Collection
Topical Collection: Forest and Plantation Biodiversity
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This collection of articles covers biodiversity of forests of all kinds, natural and planted, and habitats within them; boreal, temperate, tropical, and mangroves, and organisms within them and on wood, including plants, insects, and mycorrhizal fungi.
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Editors
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David L. Hawksworth CBE
Prof. Hawksworth is a mycologist and lichenologist with a professorship at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, and also a Scientific Associate of The Natural History Museum in London. He is Editor-in-Chief of Biodiversity and Conservation (Springer) and IMA Fungus (BMC).
Articles (136 in this collection)
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East African coastal forest under pressure
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Jan Christian Habel
- Ivon Constanza Cuadros Casanova
- Luc Lens
- Content type: Commentary
- Published: 26 May 2017
- Pages: 2751 - 2758
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Amphibian species and functional diversity as indicators of restoration success in tropical montane forest
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Juan M. Díaz-García
- Eduardo Pineda
- Claudia E. Moreno
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 24 May 2017
- Pages: 2569 - 2589
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Limited effects of low-intensity forest management on ant assemblages in southwestern Amazonian forests
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Patrícia Nakayama Miranda
- Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro
- Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 23 May 2017
- Pages: 2435 - 2451
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Neotropical moth assemblages degrade due to oil palm expansion
Authors
- Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez
- Bryan Finegan
- Konrad Fiedler
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 05 May 2017
- Pages: 2295 - 2326
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Old trees as a key source of epiphytic lichen persistence and spatial distribution in mountain Norway spruce forests
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Lucie Zemanová
- Volodymyr Trotsiuk
- Miroslav Svoboda
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 22 April 2017
- Pages: 1943 - 1958
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Forest protection in Central India: do differences in monitoring by state and local institutions result in diverse social and ecological impacts?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Shivani Agarwal
- Aniruddha Marathe
- Harini Nagendra
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 April 2017
- Pages: 2047 - 2066
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Tree dominance and diversity in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Marcela de Castro Nunes Santos Terra
- Rubens Manoel dos Santos
- Hans ter Steege
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 07 April 2017
- Pages: 2133 - 2153
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Current knowledge of fungi from Neotropical montane cloud forests: distributional patterns and composition
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Mariana Del Olmo-Ruiz
- Ricardo García-Sandoval
- Isolda Luna-Vega
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 28 March 2017
- Pages: 1919 - 1942
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Patterns and correlates of plant diversity differ between common and rare species in a neotropical dry forest
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Erika Tetetla-Rangel
- Juan Manuel Dupuy
- Paul H. Hoekstra
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 03 March 2017
- Pages: 1705 - 1721
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Beetle assemblages in rainforest gaps along a subtropical to tropical latitudinal gradient
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Elinya Watkins
- Roger L. Kitching
- Nigel E. Stork
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 28 February 2017
- Pages: 1689 - 1703
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Forest restoration by burning and gap cutting of voluntary set-asides yield distinct immediate effects on saproxylic beetles
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- J. Hjältén
- R. Hägglund
- J. Olsson
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 24 February 2017
- Pages: 1623 - 1640
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Effect of differential forest management on biodiversity in a tropical hill forest of Malaysia and implications for conservation
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kazi Mohammad Masum
- Asyraf Mansor
- Md. Kamrul Hossain
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 23 February 2017
- Pages: 1569 - 1586
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Linking beta diversity patterns to protected areas: lessons from the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- R. S. Bergamin
- V. A. G. Bastazini
- S. C. Müller
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 16 February 2017
- Pages: 1557 - 1568
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Phytosociology as a tool for forest restoration: a study case in the extreme South of Atlantic Forest Biome
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Felipe Turchetto
- Maristela M. Araujo
- Daniele G. Rorato
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 February 2017
- Pages: 1463 - 1480
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Large proportion of wood dependent lichens in boreal pine forest are confined to old hard wood
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Francesca Santaniello
- Line B. Djupström
- Göran Thor
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 03 February 2017
- Pages: 1295 - 1310
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Effective seed harvesting strategies for the ex situ genetic diversity conservation of rare tropical tree populations
Authors
- Yamini Kashimshetty
- Stephan Pelikan
- Steven H. Rogstad
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 02 February 2017
- Pages: 1311 - 1331
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“No signs of saturation”: long-term dynamics of vascular epiphyte communities in a human-modified landscape
Authors
- Helena J. R. Einzmann
- Gerhard Zotz
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 01 February 2017
- Pages: 1393 - 1410
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Diversity indices or floristic quality index: Which one is more appropriate for comparison of forest integrity in different land uses?
