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Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots
Biological Conservation
- ForestPlots.net, ForestPlots.net
- Cecilia Blundo, Universidad Nacional de Tucum ́an
- Julieta Carilla, Universidad Nacional de Tucum ́an
- Ricardo Grau, Universidad Nacional de Tucum ́an
- Agustina Malizia, Universidad Nacional de Tucum ́an
- Lucio Malizia, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy
- Oriana Osinaga-Acosta, Universidad Nacional de Tucum ́an
- Michael Bird, James Cook University
- Matt Bradford, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Damien Catchpole, University of Tasmania
- Andrew Ford, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Andrew Graham, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- David Hilbert, Independent Researcher
- Jeanette Kemp, Environmental Protection Agency
- Susan Laurance, James Cook University
- William Laurance, James Cook University
- Francoise Yoko Ishida, James Cook University
- Andrew Marshall, University of the Sunshine Coast, University of York, Flamingo Land Ltd
- Catherine Waite, University of the Sunshine Coast
- Hannsjoerg Woell, Sommersbergseestrasse
- Jean-Francois Bastin, Ghent University
- Marijn Bauters, Ghent University
- Hans Beeckman, Royal Museum for Central Africa - Service of Wood Biology
- Pfascal Boeckx, Ghent University
- Jan Bogaert, Universit ́e de Liege
- Charles De Canniere, Landscape Ecology and Vegetal Production Systems Unit
- Thales de Haulleville, Ghent University
- Jean-Louis Doucet, University of Liege
- Olivier Hardy, Universit ́e Libre de Bruxelles
- Wannes Hubau, Royal Museum for Central Africa
- Elizabeth Kearsley, Ghent University
- Hans Verbeeck, Ghent University
- Jason Vleminckx, Service Evolution Biologique et Ecologie
- Steven W Brewer, Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education
- Alfredo Alarcón, El Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal
- Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno
- Eric Arets, Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonia Boliviana (PROMAB)
- Luzmila Arroyo, Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno
- Ezequiel Chavez, Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonia Boliviana (PROMAB)
- Todd Fredericksen, El Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal
- René Guillén Villaroel, Consultor Independiente
- Gloria Gutierrez Sibauty, Jardin Botanico Municipal de Santa Cruz
- Timothy Killeen, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
- Juan Carlos Licona, El Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal
- John Lleigue, Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonia Boliviana (PROMAB)
- Casimiro Mendoza, Forest Management in Bolivia
- Samaria Murakami, Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonia Boliviana (PROMAB)
- Alexander Parada Gutierrez, Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno
- Guido Pardo, Universidad Aut ́onoma del Beni Riberalta
- Marielos Peña-Claros, Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonia Boliviana (PROMAB)
- Lourens Poorter, Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonia Boliviana (PROMAB)
- Marisol Toledo, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff
- Jeanneth Villalobos Cayo, Herbario del Sur de Bolivia
- Laura Jessica Viscarra, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
- Vincent Vos, Universidad Aut ́onoma del Beni
- Jorge Ahumada, Conservation International
- Everton Almeida, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Par ́a
- Jarcilene Almeida, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
- Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
- Wesley Alves da Cruz, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
- Atila Alves de Oliveira, Projeto TEAM – Manaus
- Fabrício Alvim Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
- Flávio Amorim Obermuller, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Ana Andrade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazˆonia
- Fernanda Antunes Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Simone Aparecida Vieira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Ana Carla Aquino, Laborat ́orio de Ecologia de Comunidades e Funcionamento de Ecossistemas-ECoFERP
- Luiz Aragão, National Institute for Space Research
- Ana Claudia Araújo, Universidade Federal de Roraima
- Marco Antonio Assis, São Paulo State University
- Jose Ataliba Mantelli Aboin Gomes, Carbonozero Consultoria Ambiental
- Fabrício Baccaro, Universidade Federal do Amazonas
- Plínio Barbosa de Camargo, Universidade de S ̃ao Paulo
- Paulo Barni, Universidade Estadual de Roraima- Campus Rorain ́opolis
- Jorcely Barroso, Universidade Federal do Acre
- Luis Carlos Bernacci, Instituto Agronˆomico de Campinas
- Kauane Bordin, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Marcelo Brilhante de Medeiros, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
- Igor Broggio, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense
