The effects of tropical forest management on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Thesis

The Effects of Tropical Forest Management on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Eleanor M. Slade 1. Between 35 % and 50 % of all closed-canopy tropical forest has been lost, and the rate of deforestation continues to increase throughout the tropics. Despite a wealth of literature on the effects of tropical forest disturbance on the diversity and composition of a variety of taxa, there is still no clear consensus on the value of disturbed forests for biodiversity. 2. If forest managem...

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Authors: Slade, EM

• Publication date: 2007
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-pyjw0dygm
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Borneo; dung beetle; ecosystem processes; sustainable forest management; seed predation; deforestation; dipterocarp; herbivory; disturbance
• Subjects: Life Sciences; Zoological sciences; Ecology (zoology); Biology; Biodiversity; Environment