Authors
- Z. Mirazadi
- B. Pilehvar
- K. Abrari Vajari
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 19 January 2017
- Pages: 1087 - 1101
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Are post-fire residual forest patches refugia for boreal bryophyte species? Implications for ecosystem based management and conservation
Authors
- Marion Barbé
- Nicole J. Fenton
- Yves Bergeron
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 January 2017
- Pages: 943 - 965
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Negligence in the Atlantic forest, northern Brazil: a case study of an endangered orchid
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Cristiane Gouvêa Fajardo
- Fábio de Almeida Vieira
- Wagner Franco Molina
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 09 January 2017
- Pages: 1047 - 1063
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Nine years of climber community dynamics in a Nigerian lowland rain forest 31 years after a ground fire
Authors
- Nelson Obinna Uwalaka
- Joseph Ikechukwu Muoghalu
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 30 December 2016
- Pages: 997 - 1008
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Genetic diversity of Enterolobium cyclocarpum in Colombian seasonally dry tropical forest: implications for conservation and restoration
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- E. Thomas
- C. Gil Tobón
- M. A. González
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 19 December 2016
- Pages: 825 - 842
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Paying the colonization credit: converging plant species richness in ancient and post-agricultural forests in NE Germany over five decades
Authors
- Jens Kolk
- Tobias Naaf
- Monika Wulf
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 14 December 2016
- Pages: 735 - 755
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Responses of ground living arthropods to landscape contrast and context in a forest-grassland mosaic
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Inam Yekwayo
- James S. Pryke
- Michael J. Samways
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 05 December 2016
- Pages: 631 - 651
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Insights into regional patterns of Amazonian forest structure, diversity, and dominance from three large terra-firme forest dynamics plots
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Alvaro Duque
- Helene C. Muller-Landau
- Alberto Vicentini
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 29 November 2016
- Pages: 669 - 686
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Patterns and drivers of lichen species composition in a NW-European lowland deciduous woodland complex
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Pat Wolseley
- Neil Sanderson
- Paul Eggleton
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2016
- Pages: 401 - 419
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Beavers promote calicioid diversity in boreal forest landscapes
Authors
- Mia Vehkaoja
- Petri Nummi
- Jouko Rikkinen
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 22 November 2016
- Pages: 579 - 591
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Positive sentiment and knowledge increase tolerance towards conservation actions
Authors
- Adeline Loyau
- Dirk S. Schmeller
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Pages: 461 - 478
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Stone walls and sacred forest conservation in Ethiopia
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Carrie L. Woods
- Catherine L. Cardelús
- Peter Klepeis
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 31 October 2016
- Pages: 209 - 221
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Africa’s highest mountain harbours Africa’s tallest trees
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Andreas Hemp
- Reiner Zimmermann
- Markus Fischer
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 17 October 2016
- Pages: 103 - 113
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The Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus): an iconic focal species for knowledge-based integrative management and conservation of Baltic forests
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Asko Lõhmus
- Meelis Leivits
- Petras Kurlavičius
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 17 October 2016
- Pages: 1 - 21
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Contrasting the distribution of butterflies and termites in plantations and tropical forests
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Yves Basset
- Héctor Barrios
- Maurice Leponce
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 17 October 2016
- Pages: 151 - 176
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The effect of fire history in shaping diversity patterns of flower-visiting insects in post-fire Mediterranean pine forests
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Maria Lazarina
- Stefanos P. Sgardelis
- Theodora Petanidou
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 17 October 2016
- Pages: 115 - 131
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Geographic heat maps of lichen traits derived by combining LIAS light description and GBIF occurrence data, provided on a new platform
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Gerhard Rambold
- Luciana Zedda
- Dagmar Triebel
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 13 September 2016
- Pages: 2743 - 2751
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Matrix composition and landscape heterogeneity structure multiple dimensions of biodiversity in temperate forest birds
Authors
- Brian T. Klingbeil
- Michael R. Willig
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 12 September 2016
- Pages: 2687 - 2708