediate widespread global driver, with potentially significant...
Summary Disturbances are widespread and may affect community assembly, species composition, (functional) diversity hence ecosystem processes. It remains still unclear to what extent disturbance‐mediated changes scale‐up in functional properties, especially for species‐rich tropical forests. A large‐scale field experiment was performed which the dynamics of 15 000 stems >10 cm diameter monitored 8 years 44 one‐ha forest plots. Twelve effect response traits were measured most dominant tree...
Abstract There is consensus that plant diversity and ecosystem processes are negatively affected by land‐use intensification ( LUI ), but, at the same time, there empirical evidence a large heterogeneity can be found in responses. This especially poorly understood tropical ecosystems. We evaluated changes community functional properties across five common types wet tropics with different intensity: mature forest, logged secondary agricultural land, pastureland, located lowlands of Bolivia....
Wildfires are becoming increasingly frequent and devastating in many tropical forests. Although seasonally dry forests (SDTF) among the most fire-threatened ecosystems, their long-term response to wildfires remains largely unknown. This study is first investigate resilience fire of Chiquitano SDTF Bolivia, a large ecoregion that has seen an unprecedented increase intensity frequency recent years. We used remote sensing data assess at regional temporal scale (two decades) how environmental...
There is consensus that plant diversity and ecosystem processes are negatively affected by land-use intensifi cation ( LUI ), but, at the same time, there empirical evidence a large heterogeneity can be found in responses.This especially poorly understood tropical ecosystems.We evaluated changes community functional properties across fi ve common types wet tropics with different intensity: mature forest, logged secondary agricultural land, pastureland, located lowlands of Bolivia.For...
Tropical forests have experienced unprecedented fire disturbances during the last decades. We therefore little knowledge about resistance of these ecosystems and factors that determine resistance. Here, we assess survival resprouting probability role intensity, plant size, bark thickness their interactions, for 2573 trees 444 lianas in a seasonally dry tropical forest Bolivia. quantified two ways: crown (i.e. vs. top-kill) top-killed individuals top-kill with resprouts full-kill). found...