Tom, M. Fayle and Edgar C. Turner and Yves Basset and Robert M. Ewers and Glen Reynolds and Vojtech Novotny (2015) Whole-ecosystem experimental manipulations of tropical forests. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 30 (6). pp. 334-346. ISSN 0169-5347
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Abstract
Tropical forests are highly diverse systems involving extraordinary numbers of interactions between species, with each species responding in a different way to the abiotic environment. Understanding how these systems function and predicting how they respond to anthropogenic global change is extremely challenging. We argue for the necessity of ‘whole-ecosystem’ experimental manipulations, in which the entire ecosystem is targeted, either to reveal the functioning of the system in its natural state or to understand responses to anthropogenic impacts. We survey the current range of whole-ecosystem manipulations, which include those targeting weather and climate, nutrients, biotic interactions, human impacts, and habitat restoration. Finally we describe the unique challenges and opportunities presented by such projects and suggest directions for future experiments.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | climate change; forest fragmentation; forest restoration; logging; nutrients; species interactions |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > SD Forestry |
| Department: | INSTITUTE > Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation |
| Depositing User: | ADMIN ADMIN |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2016 09:55 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2017 15:37 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/14850 |
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