Human-modified Tropical Forest Programme Management
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Life Sciences
Publications
Huaraca Huasco W
(2021)
Fine root dynamics across pantropical rainforest ecosystems.
in Global change biology
Jucker T
(2018)
Canopy structure and topography jointly constrain the microclimate of human-modified tropical landscapes.
in Global change biology
Mills MB
(2023)
Tropical forests post-logging are a persistent net carbon source to the atmosphere.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Milodowski D
(2021)
The impact of logging on vertical canopy structure across a gradient of tropical forest degradation intensity in Borneo
in Journal of Applied Ecology
Nunes M
(2017)
Mapping Aboveground Carbon in Oil Palm Plantations Using LiDAR: A Comparison of Tree-Centric versus Area-Based Approaches
in Remote Sensing
Nunes MH
(2021)
Recovery of logged forest fragments in a human-modified tropical landscape during the 2015-16 El Niño.
in Nature communications
Riutta T
(2021)
Major and persistent shifts in below-ground carbon dynamics and soil respiration following logging in tropical forests.
in Global change biology
Swinfield T
(2020)
Imaging spectroscopy reveals the effects of topography and logging on the leaf chemistry of tropical forest canopy trees.
in Global change biology
| Title | Databse of bird responses to habitat loss |
| Description | The data contains bird species records from the Vale do Paraíba and Serra do Mar regions in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Bird species were surveyed using point counts between December 2015 and February 2017, with four temporal replicates per point for which the number of replicates in which each bird species was detected is recorded. A total of 34 fragmented and 15 near continuous land-use landscapes were surveyed using a nine-point grid system with each point separated by 75 m. For fragmented landscapes three of the points were situated within a native forest fragment, three at the fragment edge and three in the surrounding matrix habitat. Fifteen fragments had a Eucalyptus plantation matrix and 19 had a pasture matrix. Continuous land-use landscapes were split equally between native forest, plantation forest and pasture. A total of 267 bird species were detected across the different land-use types. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | There are no notable impacts at the moment. |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.5285/45f5c9eb-7bd3-435f-97f3-ce149f3b381c |
| Description | SEARRP |
| Organisation | South East Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP) |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sector | Multiple |
| PI Contribution | We funded some of SEARRPs activities through this grant |
| Collaborator Contribution | SEARRP was the local employer for a number of field-based research assistants in Malaysia. They also managed the impact activities arising from this programme. |
| Impact | NA |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Knowledge Exchange Acitivities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Over a span of four months, Edicson Parra-Sanchez, a consultant hired for the KE activity, produced a summary of academic work conducted by ECOFOR members in the Atlantic Forest and the Amazon region. The summary was then converted into a booklet and a report highlighting the main results and their importance for conservation. This booklet was delivered to the landowners and local people of the Atlantic Forest region personally, and results were discussed with each one of the farmers involved in the project. For the general public, an event was set up in Sao Luiz do Paraitinga to reach out local NGOs, community leaders and schoolkids. The scientific results were summarised in a booklet aiming at local people, handed out and the main findings discussed with farmers. The summary compiled the scientific findings and their importance for conservation in a sixteen-pages booklet in glossy paper, and a 22 pages report. These documents were written in Portuguese and delivered to 16 landowners that participated directly in the research, 20 farmers of the vicinity, and around 200 local people of Vale do Paraiba region. Edicson visited 40 sites where the study was carried out, and landowners or neighbours were approached. Out of these 40 sites, 12 farmers knew about the project and had been involved in the research. Other eight farmers did not remember being contacted or were not directly approached by the team. Another 13 sites belonged to timber companies and were not contacted because their headquarters were based in other cities. In four sites people moved out or their land passed to other landowners. The remnant three sites could not be visited due to bad weather conditions or unsafe roads. 75% of the farmers that answered the survey complained about the lack of communication of the team. Finally, to better engage rural communities in conservation, the importance of scientific studies, and promoting NERC commitment with Knowledge exchange Edicson also organised a one-day ecological fair called "tesouros escondidos do vale do Paraiba" in São Luís do Paraitinga, the main town where the project was conducted. To this event, four other institutions joined in (payment for ecosystem services -PES-, "Serra do Mar" Natural Park, local municipality and NEPAM-Unicamp). There was nearly 200 participants between local leaders, two groups of schoolkids, tourists and local people. Press communications from local radio covered the event. During the event Edicson set up four stations: 1- Biodiversity spot: in this station I presented the scientific findings and implications of habitat loss and fragmentation on biodiversity of trees, epiphytes and bird. 2- Alongside to the biodiversity station, I created a sketch where schoolkids, aged 12-17, interpreted and engaged in three different ecological concepts, dispersion, biodiversity and ecological corridors and forest cover benefits. Participants played roles of snakes, panthers, butterflies and trees (with their face painted) on how deforestation may affect ecosystem services/functions. 3- Music and arts station: in this station a local artist played songs about the life of animals and trees in the forest and their importance on human-wellbeing. Another local artist did face painting to the participants of the sketch. 4- PES and Serra do Mar station: here local farmers received information about the government scheme of payments for ecosystem services in the Vale do Paraiba region, and the role and programs that the natural reserve does in the region. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |