36 results on '"Su, Sheng-Hsin"'
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2. Consequences of spatial patterns for coexistence in species-rich plant communities
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Wiegand, Thorsten, Wang, Xugao, Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J., Bourg, Norman A., Cao, Min, Ci, Xiuqin, Davies, Stuart J., Hao, Zhanqing, Howe, Robert W., Kress, W. John, Lian, Juyu, Li, Jie, Lin, Luxiang, Lin, Yiching, Ma, Keping, McShea, William, Mi, Xiangcheng, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Sun, I-Fang, Wolf, Amy, Ye, Wanhui, and Huth, Andreas
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- 2021
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3. Functional composition drives ecosystem function through multiple mechanisms in a broadleaved subtropical forest
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Chiang, Jyh-Min, Spasojevic, Marko J, Muller-Landau, Helene C, Sun, I-Fang, Lin, Yiching, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Chen, Zueng-Sang, Chen, Chien-Teh, Swenson, Nathan G, and McEwan, Ryan W
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Life on Land ,Biodiversity ,Biomass ,Ecosystem ,Forests ,Plants ,Complementarity hypothesis ,Forest carbon dynamics ,Functional diversity ,Functional trait ,Mass-ratio effect ,Ecology - Abstract
Understanding the role of biodiversity (B) in maintaining ecosystem function (EF) is a foundational scientific goal with applications for resource management and conservation. Two main hypotheses have emerged that address B-EF relationships: niche complementarity (NC) and the mass-ratio (MR) effect. We tested the relative importance of these hypotheses in a subtropical old-growth forest on the island nation of Taiwan for two EFs: aboveground biomass (ABG) and coarse woody productivity (CWP). Functional dispersion (FDis) of eight plant functional traits was used to evaluate complementarity of resource use. Under the NC hypothesis, EF will be positively correlated with FDis. Under the MR hypothesis, EF will be negatively correlated with FDis and will be significantly influenced by community-weighted mean (CWM) trait values. We used path analysis to assess how these two processes (NC and MR) directly influence EF and may contribute indirectly to EF via their influence on canopy packing (stem density). Our results indicate that decreasing functional diversity and a significant influence of CWM traits were linked to increasing AGB for all eight traits in this forest supporting the MR hypothesis. Interestingly, CWP was primarily influenced by NC and MR indirectly via their influence on canopy packing. Maximum height explained more of the variation in both AGB and CWP than any of the other plant functional traits. Together, our results suggest that multiple mechanisms operate simultaneously to influence EF, and understanding their relative importance will help to elucidate the role of biodiversity in maintaining ecosystem function.
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- 2016
4. Integrating rapid assessment, variable probability sampling, and machine learning to improve accuracy and consistency in mapping local spatial distribution of plant species richness.
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Perng, Bo-Hao, Lam, Tzeng Yih, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Sabri, Mohamad Danial Bin Md, Burslem, David, Cardenas, Dairon, Duque, Álvaro, Ediriweera, Sisira, Gunatilleke, Nimal, Novotny, Vojtech, O'Brien, Michael J, and Reynolds, Glen
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SPECIES diversity ,SPECIES distribution ,PHYTOGEOGRAPHY ,PLANT species ,MACHINE learning ,CENSUS - Abstract
Conserving plant diversity is integral to sustainable forest management. This study aims at diversifying tools to map spatial distribution of species richness. We develop a sampling strategy of using rapid assessments by local communities to gather prior information on species richness distribution to drive census cell selection by sampling with covariate designs. An artificial neural network model is built to predict the spatial patterns. Accuracy and consistency of rapid assessment factors, sample selection methods, and sampling intensity of census cells were tested in a simulation study with seven 25–50-ha census plots in the tropics and subtropics. Results showed that identifying more plant individuals in a rapid assessment improved accuracy and consistency, while transect was comparable to or slightly better than nearest-neighbor assessment, but knowing more species had little effects. Results of sampling with covariate designs depended on covariates. The covariate I
freq , inverse of the frequency of the rapidly assessed species richness strata, was the best choice. List sampling and local pivotal method with Ifreq increased accuracy by 0.7%–1.6% and consistency by 7.6%–12.0% for 5% to 20% sampling intensity. This study recommends a rapid assessment method of selecting 20 individuals at every 20-m interval along a transect. Knowing at least half of the species in a forest that are abundant is sufficient. Local pivotal method is recommended at 5% sampling intensity or less. This study presents a methodology to directly involve local communities in probability-based forest resource assessment to support decision-making in forest management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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5. Global importance of large-diameter trees
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Lutz, James A., Furniss, Tucker J., Johnson, Daniel J., Davies, Stuart J., Allen, David, Alonso, Alfonso, Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J., Andrade, Ana, Baltzer, Jennifer, Becker, Kendall M. L., Blomdahl, Erika M., Bourg, Norman A., Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Burslem, David F. R. P., Cansler, C. Alina, Cao, Ke, Cao, Min, Cárdenas, Dairon, Chang, Li-Wan, Chao, Kuo-Jung, Chao, Wei-Chun, Chiang, Jyh-Min, Chu, Chengjin, Chuyong, George B., Clay, Keith, Condit, Richard, Cordell, Susan, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., Duque, Alvaro, Ewango, Corneille E. N., Fischer, Gunter A., Fletcher, Christine, Freund, James A., Giardina, Christian, Germain, Sara J., Gilbert, Gregory S., Hao, Zhanqing, Hart, Terese, Hau, Billy C. H., He, Fangliang, Hector, Andrew, Howe, Robert W., Hsieh, Chang-Fu, Hu, Yue-Hua, Hubbell, Stephen P., Inman-Narahari, Faith M., Itoh, Akira, Janík, David, Kassim, Abdul Rahman, Kenfack, David, Korte, Lisa, Král, Kamil, Larson, Andrew J., Li, YiDe, Lin, Yiching, Liu, Shirong, Lum, Shawn, Ma, Keping, Makana, Jean-Remy, Malhi, Yadvinder, McMahon, Sean M., McShea, William J., Memiaghe, Hervé R., Mi, Xiangcheng, Morecroft, Michael, Musili, Paul M., Myers, Jonathan A., Novotny, Vojtech, de Oliveira, Alexandre, Ong, Perry, Orwig, David A., Ostertag, Rebecca, Parker, Geoffrey G., Patankar, Rajit, Phillips, Richard P., Reynolds, Glen, Sack, Lawren, Song, Guo-Zhang M., Su, Sheng-Hsin, Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I-Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Swanson, Mark E., Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Duncan W., Thompson, Jill, Uriarte, Maria, Valencia, Renato, Vicentini, Alberto, Vrška, Tomáš, Wang, Xugao, Weiblen, George D., Wolf, Amy, Wu, Shu-Hui, Xu, Han, Yamakura, Takuo, Yap, Sandra, and Zimmerman, Jess K.