- José Luís Camargo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Domingos Cardoso, Universidade Federal da Bahia
- Maria Antonia Carniello, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
- Andre Luis Casarin Rochelle, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Carolina Castilho, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
- Antonio Alberto Jorge Farias Castro, Universidade Federal do Piauí
- Wendeson Castro, Federal University of Acre
- Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro, Universidade Federal do Acre
- Flávia Costa, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazˆonia
- Rodrigo Costa de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Roraima- Campus Boa Vista
- Italo Coutinho, Universidade Federal do Cear ́a
- John Cunha, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
- Lola da Costa, Universidade Federal do Para
- Lucia da Costa Ferreira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Richarlly da Costa Silva, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia do Acre
- Marta da Graça Zacarias Simbine, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Vitor de Andrade Kamimura, São Paulo State University
- Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botˆanico do Rio de Janeiro
- Lia de Oliveira Melo, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
- Luciano de Queiroz, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
- José Romualdo de Sousa Lima, Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco
- Mário do Espírito Santo, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros
- Tomas Domingues, University of São Paulo
- Nayane Cristina dos Santos Prestes, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
- Steffan Eduardo Silva Carneiro, Universidade Federal de Jataí
- Fernando Elias, Universidade Federal do Pará
- Gabriel Eliseu, Universidade Federal de Jataí
- Thaise Emilio, Universidade de Campinas
- Camila Laís Farrapo, Universidade Federal de Lavras
- Letícia Fernandes, Universidade Federal do Acre
- Gustavo Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Jataí
- Joice Ferreira, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
- Leandro Ferreira, Museu Goeldi
- Socorro Ferreira, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária- Campus Amazônia Oriental
- Marcelo Fragomeni Simon, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
- Maria Aparecida Freitas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Queila S García, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Angelo Gilberto Manzatto, Fundação Universidade Fedral de Rondônia
- Paulo Graça, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Amazônicas
- Frederico Guilherme, Universidade Federal de Jataí
- Eduardo Hase, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Amazônicas
- Niro Higuchi, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Mariana Iguatemy, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
- Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa, National Institute for Research in Amazonia
- Margarita Jaramillo, Universidade Federal de Roraima
- Carlos Joly, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Joice Klipel, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Iêda Leão do Amaral, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Carolina Levis, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
- Antonio S Lima, Museu Goeldi
- Maurício Lima Dan, Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural
- Aline Lopes, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
- Herison Madeiros, Universidade de São Paulo
- William E Magnusson, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Rubens Manoel dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Lavras
- Beatriz Marimon, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
- Ben Hur Marimon Junior, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
- Roberta Marotti Martelletti Grillo, Universidade Estadual Paulista
- Luiz Martinelli, Universidade de São Paulo
- Simone Matias Reis, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
- Salomão Medeiros, Semiarid National Institute
- Milton Meira-Junior, Universidade de Brasília
- Thiago Metzker, Instituto Bem Ambiental
- Paulo Morandi, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
- Natanael Moreira do Nascimento, Universidade Federal de Jataí
- Magna Moura, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
- Sandra Cristina Müller, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Laszlo Nagy, University in Campinas
- Henrique Nascimento, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Marcelo Nascimento, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro
- Adriano Nogueira Lima, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Raimunda Oliveira de Araújo, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Jhonathan Oliveira Silva, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
- Marcelo Pansonato, University of São Paulo
