The Tropical managed Forests Observatory: a research network addressing the future of tropical logged forests. Issue 1 (28th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sist, Plinio; Rutishauser, Ervan; Peña‐Claros, Marielos; Shenkin, Alexander; Hérault, Bruno; Blanc, Lilian; Baraloto, Christopher; Baya, Fidèle; Benedet, Fabrice; da Silva, Katia Emidio; Descroix, Laurent; Ferreira, Joice Nunes; Gourlet‐Fleury, Sylvie; Guedes, Marcelino Carneiro; Bin Harun, Ismail; Jalonen, Riina; Kanashiro, Milton; Krisnawati, Haruni; Kshatriya, Mrigesh; Lincoln, Philippa; Mazzei, Lucas; Medjibé, Vincent; Nasi, Robert; d'Oliveira, Marcus Vinicius N.; de Oliveira, Luis C.; Picard, Nicolas; Pietsch, Stephan; Pinard, Michelle; Priyadi, Hari; Putz, Francis. E.; Rodney, Ken; Rossi, Vivien; Roopsind, Anand; Ruschel, Ademir Roberto; Shari, Nur Hajar Zamah; Rodrigues de Souza, Cintia; Susanty, Farida Herry; Sotta, Eleneide Doff; Toledo, Marisol; Vidal, Edson; West, Thales A.P.; Wortel, Verginia; Yamada, Toshihiro; Chytrý, Milan;
• Is Part Of: Applied vegetation science. Volume 18:Issue 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 171
• Page End: 174
• Publication Date: 2014-07-28
• Subjects: Plant ecology -- Periodicals; Plant communities -- Periodicals; Plant populations -- Periodicals; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Periodicals; 581.705
• DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12125
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1402-2001

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="avsc12125-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>While attention on logging in the tropics has been increasing, studies on the long‐term effects of silviculture on forest dynamics and ecology remain scare and spatially limited. Indeed, most of our knowledge on tropical forests arises from studies carried out in undisturbed tropical forests. This bias is problematic given that logged and disturbed tropical forests are now covering a larger area than the so‐called primary forests. A new network of permanent sample plots in logged forests, the Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO), aims to fill this gap by providing unprecedented opportunities to examine long‐term data on the resilience of logged tropical forests at regional and global scales. TmFO currently includes 24 experimental sites distributed across three tropical regions, with a total of 490 permanent plots and 921 ha of forest inventories.</p> </abstract>