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- 2018
6. Integrating rapid assessment, variable probability sampling, and machine learning to improve accuracy and consistency in mapping local spatial distribution of plant species richness
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Perng, Bo-Hao, primary, Lam, Tzeng Yih, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Md Sabri, Mohamad Danial Bin, additional, Burslem, David, additional, Cardenas, Dairon, additional, Duque, Álvaro, additional, Ediriweera, Sisira, additional, Gunatilleke, Nimal, additional, Novotny, Vojtech, additional, O’Brien, Michael J, additional, and Reynolds, Glen, additional
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- 2023
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7. Latitudinal scaling of aggregation with abundance and its consequences for coexistence in species rich forests
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Wiegand, Thorsten, primary, Wang, Xugao, additional, Fischer, Samuel, additional, Kraft, Nathan J. B., additional, Bourg, Norman A., additional, Brockelman, Warren Y., additional, Cao, Min, additional, Chanthorn, Wirong, additional, Chu, Chengjin, additional, Davies, Stuart, additional, Ediriweera, Sisira, additional, Gunatilleke, C.V. Savitri, additional, Gunatilleke, I.A.U. Nimal, additional, Hao, Zhanqing, additional, Howe, Robert, additional, Jiang, Mingxi, additional, Jin, Guangze, additional, Kress, W. John, additional, Li, Buhang, additional, Lian, Juyu, additional, Lin, Luxiang, additional, Liu, Feng, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, McShea, William, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Myers, Jonathan A., additional, Nathalang, Anuttara, additional, Orwig, David A., additional, Shen, Guochun, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Sun, I-Fang, additional, Wang, Xihua, additional, Wolf, Amy, additional, Yan, Enrong, additional, Ye, Wanhui, additional, Zhu, Yan, additional, and Huth, Andreas, additional
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- 2023
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8. Stochastic dilution effects weaken deterministic effects of niche-based processes in species rich forests
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Wang, Xugao, Wiegand, Thorsten, Kraft, Nathan J. B., Swenson, Nathan G., Davies, Stuart J., Hao, Zhanqing, Howe, Robert, Lin, Yiching, Ma, Keping, Mi, Xiangcheng, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Sun, I-Fang, and Wolf, Amy
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- 2016
9. Linking functional traits and demographic rates in a subtropical tree community: the importance of size dependency
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Iida, Yoshiko, Kohyama, Takashi S., Swenson, Nathan G., Su, Sheng-Hsin, Chen, Chien-Teh, Chiang, Jyh-Min, and Sun, I-Fang
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- 2014
10. Scale-dependent relationships between tree species richness and ecosystem function in forests
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Chisholm, Ryan A., Muller-Landau, Helene C., Rahman, Kassim Abdul, Bebber, Daniel P., Bin, Yue, Bohlman, Stephanie A., Bourg, Norman A., Brinks, Joshua, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Butt, Nathalie, Cao, Honglin, Cao, Min, Cárdenas, Dalron, Chang, Li-Wan, Chiang, Jyh-Min, Chuyong, George, Condit, Richard, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., Davies, Stuart, Duque, Alvaro, Fletcher, Christine, Gunatilleke, Nimal, Gunatilleke, Savitri, Hao, Zhanqing, Harrison, Rhett D., Howe, Robert, Hsieh, Chang-Fu, Hubbell, Stephen P., Itoh, Akira, Kenfack, David, Kiratiprayoon, Somboon, Larson, Andrew J., Lian, Juyu, Lin, Dunmei, Liu, Haifeng, Lutz, James A., Ma, Keping, Malhi, Yadvinder, McMahon, Sean, McShea, William, Meegaskumbura, Madhava, Razman, Salim Mohd., Morecroft, Michael D., Nytch, Christopher J., Oliveira, Alexandre, Parker, Geoffrey G., Pulla, Sandeep, Punchi-Manage, Ruwan, Romero-Saltos, Hugo, Sang, Weiguo, Schurman, Jon, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I-Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Duncan, Thomas, Sean, Thompson, Jill, Valencia, Renato, Wolf, Amy, Yap, Sandra, Ye, Wanhui, Yuan, Zuoqiang, and Zimmerman, Jess K.
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- 2013
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11. Trait-mediated effects of environmental filtering on tree community dynamics
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Lasky, Jesse R., Sun, I-Fang, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Chen, Zueng-Sang, and Keitt, Timothy H.