- Gabriel Pavan Sabino, São Paulo State University
- Karla Maria Pedra de Abreu, Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo
- Pablo José Francisco Pena Rodrigues, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
- Maria Piedade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Domingos Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
- José Roberto Rodrigues Pinto, Universidade de Brasília
- Carlos Quesada, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Eliana Ramos, Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica
- Rafael Ramos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Priscyla Rodrigues, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
- Thaiane Rodrigues de Sousa, Amazon Forest Inventory Network-Biodiversity Research Program
- Rafael Salomão, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
- Flávia Santana, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Marcos Scaranello, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Juliana Schietti, Universidade Federal do Amazonas
- Jochen Schöngart, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Gustavo Schwartz, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Amazônia Oriental)
- Natalino Silva, Serviço Florestal Brasileiro
- Marcos Silveira, Universidade Federal do Acre
- Cristiana Simão Seixas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Marta Simbine, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Ana Claudia Souza, São Paulo State University
- Priscila Souza, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Rodolfo Souza, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
- Tereza Sposito, Instituto Bem Ambiental
- Edson Stefani Junior, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Julio Daniel do Vale, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
- Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
- Dora Villela, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro
- Marcos Vital, Universidade Federal de Roraima
- Haron Xaud, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
- Katia Zanini, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Charles Eugene Zartman, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Amazônicas
- Nur Khalish Hafizhah Ideris, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Faizah binti Hj Metali, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Kamariah Abu Salim, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Muhd Shahruney Saparudin, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Rafizah Mat Serudin, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Serge Begne, University of Yaounde I
- George Chuyong, University of Buea
- Marie Noel Djuikouo, University of Buea
- Christelle Gonmadje, National Herbarium- Yaounde
- Murielle Simo-Droissart, University of Yaounde I
- Bonaventure Sonké, University of Yaounde I
- Hermann Taedoumg, University of Yaounde 1, Bioversity International- Yaoundé
- Lise Zemagho, University of Yaounde I
- Sean Thomas, University of Toronto
- Fidèle Baya, Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche
- Gustavo Saiz, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
- Javier Silva Espejo, Universidad de La Serena
- Dexiang Chen, Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Alan Hamilton, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yide Li, Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Tushou Luo, Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Shukui Niu, Beijing Forestry University
- Han Xu, Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Zhang Zhou, Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Esteban Álvarez-Dávila, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
- Juan Carlos Andrés Escobar, Corporación COL-TREE
- Henry Arellano-Peña, Nuevo Estándar Biotropical
- Jaime Cabezas Duarte, Universidad del Tolima
- Jhon Calderón, Universidad de Nariño
- Lina Maria Corrales Bravo, Universidad del Tolima
- Borish Cuadrado, Parques Nacionales Naturales- Territorial Caribe
- Hermes Cuadros, Universidad del Atlantico
- Alvaro Duque, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín
- Luisa Fernanda Duque, Socioecosistemas y Clima Sostenible
- Sandra Milena Espinosa, Corporación COL-TREE
- Rebeca Franke-Ante, Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
- Hernando García, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
- Alejandro Gómez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Roy González-M., Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
- Álvaro Idárraga-Piedrahíta, Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellín
- Eliana Jimenez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Amazonia
- Rubén Jurado, Universidad de Nariño
- Wilmar López Oviedo, Coltree
- René López-Camacho, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
- Omar Aurelio Melo Cruz, Universidad de Tolima
- Irina Mendoza Polo, Socioecosistemas y Clima Sostenible
- Edwin Paky, Nuevo Estándar Biotropical
- Karen Pérez, Fundación Orinoquia Biodiversa
