Open AccessFrom plots to policy: How to ensure long‐term forest plot data supports environmental management in intact tropical forest landscapes
Author(s) -
Baker Timothy R.,
Vicuña Miñano Edgar,
BandaR Karina,
Castillo Torres Dennis,
FarfanRios William,
Lawson Ian T.,
Loja Alemán Eva,
Pallqui Camacho Nadir,
Silman Miles R.,
Roucoux Katherine H.,
Phillips Oliver L.,
Honorio Coronado Euridice N.,
Monteagudo Mendoza Abel,
Rojas Gonzáles Rocío
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plants, people, planet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2572-2611
DOI - 10.1002/ppp3.10154
Subject(s) - environmental resource management , forest management , sustainable forest management , sustainable management , business , tropical forest , environmental planning , geography , sustainability , ecology , forestry , environmental science , biology
Precise ecological information about the life‐history strategies of different species of tropical trees is required for effective management. (a, b) Three genera of trees from the nutmeg family have very different maximum sizes and growth rates, but are all typically harvested under the same guidelines. (c) The species of palm Euterpe precatoria has very high recruitment and mortality rates compared to most tropical trees, and an understanding of these high turnover rates need to be incorporated in efforts to manage this species.