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- 2013
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12. Distribution of biomass dynamics in relation to tree size in forests across the world
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Piponiot, Camille, Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina J., Davies, Stuart J., Allen, David, Bourg, Norman A., Burslem, David F.R.P., Cárdenas, Dairon, Chang‐Yang, Chia‐Hao, Chuyong, George, Cordell, Susan, Dattaraja, Handanakere Shivaramaiah, Duque, Álvaro, Ediriweera, Sisira, Ewango, Corneille, Ezedin, Zacky, Filip, Jonah, Giardina, Christian P., Howe, Robert, Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, Hubbell, Stephen P., Inman‐Narahari, Faith M., Itoh, Akira, Janík, David, Kenfack, David, Král, Kamil, Lutz, James A., Makana, Jean‐Remy, McMahon, Sean M., McShea, William, Mi, Xiangcheng, Bt. Mohamad, Mohizah, Novotný, Vojtěch, O'Brien, Michael J., Ostertag, Rebecca, Parker, Geoffrey, Pérez, Rolando, Ren, Haibao, Reynolds, Glen, Md Sabri, Mohamad Danial, Sack, Lawren, Shringi, Ankur, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I‐Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Thomas, Duncan W., Thompson, Jill, Uriarte, Maria, Vandermeer, John, Wang, Yunquan, Ware, Ian M., Weiblen, George D., Whitfeld, Timothy J.S., Wolf, Amy, Yao, Tze Leong, Yu, Mingjian, Yuan, Zuoqiang, Zimmerman, Jess K., Zuleta, Daniel, Muller‐Landau, Helene C., Piponiot, Camille, Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina J., Davies, Stuart J., Allen, David, Bourg, Norman A., Burslem, David F.R.P., Cárdenas, Dairon, Chang‐Yang, Chia‐Hao, Chuyong, George, Cordell, Susan, Dattaraja, Handanakere Shivaramaiah, Duque, Álvaro, Ediriweera, Sisira, Ewango, Corneille, Ezedin, Zacky, Filip, Jonah, Giardina, Christian P., Howe, Robert, Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, Hubbell, Stephen P., Inman‐Narahari, Faith M., Itoh, Akira, Janík, David, Kenfack, David, Král, Kamil, Lutz, James A., Makana, Jean‐Remy, McMahon, Sean M., McShea, William, Mi, Xiangcheng, Bt. Mohamad, Mohizah, Novotný, Vojtěch, O'Brien, Michael J., Ostertag, Rebecca, Parker, Geoffrey, Pérez, Rolando, Ren, Haibao, Reynolds, Glen, Md Sabri, Mohamad Danial, Sack, Lawren, Shringi, Ankur, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I‐Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Thomas, Duncan W., Thompson, Jill, Uriarte, Maria, Vandermeer, John, Wang, Yunquan, Ware, Ian M., Weiblen, George D., Whitfeld, Timothy J.S., Wolf, Amy, Yao, Tze Leong, Yu, Mingjian, Yuan, Zuoqiang, Zimmerman, Jess K., Zuleta, Daniel, and Muller‐Landau, Helene C.
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•Tree size shapes forest carbon dynamics and determines how trees interact with their environment, including a changing climate. Here, we conduct the first global analysis of among-site differences in how aboveground biomass stocks and fluxes are distributed with tree size. •We analyzed repeat tree censuses from 25 large-scale (4–52 ha) forest plots spanning a broad climatic range over five continents to characterize how aboveground biomass, woody productivity, and woody mortality vary with tree diameter. We examined how the median, dispersion, and skewness of these size-related distributions vary with mean annual temperature and precipitation. •In warmer forests, aboveground biomass, woody productivity, and woody mortality were more broadly distributed with respect to tree size. In warmer and wetter forests, aboveground biomass and woody productivity were more right skewed, with a long tail towards large trees. Small trees (1–10 cm diameter) contributed more to productivity and mortality than to biomass, highlighting the importance of including these trees in analyses of forest dynamics. •Our findings provide an improved characterization of climate-driven forest differences in the size structure of aboveground biomass and dynamics of that biomass, as well as refined benchmarks for capturing climate influences in vegetation demographic models.
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- 2022
13. The variation of tree beta diversity across a global network of forest plots
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De Cáceres, Miquel, Legendre, Pierre, Valencia, Renato, Cao, Min, Chang, Li-Wan, Chuyong, George, Condit, Richard, Hao, Zhanqing, Hsieh, Chang-Fu, Hubbell, Stephen, Kenfack, David, Ma, Keping, Mi, Xiangcheng, Noor, Md. Nur Supardi, Kassim, Abdul Rahman, Ren, Haibao, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Sun, I-Fang, Thomas, Duncan, Ye, Wanhui, and He, Fangliang
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- 2012
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14. The Contribution of Rare Species to Community Phylogenetic Diversity across a Global Network of Forest Plots
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Mi, Xiangcheng, Swenson, Nathan G., Valencia, Renato, Kress, W. John, Erickson, David L., Pérez, Álvaro J., Ren, Haibao, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Gunatilleke, Nimal, Gunatilleke, Savi, Hao, Zhanqing, Ye, Wanhui, Cao, Min, Suresh, H. S., Dattaraja, H. S., Sukumar, R., and Ma, Keping
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- 2012
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15. Distribution of biomass dynamics in relation to tree size in forests across the world
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Piponiot, Camille, primary, Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina J., additional, Davies, Stuart J., additional, Allen, David, additional, Bourg, Norman A., additional, Burslem, David F. R. P., additional, Cárdenas, Dairon, additional, Chang‐Yang, Chia‐Hao, additional, Chuyong, George, additional, Cordell, Susan, additional, Dattaraja, Handanakere Shivaramaiah, additional, Duque, Álvaro, additional, Ediriweera, Sisira, additional, Ewango, Corneille, additional, Ezedin, Zacky, additional, Filip, Jonah, additional, Giardina, Christian P., additional, Howe, Robert, additional, Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, additional, Hubbell, Stephen P., additional, Inman‐Narahari, Faith M., additional, Itoh, Akira, additional, Janík, David, additional, Kenfack, David, additional, Král, Kamil, additional, Lutz, James A., additional, Makana, Jean‐Remy, additional, McMahon, Sean M., additional, McShea, William, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Bt. Mohamad, Mohizah, additional, Novotný, Vojtěch, additional, O'Brien, Michael J., additional, Ostertag, Rebecca, additional, Parker, Geoffrey, additional, Pérez, Rolando, additional, Ren, Haibao, additional, Reynolds, Glen, additional, Md Sabri, Mohamad Danial, additional, Sack, Lawren, additional, Shringi, Ankur, additional, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, additional, Sukumar, Raman, additional, Sun, I‐Fang, additional, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., additional, Thomas, Duncan W., additional, Thompson, Jill, additional, Uriarte, Maria, additional, Vandermeer, John, additional, Wang, Yunquan, additional, Ware, Ian M., additional, Weiblen, George D., additional, Whitfeld, Timothy J. S., additional, Wolf, Amy, additional, Yao, Tze Leong, additional, Yu, Mingjian, additional, Yuan, Zuoqiang, additional, Zimmerman, Jess K., additional, Zuleta, Daniel, additional, and Muller‐Landau, Helene C., additional