- Angel Pijachi, Corporación COL-TREE
- Camila Pizano, Universidad Icesi
- Adriana Prieto, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Laura Ramos, Universidad de los Llanos
- Zorayda Restrepo Correa, Fundación Con Vida, Corporación COL‐TREE
- James Richardson, Universidad del Rosario
- Elkin Rodríguez, Parques Nacionales Naturales- Territorial Caribe
- Gina M Rodriguez M., Fundacion Ecosistemas Secos de Colombia
- Agustín Rudas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Pablo Stevenson, Universidad de Los Andes - Colombia
- Markéta Chudomelová, Czech Academy of Sciences
- Martin Dancak, Palacky University
- Radim Hédl, Czech Academy of Sciences
- Stanislav Lhota, Czech University of Life Sciences
- Martin Svatek, Mendel University
- Jacques Mukinzi, World Wide Fund for Nature - DR Congo
- Corneille Ewango, Wildlife Conservation Society-DR Congo
- Terese Hart, Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation
- Emmanuel Kasongo Yakusu, Université de Kisangani
- Janvier Lisingo, Université de Kisangani
- Jean-Remy Makana, Wildlife Conservation Society-DR Congo
- Faustin Mbayu, Université de Kisangani
- Benjamin Toirambe, Ministre de l'Environnement et Développement durable
- John Tshibamba Mukendi, Université de Kisangani
- Lars Kvist, Aarhus University
- Gustav Nebel, University of Copenhagen
- Selene Báez, Escuela Politécnica Nacional del Ecuador
- Carlos Céron, Universidad Central del Ecuador
- Daniel M Griffith, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
- Juan Ernesto Guevara Andino, Universidad de las Américas, The Field Museum - Chicago IL
- David Neill, Universidad Estatal Amazónica
- Walter Palacios, Universidad Tecnica del Norte
- Maria Cristina Peñuela-Mora, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam
- Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, University of North Carolina, University of Florida
- Gorky Villa, Finding Species - Ecuador
- Sheleme Demissie, Mekelle University
- Tadesse Gole, Independent Researcher
- Techane Gonfa, Environment, Climate Change and Coffee Forest Forum
- Kalle Ruokolainen, University of Turku
- Michel Baisie, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
- Fabrice Bénédet, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
- Wemo Betian, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Vincent Bezard, Office National des Forêts
- Damien Bonal, Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
- Jerôme Chave, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Vincent Droissart, Université de Montpellier
- Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
- Annette Hladik, Museum national d’histoire naturelle
- Nicolas Labrière, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Pétrus Naisso, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
- Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Université de Montpellier
- Plinio Sist, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
- Lilian Blanc, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement - French Guiana
- Benoit Burban, Institut national de la recherche agronomique - French Guiana
- Géraldine Derroire, Unité Mixte de Recherches Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane
- Aurélie Dourdain, Unité Mixte de Recherches Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane
- Clement Stahl, Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement - French Guiana
- Natacha Nssi Bengone, Ministry of Forests, Seas, Environment and Climate
- Eric Chezeaux, Rougier-Gabon
- Fidèle Evouna Ondo, Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux Gabon
- Vincent Medjibe, Commission of Central African Forests
- Vianet Mihindou, Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux
- Lee White, Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale
- Heike Culmsee, Georg August University of Göttingen
- Cristabel Durán Rangel, University of Freiburg
- Viviana Horna, University of Hohenheim
- Florian Wittmann, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- Stephen Adu-Bredu, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
- Kofi Affum-Baffoe, Forestry Commission of Ghana
- Ernest Foli, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
- Michael Balinga, Center for International Forestry Research
- Anand Roopsind, Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development
- James Singh, Guyana Forestry Commission
- Raquel Thomas, Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development
- Roderick Zagt, Utrecht University
- Indu K Murthy, Indian Institute of Science
- Kuswata Kartawinata, Centre for International Forestry Research, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
- Edi Mirmanto, Indonesian Institute of Science
- Hari Priyadi, Centre for International Forestry Research
- Ismayadi Samsoedin, Forest Research and Development Agency
- Terry Sunderland, Center for International Forestry Research - Indonesia
- Ishak Yassir, Balai Penelitian Teknologi Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam
