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The Tropical managed Forests Observatory: a research network addressing the future of tropical logged forests
Author(s) -
Sist Plinio,
Rutishauser Ervan,
PeñaClaros Marielos,
Shenkin Alexander,
Hérault Bruno,
Blanc Lilian,
Baraloto Christopher,
Baya Fidèle,
Benedet Fabrice,
Silva Katia Emidio,
Descroix Laurent,
Ferreira Joice Nunes,
GourletFleury 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.,
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
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
applied vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.096
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1654-109X
pISSN - 1402-2001
DOI - 10.1111/avsc.12125
Subject(s) - tropical forest , tropics , logging , tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests , tropical climate , geography , tropical vegetation , silviculture , agroforestry , ecology , forest management , disturbance (geology) , environmental science , forestry , subtropics , biology , paleontology
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 (Tm FO ), 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. Tm FO currently includes 24 experimental sites distributed across three tropical regions, with a total of 490 permanent plots and 921 ha of forest inventories.