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- 2022
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16. Interactions between all pairs of neighboring trees in 16 forests worldwide reveal details of unique ecological processes in each forest, and provide windows into their evolutionary histories
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Wills, Christopher, Wang, Bin, Fang, Shuai, Wang, Yunquan, Jin, Yi, Lutz, James, Thompson, Jill, Harms, Kyle E., Pulla, Sandeep, Pasion, Bonifacio, Germain, Sara, Liu, Heming, Smokey, Joseph, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Butt, Nathalie, Chu, Chengjin, Chuyong, George, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Dattaraja, H.S., Davies, Stuart, Ediriweera, Sisira, Esufali, Shameema, Fletcher, Christine Dawn, Gunatilleke, Nimal, Gunatilleke, Savi, Hsieh, Chang-Fu, He, Fangliang, Hubbell, Stephen, Hao, Zhanqing, Itoh, Akira, Kenfack, David, Li, Buhang, Li, Xiankun, Ma, Keping, Morecroft, Michael, Mi, Xiangcheng, Malhi, Yadvinder, Ong, Perry, Rodriguez, Lillian Jennifer, Suresh, H.S., Sun, I Fang, Sukumar, Raman, Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Duncan, Uriarte, Maria, Wang, Xihua, Wang, Xugao, Yao, T.L., Zimmermann, Jess, Wills, Christopher, Wang, Bin, Fang, Shuai, Wang, Yunquan, Jin, Yi, Lutz, James, Thompson, Jill, Harms, Kyle E., Pulla, Sandeep, Pasion, Bonifacio, Germain, Sara, Liu, Heming, Smokey, Joseph, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Butt, Nathalie, Chu, Chengjin, Chuyong, George, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Dattaraja, H.S., Davies, Stuart, Ediriweera, Sisira, Esufali, Shameema, Fletcher, Christine Dawn, Gunatilleke, Nimal, Gunatilleke, Savi, Hsieh, Chang-Fu, He, Fangliang, Hubbell, Stephen, Hao, Zhanqing, Itoh, Akira, Kenfack, David, Li, Buhang, Li, Xiankun, Ma, Keping, Morecroft, Michael, Mi, Xiangcheng, Malhi, Yadvinder, Ong, Perry, Rodriguez, Lillian Jennifer, Suresh, H.S., Sun, I Fang, Sukumar, Raman, Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Duncan, Uriarte, Maria, Wang, Xihua, Wang, Xugao, Yao, T.L., and Zimmermann, Jess
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When Darwin visited the Galapagos archipelago, he observed that, in spite of the islands’ physical similarity, members of species that had dispersed to them recently were beginning to diverge from each other. He postulated that these divergences must have resulted primarily from interactions with sets of other species that had also diverged across these otherwise similar islands. By extrapolation, if Darwin is correct, such complex interactions must be driving species divergences across all ecosystems. However, many current general ecological theories that predict observed distributions of species in ecosystems do not take the details of between-species interactions into account. Here we quantify, in sixteen forest diversity plots (FDPs) worldwide, highly significant negative density-dependent (NDD) components of both conspecific and heterospecific between-tree interactions that affect the trees’ distributions, growth, recruitment, and mortality. These interactions decline smoothly in significance with increasing physical distance between trees. They also tend to decline in significance with increasing phylogenetic distance between the trees, but each FDP exhibits its own unique pattern of exceptions to this overall decline. Unique patterns of between-species interactions in ecosystems, of the general type that Darwin postulated, are likely to have contributed to the exceptions. We test the power of our null-model method by using a deliberately modified data set, and show that the method easily identifies the modifications. We examine how some of the exceptions, at the Wind River (USA) FDP, reveal new details of a known allelopathic effect of one of the Wind River gymnosperm species. Finally, we explore how similar analyses can be used to investigate details of many types of interactions in these complex ecosystems, and can provide clues to the evolution of these interactions.
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- 2021
17. Interactions between all pairs of neighboring trees in 16 forests worldwide reveal details of unique ecological processes in each forest, and provide windows into their evolutionary histories
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Wills, Christopher, primary, Wang, Bin, additional, Fang, Shuai, additional, Wang, Yunquan, additional, Jin, Yi, additional, Lutz, James, additional, Thompson, Jill, additional, Harms, Kyle E., additional, Pulla, Sandeep, additional, Pasion, Bonifacio, additional, Germain, Sara, additional, Liu, Heming, additional, Smokey, Joseph, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Butt, Nathalie, additional, Chu, Chengjin, additional, Chuyong, George, additional, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, additional, Dattaraja, H. S., additional, Davies, Stuart, additional, Ediriweera, Sisira, additional, Esufali, Shameema, additional, Fletcher, Christine Dawn, additional, Gunatilleke, Nimal, additional, Gunatilleke, Savi, additional, Hsieh, Chang-Fu, additional, He, Fangliang, additional, Hubbell, Stephen, additional, Hao, Zhanqing, additional, Itoh, Akira, additional, Kenfack, David, additional, Li, Buhang, additional, Li, Xiankun, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, Morecroft, Michael, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Malhi, Yadvinder, additional, Ong, Perry, additional, Rodriguez, Lillian Jennifer, additional, Suresh, H. S., additional, Sun, I Fang, additional, Sukumar, Raman, additional, Tan, Sylvester, additional, Thomas, Duncan, additional, Uriarte, Maria, additional, Wang, Xihua, additional, Wang, Xugao, additional, Yao, T. L., additional, and Zimmermann, Jess, additional
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- 2021
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18. Species packing and the latitudinal gradient in beta-diversity
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Cao, Ke, primary, Condit, Richard, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Chen, Lei, additional, Ren, Haibao, additional, Xu, Wubing, additional, Burslem, David F. R. P., additional, Cai, Chunrong, additional, Cao, Min, additional, Chang, Li-Wan, additional, Chu, Chengjin, additional, Cui, Fuxin, additional, Du, Hu, additional, Ediriweera, Sisira, additional, Gunatilleke, C. S. V., additional, Gunatilleke, I. U. A. N., additional, Hao, Zhanqing, additional, Jin, Guangze, additional, Li, Jinbo, additional, Li, Buhang, additional, Li, Yide, additional, Liu, Yankun, additional, Ni, Hongwei, additional, O'Brien, Michael J., additional, Qiao, Xiujuan, additional, Shen, Guochun, additional, Tian, Songyan, additional, Wang, Xihua, additional, Xu, Han, additional, Xu, Yaozhan, additional, Yang, Libing, additional, Yap, Sandra L., additional, Lian, Juyu, additional, Ye, Wanhui, additional, Yu, Mingjian, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, additional, Guo, Yili, additional, Li, Xiankun, additional, Zeng, Fuping, additional, Zhu, Daoguang, additional, Zhu, Li, additional, Sun, I-Fang, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, and Svenning, Jens-Christian, additional