- Francesco Rovero, University of Florence and MUSE - Museo delle Scienze
- Barbara Vinceti, Bioversity International
- Bruno Hérault, Centre d’Investigations Médicales et Radiologie - Cote d’Ivoire
- Shin-Ichiro Aiba, Hokkaido University
- Kanehiro Kitayama, Kyoto University
- Armandu Daniels, Forestry Development Authority of the Government of Liberia
- Darlington Tuagben, Forestry Development Authority of the Government of Liberia
- John T Woods, University of Liberia
- Muhammad Fitriadi, Sungai Wain Protection Forest
- Alexander Karolus, South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership
- Kho Lip Khoon, Malaysian Palm Oil Board
- Noreen Majalap, Sabah Forestry Department
- Colin Maycock, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
- Reuben Nilus, Sabah Forestry Department
- Sylvester Tan, Sarawak Forestry Corporation
- Almeida Sitoe, Eduardo Mondlane University
- Indiana Coronado G., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua
- Lucas Ojo, University of Abeokuta
- Rafael de Assis, Natural History Museum of Norway
- Axel Dalberg Poulsen, University of Oslo
- Douglas Sheil, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Karen Arévalo Pezo, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Hans Buttgenbach Verde, Universidad Nacional de Jaén
- Victor Chama Moscoso, Jardin Botanico de Missouri
- Jimmy Cesar Cordova Oroche, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Fernando Cornejo Valverde, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
- Massiel Corrales Medina, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa
- Nallaret Davila Cardozo, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Jano de Rutte Corzo, Instituto de Estudios Forestales y Ambientales
- Jhon del Aguila Pasquel, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
- Gerardo Flores Llampazo, Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre de Grohmann
- Luis Freitas, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
- Darcy Galiano Cabrera, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Roosevelt García Villacorta, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Karina Garcia Cabrera, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Diego García Soria, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
- Leticia Gatica Saboya, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Julio Miguel Grandez Rios, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Gabriel Hidalgo Pizango, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
- Eurídice Honorio Coronado, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
- Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Walter Huaraca Huasco, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Yuri Tomas Huillca Aedo, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Jose Luis Marcelo Peña, Universidad Nacional de Jaén
- Abel Monteagudo Mendoza, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Vanesa Moreano Rodriguez, Universidad Nacional de Jaén
- Percy Núñez Vargas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Sonia Cesarina Palacios Ramos, Universidad Nacional de Jaén
- Nadir Pallqui Camacho, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Antonio Peña Cruz, Jardin Botanico de Missouri
- Freddy Ramirez Arevalo, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- José Reyna Huaymacari, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Carlos Reynel Rodriguez, Universidad Nacional de Jaén
- Marcos Antonio Ríos Paredes, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Lily Rodriguez Bayona, Centro Internacional de Medicina de Altitud
- Rocio del Pilar Rojas Gonzales, Jardin Botanico de Missouri
- Maria Elena Rojas Peña, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Norma Salinas Revilla, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
- Yahn Carlos Soto Shareva, Jardin Botanico de Missouri
- Raul Tupayachi Trujillo, Asociacion Bosques Perú
- Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Jardin Botanico de Missouri
- Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Jardin Botanico de Missouri
- Jim Vega Arenas, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
- Christian Amani, Université Officielle de Bukavu
- Suspense Averti Ifo, Université Marien N’Gouabi
- Yannick Bocko, Université Marien N’Gouabi
- Patrick Boundja, Wildlife Conservation Society - Congo
- Romeo Ekoungoulou, Université Marien N’Gouabi
- Mireille Hockemba, Wildlife Conservation Society - Congo
- Donatien Nzala, Univeriste Marien Ngouabi
- Alusine Fofanah, The Gola Rainforest National Park
- David Taylor, National University of Singapore
- Guillermo Bañares-de Dios, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
- Luis Cayuela, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
- Íñigo Granzow-de la Cerda, Real Jardin Botanico
- Manuel Macía, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Juliana Stropp, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