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- 2021
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19. Temporal population variability in local forest communities has mixed effects on tree species richness across a latitudinal gradient
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Fung, Tak, Chisholm, Ryan A., Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina, Bourg, Norm, Brockelman, Warren Y., Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Chang‐Yang, Chia‐Hao, Chitra‐Tarak, Rutuja, Chuyong, George, Condit, Richard, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., Davies, Stuart J., Ewango, Corneille E.N., Fewless, Gary, Fletcher, Christine, Gunatilleke, C.V. Savitri, Gunatilleke, I.A.U. Nimal, Hao, Zhanqing, Hogan, J. Aaron, Howe, Robert, Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, Kenfack, David, Lin, YiChing, Ma, Keping, Makana, Jean‐Remy, McMahon, Sean, McShea, William J., Mi, Xiangcheng, Nathalang, Anuttara, Ong, Perry S., Parker, Geoffrey, Rau, E‐Ping, Shue, Jessica, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I‐Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Duncan, Thompson, Jill, Valencia, Renato, Vallejo, Martha I., Wang, Xugao, Wang, Yunquan, Wijekoon, Pushpa, Wolf, Amy, Yap, Sandra, Zimmerman, Jess, Fung, Tak, Chisholm, Ryan A., Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina, Bourg, Norm, Brockelman, Warren Y., Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Chang‐Yang, Chia‐Hao, Chitra‐Tarak, Rutuja, Chuyong, George, Condit, Richard, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., Davies, Stuart J., Ewango, Corneille E.N., Fewless, Gary, Fletcher, Christine, Gunatilleke, C.V. Savitri, Gunatilleke, I.A.U. Nimal, Hao, Zhanqing, Hogan, J. Aaron, Howe, Robert, Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, Kenfack, David, Lin, YiChing, Ma, Keping, Makana, Jean‐Remy, McMahon, Sean, McShea, William J., Mi, Xiangcheng, Nathalang, Anuttara, Ong, Perry S., Parker, Geoffrey, Rau, E‐Ping, Shue, Jessica, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I‐Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Duncan, Thompson, Jill, Valencia, Renato, Vallejo, Martha I., Wang, Xugao, Wang, Yunquan, Wijekoon, Pushpa, Wolf, Amy, Yap, Sandra, and Zimmerman, Jess
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Among the local processes that determine species diversity in ecological communities, fluctuation‐dependent mechanisms that are mediated by temporal variability in the abundances of species populations have received significant attention. Higher temporal variability in the abundances of species populations can increase the strength of temporal niche partitioning but can also increase the risk of species extinctions, such that the net effect on species coexistence is not clear. We quantified this temporal population variability for tree species in 21 large forest plots and found much greater variability for higher latitude plots with fewer tree species. A fitted mechanistic model showed that among the forest plots, the net effect of temporal population variability on tree species coexistence was usually negative, but sometimes positive or negligible. Therefore, our results suggest that temporal variability in the abundances of species populations has no clear negative or positive contribution to the latitudinal gradient in tree species richness.
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- 2020
20. Species packing and the latitudinal gradient in local beta-diversity
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Cao, Ke, primary, Condit, Richard, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Chen, Lei, additional, Ren, Haibao, additional, Xu, Wubing, additional, Burslem, David F. R. P., additional, Cai, Chunrong, additional, Cao, Min, additional, Chang, Li-Wan, additional, Chu, Chengjin, additional, Cui, Fuxin, additional, Du, Hu, additional, Ediriweera, Sisira, additional, Gunatilleke, C.S.V., additional, Gunatilleke, I.U.A.N., additional, Hao, Zhanqing, additional, Jin, Guangze, additional, Li, Jinbo, additional, Li, Buhang, additional, Li, Yide, additional, Liu, Yankun, additional, Ni, Hongwei, additional, O’Brien, Michael J., additional, Qiao, Xiujuan, additional, Shen, Guochun, additional, Tian, Songyan, additional, Wang, Xihua, additional, Xu, Han, additional, Xu, Yaozhan, additional, Yang, Libing, additional, Yap, Sandra L., additional, Lian, Juyu, additional, Ye, Wanhui, additional, Yu, Mingjian, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, additional, Guo, Yili, additional, Li, Xiankun, additional, Zeng, Fuping, additional, Zhu, Daoguang, additional, Zhu, Li, additional, Sun, I-Fang, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, and Svenning, Jens-Christian, additional
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21. Multi‐stemming and size enhance survival of dominant tree species in a frequently typhoon‐disturbed forest
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Su, Sheng‐Hsin, primary, Guan, Biing T., additional, Chang‐Yang, Chia‐Hao, additional, Sun, I‐Fang, additional, Wang, Hsiang‐Hua, additional, and Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, additional
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- 2020
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22. Temporal population variability in local forest communities has mixed effects on tree species richness across a latitudinal gradient
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Fung, Tak, primary, Chisholm, Ryan A., additional, Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina, additional, Bourg, Norm, additional, Brockelman, Warren Y., additional, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, additional, Chang‐Yang, Chia‐Hao, additional, Chitra‐Tarak, Rutuja, additional, Chuyong, George, additional, Condit, Richard, additional, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., additional, Davies, Stuart J., additional, Ewango, Corneille E. N., additional, Fewless, Gary, additional, Fletcher, Christine, additional, Gunatilleke, C. V. Savitri, additional, Gunatilleke, I. A. U. Nimal, additional, Hao, Zhanqing, additional, Hogan, J. Aaron, additional, Howe, Robert, additional, Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, additional, Kenfack, David, additional, Lin, YiChing, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, Makana, Jean‐Remy, additional, McMahon, Sean, additional, McShea, William J., additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Nathalang, Anuttara, additional, Ong, Perry S., additional, Parker, Geoffrey, additional, Rau, E‐Ping, additional, Shue, Jessica, additional, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, additional, Sukumar, Raman, additional, Sun, I‐Fang, additional, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., additional, Tan, Sylvester, additional, Thomas, Duncan, additional, Thompson, Jill, additional, Valencia, Renato, additional, Vallejo, Martha I., additional, Wang, Xugao, additional, Wang, Yunquan, additional, Wijekoon, Pushpa, additional, Wolf, Amy, additional, Yap, Sandra, additional, and Zimmerman, Jess, additional
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- 2019
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23. Patterns of nitrogen‐fixing tree abundance in forests across Asia and America
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Menge, Duncan N. L., primary, Chisholm, Ryan A., additional, Davies, Stuart J., additional, Abu Salim, Kamariah, additional, Allen, David, additional, Alvarez, Mauricio, additional, Bourg, Norm, additional, Brockelman, Warren Y., additional, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, additional, Butt, Nathalie, additional, Cao, Min, additional, Chanthorn, Wirong, additional, Chao, Wei‐Chun, additional, Clay, Keith, additional, Condit, Richard, additional, Cordell, Susan, additional, Silva, João Batista, additional, Dattaraja, H. S., additional, Andrade, Ana Cristina Segalin, additional, Oliveira, Alexandre A., additional, den Ouden, Jan, additional, Drescher, Michael, additional, Fletcher, Christine, additional, Giardina, Christian P., additional, Savitri Gunatilleke, C. V., additional, Gunatilleke, I. A. U. Nimal, additional, Hau, Billy C. H., additional, He, Fangliang, additional, Howe, Robert, additional, Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, additional, Hubbell, Stephen P., additional, Inman‐Narahari, Faith M., additional, Jansen, Patrick A., additional, Johnson, Daniel J., additional, Kong, Lee Sing, additional, Král, Kamil, additional, Ku, Chen‐Chia, additional, Lai, Jiangshan, additional, Larson, Andrew J., additional, Li, Xiankun, additional, Li, Yide, additional, Lin, Luxiang, additional, Lin, YiChing, additional, Liu, Shirong, additional, Lum, Shawn K. Y., additional, Lutz, James A., additional, Ma, Keping, additional, Malhi, Yadvinder, additional, McMahon, Sean, additional, McShea, William, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Morecroft, Michael, additional, Myers, Jonathan A., additional, Nathalang, Anuttara, additional, Novotny, Vojtech, additional, Ong, Perry, additional, Orwig, David A., additional, Ostertag, Rebecca, additional, Parker, Geoffrey, additional, Phillips, Richard P., additional, Abd. Rahman, Kassim, additional, Sack, Lawren, additional, Sang, Weiguo, additional, Shen, Guochun, additional, Shringi, Ankur, additional, Shue, Jessica, additional, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, additional, Sukumar, Raman, additional, Sun, I‐Fang, additional, Suresh, H. S., additional, Tan, Sylvester, additional, Thomas, Sean C., additional, Toko, Pagi S., additional, Valencia, Renato, additional, Vallejo, Martha I., additional, Vicentini, Alberto, additional, Vrška, Tomáš, additional, Wang, Bin, additional, Wang, Xihua, additional, Weiblen, George D., additional, Wolf, Amy, additional, Xu, Han, additional, Yap, Sandra, additional, Zhu, Li, additional, and Fung, Tak, additional
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- 2019
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24. Environment‐ and trait‐mediated scaling of tree occupancy in forests worldwide
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Ren, Haibao, primary, Keil, Petr, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, Hao, Zhanqing, additional, Ye, Wanhui, additional, Lin, Luxiang, additional, Valencia, Renato, additional, Fletcher, Christine Dawn, additional, Thomas, Duncan W., additional, Howe, Robert W., additional, Lutz, James, additional, Bourg, Norman A., additional, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, additional, Sun, I‐Fang, additional, Zhu, Li, additional, Chang, Li‐Wan, additional, Wang, Xihua, additional, Du, Xiaojun, additional, Kenfack, David, additional, Chuyong, George B., additional, and Jetz, Walter, additional
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- 2019
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25. The frequency of cyclonic wind storms shapes tropical forest dynamism and functional trait dispersion
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Hogan, J. Aaron, Zimmerman, Jess K., Thompson, Jill, Uriarte, Maria, Swenson, Nathan G., Condit, Richard, Hubbell, Stephen, Johnson, Daniel J., Sun, I Fang, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Ong, Perry, Rodriguez, Lillian, Monoy, Carla C., Yap, Sandra, Davies, Stuart J., Hogan, J. Aaron, Zimmerman, Jess K., Thompson, Jill, Uriarte, Maria, Swenson, Nathan G., Condit, Richard, Hubbell, Stephen, Johnson, Daniel J., Sun, I Fang, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Su, Sheng-Hsin, Ong, Perry, Rodriguez, Lillian, Monoy, Carla C., Yap, Sandra, and Davies, Stuart J.
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As cyclonic wind storms (hurricanes and typhoons) increase in frequency and intensity with climate change, it is important to understand their effects on the populations and communities of tropical trees they impact. Using tree demographic data from four large, tropical forest dynamics plots that differ in cyclonic storm frequency, we compare tree population and community dynamics. Additionally, we assess the effect of cyclonic storms on three functional traits, specific leaf area, wood density, and tree height of the dynamic tree assemblages. Mortality, growth and recruitment rates and the intrinsic rates of population growth of species differed across the plots, and were most dynamic, especially for stems 1–2 cm in diameter, at the plot which had an intermediate level of cyclonic storm frequency. Functional assemblages of species had the greatest degree of temporal variation in relation to disturbance, as measured by the change in functional divergence for the two plots with more intermediate cyclonic storm recurrence. Therefore, cyclonic storms affecting these plots generally have a greater effect on forest composition and dynamism than comparable cyclonic storms do on the plot which experiences cyclonic storms more frequently. Thus, we provide some evidence that community-wide demographic resistance to cyclonic storms is generally lower at an intermediate frequency of storms. While cyclonic storm strength and timing are important determinants of the within forest variation in tree dynamics and functional trait assemblages, we also show that cyclonic storm timing and frequency shapes tropical forest dynamics and functional composition across forests. We conclude that, over a given time interval, sites with intermediate levels of damaging cyclonic wind disturbance express a greater potential for life-history variation in the forest community, when compared to sites with less or more frequent disturbance.