- Maureen Playfair, Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname
- Verginia Wortel, Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname
- Toby Gardner, Stockholm Environment Institute
- Robert Muscarella, Uppsala University
- Hari Priyadi, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
- Ervan Rutishauser, Conservatoire et Jardin Botanique Geneve
- Kuo-Jung Chao, National Chung Hsing University
- Pantaleo Munishi, Sokoine University of Agriculture
- Olaf Bánki, Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- Frans Bongers, Wageningen University
- Rene Boot, Tropenbos International
- Gabriella Fredriksson, University of Amsterdam
- Jan Reitsma, Bureau Waardenburg BV
- Hans ter Steege, Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- Tinde van Andel, Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- Peter van de Meer, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
- Peter van der Hout, Van der Hout Forestry Consulting
- Mark van Nieuwstadt, Utrecht University
- Bert van Ulft, PROMAB - The Netherlands
- Elmar Veenendaal, Wageningen University
- Ronald Vernimmen, Data for Sustainability
- Pieter Zuidema, Wageningen University
- Joeri Zwerts, Utrecht University
- Perpetra Akite, Makerere University
- Robert Bitariho, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
- Colin Chapman, George Washington University
- Eilu Gerald, Makerere University
- Miguel Leal, Wildlife Conservation Society
- Patrick Mucunguzi, Makerere University
- Katharine Abernethy, University of Stirling
- Miguel Alexiades, University of Kent
- Timothy R Baker, University of Leeds
- Karina Banda, University of Leeds
- Lindsay Banin, UK Centre of Ecology & Hydrology
- Jos Barlow, Lancaster University
- Amy Bennett, University of Leeds
- Erika Berenguer, Lancaster University
- Nicholas Berry, The Landscapes and Livelihoods Group
- Neil M Bird, Overseas Development Institute
- George A Blackburn, Lancaster University
- Francis Brearley, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Roel Brienen, University of Leeds
- David Burslem, University of Aberdeen
- Lidiany Carvalho, University of Exeter
- Percival Cho, Lancaster University
- Fernanda Coelho, University of Leeds
- Murray Collins, University of Edinburgh
- David Coomes, University of Cambridge
- Aida Cuni-Sanchez, University of York
- Greta Dargie, University of Leeds
- Kyle Dexter, University of Edinburgh
- Mat Disney, University College London
- Freddie Draper, University of Leeds
- Muying Duan, Imperial College London
- Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert, University of Birmingham
- Robert Ewers, Imperial College London
- Belen Fadrique, University of Leeds
- Sophie Fauset, University of Plymouth
- Ted R Feldpausch, University of Exeter
- Filipe França, Lancaster University
- David Galbraith, University of Leeds
- Martin Gilpin, University of Leeds
- Emanuel Gloor, University of Leeds
- John Grace, University of Edinburgh
- Keith Hamer, University of Leeds
- David Harris, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Kath Jeffery, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Stirling University
- Tommaso Jucker, University of Bristol
- Michelle Kalamandeen, University of Leeds, University of Cambridge, Laurentian University
- Bente Klitgaard, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- Aurora Levesley, University of Leeds
- Simon L Lewis, University of Leeds
- Jeremy Lindsell, Centre for Conservation Science
- Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez, University of Leeds
- Jon Lovett, University of Leeds
- Yadvinder Malhi, University of Oxford
- Toby Marthews, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- Emma McIntosh, University of Oxford
- Karina Melgaço, University of Leeds
- William Milliken, The Royal Botanic Gardens
- Edward Mitchard, University of Edinburgh
- Peter Moonlight, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Sam Moore, University of Oxford
- Alexandra Morel, University of Dundee
- Julie Peacock, University of Leeds
- Kelvin Peh, University of Southampton
- Colin Pendry, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- R. Toby Pennington, University of Exeter, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Luciana de Oliveira Pereira, University of Exeter
- Carlos Peres, University of East Anglia
- Oliver L Phillips, University of Leeds
- Georgia Pickavance, University of Leeds
- Thomas Pugh, University of Birmingham
- Lan Qie, University of Lincoln
- Terhi Riutta, University of Oxford
- Katherine Roucoux, Stirling University
- Casey Ryan, University of Edinburgh
- Tiina Sarkinen, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Camila Silva Valeria, Lancaster University
- Dominick Spracklen, University of Leeds
- Suzanne Stas, University of Leeds
- Martin Sullivan, University of Leeds
- Michael Swaine, University of Aberdeen
- Joey Talbot, University of Leeds
- James Taplin, UK Research & Innovation
- Geertje van der Heijden, University of Nottingham
- Laura Vedovato, University of Exeter
- Simon Willcock, University of Bangor
- Mathew Williams, University of Edinburgh
- Luciana Alves, University of California
- Patricia Alvarez Loayza, Duke University
- Gabriel Arellano, University of Michigan
- Cheryl Asa, Saint Louis Zoo
- Peter Ashton, Harvard University
- Gregory Asner, Arizona State University
- Terry Brncic, Wildlife Conservation Society – Programme Congo
- Foster Brown, Woods Hole Research Center
- Robyn Burnham, The University of Michigan Herbarium
- Connie Clark, Nicholas School of the Environment
- James Comiskey, National Park Service - United States
- Gabriel Damasco, University of California
- Stuart Davies, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Tony Di Fiore, University of Texas at Austin
- Terry Erwin, Smithsonian Institute
- William Farfan-Rios, Washington University in Saint Louis
- Jefferson Hall, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- David Kenfack, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Thomas Lovejoy, George Mason University
- Roberta Martin, Wildlife Conservation Society – Programme Congo
- Olga Martha Montiel, Missouri Botanical Garden
- John Pipoly, III, Broward County Parks and Recreation, Nova Southeastern University
- Nigel Pitman, The Field Museum
- John Poulsen, Nicholas School of the Environment
- Richard Primack, Boston University
- Miles Silman, Wake Forest University
- Marc Steininger, University of Maryland
- Varun Swamy, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research
- John Terborgh, Duke University
- Duncan Thomas, Washington State University
- Peter Umunay, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
- Maria Uriarte, Columbia University
- Emilio Vilanova Torre, University of California - Berkeley
- Ophelia Wang, Northern Arizona University
- Kenneth Young, University of Texas at Austin
- Gerardo A Aymard C., Herbario Universitario
- Lionel Hernández, Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana
- Rafael Herrera Fernández, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
- Hirma Ramírez-Angulo, Universidad de los Andes
- Pedro Salcedo, Universidad de Los Andes - Venezuela
- Elio Sanoja, Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana
- Julio Serrano, Universidad de Los Andes - Venezuela
- Armando Torres-Lezama, Universidad de Los Andes - Venezuela
- Tinh Cong Le, Viet Nature Conservation Centre
- Trai Trong Le, Viet Nature Conservation Centre
- Hieu Dang Tran, Viet Nature Conservation Centre
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-25-2021
Keywords
- Amazonia,
- Africa,
- Southeast Asia,
- Rainforest,
- RAINFOR,
- AfriTRON,
- Species richness,
- Forest plots,
- Permanent sample plots,
- Monitoring,
- Dynamics,
- Carbon sink,
- Global change,
- Ecology,
- Biodiversity
Disciplines
Abstract
Tropical forests are the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. While better understanding of these forests is critical for our collective future, until quite recently efforts to measure and monitor them have been largely disconnected. Networking is essential to discover the answers to questions that transcend borders and the horizons of funding agencies. Here we show how a global community is responding to the challenges of tropical ecosystem research with diverse teams measuring forests tree-by-tree in thousands of long-term plots. We review the major scientific discoveries of this work and show how this process is changing tropical forest science. Our core approach involves linking long-term grassroots initiatives with standardized protocols and data management to generate robust scaled-up results. By connecting tropical researchers and elevating their status, our Social Research Network model recognises the key role of the data originator in scientific discovery. Conceived in 1999 with RAINFOR (South America), our permanent plot networks have been adapted to Africa (AfriTRON) and Southeast Asia (T-FORCES) and widely emulated worldwide. Now these multiple initiatives are integrated via ForestPlots.net cyber-infrastructure, linking colleagues from 54 countries across 24 plot networks. Collectively these are transforming understanding of tropical forests and their biospheric role. Together we have discovered how, where and why forest carbon and biodiversity are responding to climate change, and how they feedback on it. This long-term pan-tropical collaboration has revealed a large long-term carbon sink and its trends, as well as making clear which drivers are most important, which forest processes are affected, where they are changing, what the lags are, and the likely future responses of tropical forests as the climate continues to change. By leveraging a remarkably old technology, plot networks are sparking a very modern revolution in tropical forest science. In the future, humanity can benefit greatly by nurturing the grassroots communities now collectively capable of generating unique, long-term understanding of Earth's most precious forests.