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- 2018
26. A simulation study on the effects of plot size and shape on sampling plant species composition for biodiversity management
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Yang, Ting-Ru, primary, Lam, Tzeng Yih, additional, and Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional
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- 2018
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27. The Frequency of Cyclonic Wind Storms Shapes Tropical Forest Dynamism and Functional Trait Dispersion
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Hogan, J., primary, Zimmerman, Jess, additional, Thompson, Jill, additional, Uriarte, María, additional, Swenson, Nathan, additional, Condit, Richard, additional, Hubbell, Stephen, additional, Johnson, Daniel, additional, Sun, I, additional, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Ong, Perry, additional, Rodriguez, Lillian, additional, Monoy, Carla, additional, Yap, Sandra, additional, and Davies, Stuart, additional
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- 2018
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28. Front Cover
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Lutz, James A., primary, Furniss, Tucker J., additional, Johnson, Daniel J., additional, Davies, Stuart J., additional, Allen, David, additional, Alonso, Alfonso, additional, Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J., additional, Andrade, Ana, additional, Baltzer, Jennifer, additional, Becker, Kendall M. L., additional, Blomdahl, Erika M., additional, Bourg, Norman A., additional, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, additional, Burslem, David F. R. P., additional, Cansler, C. Alina, additional, Cao, Ke, additional, Cao, Min, additional, Cárdenas, Dairon, additional, Chang, Li-Wan, additional, Chao, Kuo-Jung, additional, Chao, Wei-Chun, additional, Chiang, Jyh-Min, additional, Chu, Chengjin, additional, Chuyong, George B., additional, Clay, Keith, additional, Condit, Richard, additional, Cordell, Susan, additional, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., additional, Duque, Alvaro, additional, Ewango, Corneille E. N., additional, Fischer, Gunter A., additional, Fletcher, Christine, additional, Freund, James A., additional, Giardina, Christian, additional, Germain, Sara J., additional, Gilbert, Gregory S., additional, Hao, Zhanqing, additional, Hart, Terese, additional, Hau, Billy C. H., additional, He, Fangliang, additional, Hector, Andrew, additional, Howe, Robert W., additional, Hsieh, Chang-Fu, additional, Hu, Yue-Hua, additional, Hubbell, Stephen P., additional, Inman-Narahari, Faith M., additional, Itoh, Akira, additional, Janík, David, additional, Kassim, Abdul Rahman, additional, Kenfack, David, additional, Korte, Lisa, additional, Král, Kamil, additional, Larson, Andrew J., additional, Li, YiDe, additional, Lin, Yiching, additional, Liu, Shirong, additional, Lum, Shawn, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, Makana, Jean-Remy, additional, Malhi, Yadvinder, additional, McMahon, Sean M., additional, McShea, William J., additional, Memiaghe, Hervé R., additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Morecroft, Michael, additional, Musili, Paul M., additional, Myers, Jonathan A., additional, Novotny, Vojtech, additional, de Oliveira, Alexandre, additional, Ong, Perry, additional, Orwig, David A., additional, Ostertag, Rebecca, additional, Parker, Geoffrey G., additional, Patankar, Rajit, additional, Phillips, Richard P., additional, Reynolds, Glen, additional, Sack, Lawren, additional, Song, Guo-Zhang M., additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Sukumar, Raman, additional, Sun, I-Fang, additional, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., additional, Swanson, Mark E., additional, Tan, Sylvester, additional, Thomas, Duncan W., additional, Thompson, Jill, additional, Uriarte, Maria, additional, Valencia, Renato, additional, Vicentini, Alberto, additional, Vrška, Tomáš, additional, Wang, Xugao, additional, Weiblen, George D., additional, Wolf, Amy, additional, Wu, Shu-Hui, additional, Xu, Han, additional, Yamakura, Takuo, additional, Yap, Sandra, additional, and Zimmerman, Jess K., additional
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29. Sampling with probability proportional to prediction: rethinking rapid plant diversity assessment
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Yih Lam, Tzeng, primary, Hsu, Yung-Han, additional, Yang, Ting-Ru, additional, Kershaw, John A, additional, and Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional
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- 2017
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30. A simulation study on the effects of plot size and shape on sampling plant species composition for biodiversity management.
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Yang, Ting-Ru, Lam, Tzeng Yih, and Su, Sheng-Hsin
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BIODIVERSITY monitoring ,BIODIVERSITY conservation ,PLANT diversity ,SPECIES diversity ,FOREST conservation ,FOREST management - Abstract
Sustainable management of plant diversity in a forest requires adequate information that is often derived from samples. With limited resources, the plot design has to be efficient. Most studies focused on evaluating effects of plot designs on sample estimates of species richness at landscape scale. This study aims at filling a knowledge gap by investigating how plot size and shape affect sample estimates of species composition at a local scale. Two census datasets with distinct forest ecosystems were used. Fifteen combinations of plot size and shape were simulated. Species compositional similarity between two combinations of plot design at a sample point was estimated by Jaccard and Sørensen indices, and their abundance-adjusted counterparts. Similarity in species composition decreased with increasing difference between two plot sizes. Plots with varying shapes were found to have different local species composition but could be similar in the number of observed species, which has not been explicitly reported elsewhere. For less species-rich forests, a 0.025-0.05 ha circular plot is recommended. For species-rich forests, a 0.05-0.1 ha rectangular plot with aspect ratio of at least 1:20 is recommended. The results should be of interest to stakeholders managing small area forests for conservation of plant diversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Sampling with probability proportional to prediction: rethinking rapid plant diversity assessment.
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Lam, Tzeng Yih, Hsu, Yung-Han, Yang, Ting-Ru, Kershaw, John A, and Su, Sheng-Hsin
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BIODIVERSITY ,SAMPLING (Process) ,PLANT invasions ,ENDANGERED plants ,PLANT species diversity - Abstract
Rapid biodiversity assessment (RBA) methods are regularly applied to assess plant species richness. One approach is developing sampling designs that integrate expert knowledge. 3P sampling does so by selecting samples with probability proportional to prediction (3P). Higher effort is allocated to areas with high species richness based on predictions made on the ground. 3P sampling for RBA was simulated considering two major factors: knowledge of plant species and types of rapid assessment. Two large census forest plots over 25 ha in size were used. Results showed that sampling error of 3P sampling for RBA was relatively low and could be improved by changing methods of prediction. Sampling was more efficient and accurate when predictions were made with knowledge about abundant species instead of random species. When such prediction was made, knowing only three quarters of the total species richness in a forest performed as well as full knowledge. Randomly walking around in an area and predicting also increased efficiency and accuracy compared to standing stationary at an assessment point. This was counterintuitive to the common practices of establishing ground plots for assessment. Our findings propose that 3P sampling for RBA is workable through engaging local communities in an assessment, which could be cost-effective. Finally, the procedure laid out in this study is the first unequal probability sampling design proposed for RBA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Individual Species-Area Relationship of Woody Plant Communities in a Heterogeneous Subtropical Monsoon Rainforest
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Tsai, Cheng-Han, primary, Lin, Yi-Ching, additional, Wiegand, Thorsten, additional, Nakazawa, Takefumi, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Hsieh, Chih-Hao, additional, and Ding, Tzung-Su, additional
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- 2015
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33. Temporal variability of forest communities: empirical estimates of population change in 4000 tree species
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Chisholm, Ryan A., primary, Condit, Richard, additional, Rahman, K. Abd., additional, Baker, Patrick J., additional, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, additional, Chen, Yu-Yun, additional, Chuyong, George, additional, Dattaraja, H. S., additional, Davies, Stuart, additional, Ewango, Corneille E. N., additional, Gunatilleke, C. V. S., additional, Nimal Gunatilleke, I. A. U., additional, Hubbell, Stephen, additional, Kenfack, David, additional, Kiratiprayoon, Somboon, additional, Lin, Yiching, additional, Makana, Jean-Remy, additional, Pongpattananurak, Nantachai, additional, Pulla, Sandeep, additional, Punchi-Manage, Ruwan, additional, Sukumar, Raman, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Sun, I-Fang, additional, Suresh, H. S., additional, Tan, Sylvester, additional, Thomas, Duncan, additional, and Yap, Sandra, additional
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- 2014
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34. Topographic and biotic regulation of aboveground carbon storage in subtropical broad-leaved forests of Taiwan
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McEwan, Ryan W., primary, Lin, Yi-Ching, additional, Sun, I-Fang, additional, Hsieh, Chang-Fu, additional, Su, Sheng-Hsin, additional, Chang, Li-Wan, additional, Song, Guo-Zhang Michael, additional, Wang, Hsiang-Hua, additional, Hwong, Jeen-Lian, additional, Lin, Kuo-Chuan, additional, Yang, Kuoh-Cheng, additional, and Chiang, Jyh-Min, additional
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- 2011
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35. Species packing and the latitudinal gradient in beta-diversity.
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Cao K, Condit R, Mi X, Chen L, Ren H, Xu W, Burslem DFRP, Cai C, Cao M, Chang LW, Chu C, Cui F, Du H, Ediriweera S, Gunatilleke CSV, Gunatilleke IUAN, Hao Z, Jin G, Li J, Li B, Li Y, Liu Y, Ni H, O'Brien MJ, Qiao X, Shen G, Tian S, Wang X, Xu H, Xu Y, Yang L, Yap SL, Lian J, Ye W, Yu M, Su SH, Chang-Yang CH, Guo Y, Li X, Zeng F, Zhu D, Zhu L, Sun IF, Ma K, and Svenning JC
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- Ecology, Asia, Eastern, Biodiversity, Trees
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The decline in species richness at higher latitudes is among the most fundamental patterns in ecology. Whether changes in species composition across space (beta-diversity) contribute to this gradient of overall species richness (gamma-diversity) remains hotly debated. Previous studies that failed to resolve the issue suffered from a well-known tendency for small samples in areas with high gamma-diversity to have inflated measures of beta-diversity. Here, we provide a novel analytical test, using beta-diversity metrics that correct the gamma-diversity and sampling biases, to compare beta-diversity and species packing across a latitudinal gradient in tree species richness of 21 large forest plots along a large environmental gradient in East Asia. We demonstrate that after accounting for topography and correcting the gamma-diversity bias, tropical forests still have higher beta-diversity than temperate analogues. This suggests that beta-diversity contributes to the latitudinal species richness gradient as a component of gamma-diversity. Moreover, both niche specialization and niche marginality (a measure of niche spacing along an environmental gradient) also increase towards the equator, after controlling for the effect of topographical heterogeneity. This supports the joint importance of tighter species packing and larger niche space in tropical forests while also demonstrating the importance of local processes in controlling beta-diversity.
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36. Temporal population variability in local forest communities has mixed effects on tree species richness across a latitudinal gradient.
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Fung T, Chisholm RA, Anderson-Teixeira K, Bourg N, Brockelman WY, Bunyavejchewin S, Chang-Yang CH, Chitra-Tarak R, Chuyong G, Condit R, Dattaraja HS, Davies SJ, Ewango CEN, Fewless G, Fletcher C, Gunatilleke CVS, Gunatilleke IAUN, Hao Z, Hogan JA, Howe R, Hsieh CF, Kenfack D, Lin Y, Ma K, Makana JR, McMahon S, McShea WJ, Mi X, Nathalang A, Ong PS, Parker G, Rau EP, Shue J, Su SH, Sukumar R, Sun IF, Suresh HS, Tan S, Thomas D, Thompson J, Valencia R, Vallejo MI, Wang X, Wang Y, Wijekoon P, Wolf A, Yap S, and Zimmerman J
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- Biota, Residence Characteristics, Biodiversity, Trees
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Among the local processes that determine species diversity in ecological communities, fluctuation-dependent mechanisms that are mediated by temporal variability in the abundances of species populations have received significant attention. Higher temporal variability in the abundances of species populations can increase the strength of temporal niche partitioning but can also increase the risk of species extinctions, such that the net effect on species coexistence is not clear. We quantified this temporal population variability for tree species in 21 large forest plots and found much greater variability for higher latitude plots with fewer tree species. A fitted mechanistic model showed that among the forest plots, the net effect of temporal population variability on tree species coexistence was usually negative, but sometimes positive or negligible. Therefore, our results suggest that temporal variability in the abundances of species populations has no clear negative or positive contribution to the latitudinal gradient in tree species richness., (© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd/CNRS.)
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