Additional Comments
The networks have been supported by multiple grants, most notably the European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant 291585 – ‘T-FORCES’), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (#1656 ‘RAINFOR’, and #5349 'MonANPeru'), the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the European Union's Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Framework Programme (EVK2-CT-1999-00023 – ‘CARBONSINK-LBA’, 283080 – ‘GEOCARBON’, 282664 – ‘AMAZALERT’), the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/D005590/1 – ‘TROBIT’, NE/F005806/1 – ‘AMAZONICA’, ‘PPFOR’ E/M0022021/1), several NERC Urgency and New Investigators Grants, the NERC/State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) consortium grants ‘BIO-RED’ (NE/N012542/1, 2012/51872-5), ‘ECOFOR’ (NE/K016431/1, 2012/51509-8), ‘ARBOLES’ (NE/S011811/1), ‘SEOSAW‘ (NE/P008755/1), ‘SECO‘ (NE/T01279X/1). the Royal Society (University Research Fellowships and Global Challenges Awards) (‘FORAMA’, ICA/R1/180100), the National Geographic Society, the Centre for International Forestry (CIFOR), Gabon's National Parks Agency (ANPN), US National Science Foundation (DEB 1754647), and Colombia's Colciencias. We thank the National Council for Science and Technology Development of Brazil (CNPq) for support to the Cerrado/Amazonia Transition Long-Term Ecology Project (PELD/441244/2016-5), the PPBio Phytogeography of Amazonia/Cerrado Transition project (CNPq/PPBio/457602/2012-0), the Goiás Research Foundation (FAPEG/PELD: 2017/10267000329), and several PVE and Productivity Grants. Funding for plots in the Udzungwa Mountains (Tanzania) was obtained from the Leverhulme Trust under the Valuing the Arc project. Plots in the Democratic Republic of Congo were funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office (SD/AR/01A/COBIMFO, BR/132/A1/AFRIFORD, BR/143/A3/HERBAXYLAREDD, CongoFORCE), the Flemish Interuniversity Council VLIR-UOS (CD2018TEA459A103, FORMONCO II), and the European Union (REAFOR, FORETS projects). We acknowledge grant CEBA (ref. ANR-10-LABX-25-01) and the support of the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia. We also acknowledge the support of the European Space Agency. Data from RAINFOR, AfriTRON and T-FORCES are stored and curated at ForestPlots.net, a cyber-infrastructure initiative developed at the University of Leeds that unites permanent plot records and supports scientists from the world's tropical forests. The development of ForestPlots.net and curation of data has been funded by several grants including NE/B503384/1, NE/N012542/1 ‘BIO-RED’, ERC Advanced Grant 291585 ‘T-FORCES’, NE/F005806/1 ‘AMAZONICA’, NERC New Investigators Awards, NE/N004655/1, ‘TREMOR’, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (‘RAINFOR’, ‘MonANPeru’), ERC Starter Grant 758873 ‘TreeMort’, EU Framework 6, a Royal Society University Research Fellowship, and a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship.
DOI
10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108849
Citation Information
ForestPlots.net, Cecilia Blundo, Julieta Carilla, Ricardo Grau, et al.. "Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots" Biological Conservation (2021) p. 1 - 27 ISSN: 0006-3207 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-pipoly/41/
This paper is a product of the RAINFOR, AfriTRON and T-FORCES networks and the many other partner networks in ForestPlots.net which support long-term forest science and monitoring across tropical countries. These initiatives have been supported by numerous people and grants since their inception. We are particularly indebted to more than one thousand four hundred field assistants for their essential help in establishing and maintaining the plots, as well as highly distributed rural communities and institutions. For additional assistance we thank Michel Baisie, Wemo Betian, Vincent Bezard, Mireille Breuer-Ndoundou Hockemba, Ezequiel Chavez, Douglas Daly, Armandu Daniels, Eduardo Hase, Muhammad Idhamsyah, Phillipe Jeanmart, Cisquet Keibou Opepa, Jeanette Kemp, Antonio Lima, Jon Lloyd, Mpanya Lukasu, Sam Moore, Klaus Scipal and Rodrigo Sierra. We thank Mark Burkitt for help developing the ForestPlots.net database. We acknowledge the long-term help provided by national and local government offices in all countries where colleagues work in facilitating the permission and documentation for fieldwork, as well as help provided by protected area and other authorities.