Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Original Research

Published on 29 Nov 2021

Tropical Dry Forest Resilience to Fire Depends on Fire Frequency and Climate

in Tropical Forests

Maximilian Hartung
Geovana Carreño-Rocabado
Marielos Peña-Claros
Masha T. van der Sande

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.755104

8,578 views
31 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Nov 2021

Natural and Anthropogenic Variation of Stand Structure and Aboveground Biomass in Niger Delta Mangrove Forests

in Tropical Forests

Chukwuebuka J. Nwobi
Mathew Williams

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.746671

4,613 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Nov 2021

You Can Bend Me but Can’t Break Me: Vegetation Regeneration After Hurricane María Passed Over an Urban Coastal Wetland in Northeastern Puerto Rico

in Tropical Forests

Elix Hernández
Elvira Cuevas
Solimar Pinto-Pacheco
Gloria Ortíz-Ramírez

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.752328

3,714 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2021

Recent Nitrogen Storage and Accumulation Rates in Mangrove Soils Exceed Historic Rates in the Urbanized San Juan Bay Estuary (Puerto Rico, United States)

in Tropical Forests

Cathleen Wigand
Autumn J. Oczkowski
Benjamin L. Branoff
Meagan Eagle
Alana Hanson
Rose M. Martin
Stephen Balogh
Kenneth M. Miller
Evelyn Huertas
Joseph Loffredo

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.765896

4,368 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2021

Structural Characteristics of the Tallest Mangrove Forests of the American Continent: A Comparison of Ground-Based, Drone and Radar Measurements

in Tropical Forests

Gustavo A. Castellanos-Galindo
Elisa Casella
Hector Tavera
Luis Alonso Zapata Padilla
Marc Simard

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.732468

7,385 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2021

Canopy Position Influences the Degree of Light Suppression of Leaf Respiration in Abundant Tree Genera in the Amazon Forest

in Tropical Forests

Daisy C. Souza
Kolby J. Jardine
João V. F. C. Rodrigues
Bruno O. Gimenez
Alistair Rogers
Nate McDowell
Anthony P. Walker
Niro Higuchi
Israel J. Sampaio-Filho
Jeffrey Chambers

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.723539

4,024 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Sep 2021

Chronic Disturbance in a Tropical Dry Forest: Disentangling Direct and Indirect Pathways Behind the Loss of Plant Richness

in Tropical Forests

Andrea Jara-Guerrero
Diego González-Sánchez
Adrián Escudero
Carlos I. Espinosa

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.723985

4,085 views
26 citations

Editorial

Published on 06 Sep 2021

Editorial: Intact Forests

in Tropical Forests

Tom D. Evans
Alexandra C. Morel
Yadvinder Malhi
James E. M. Watson

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.753786

5,071 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Aug 2021

Leaf Anatomical Traits of Lianas and Trees at the Canopy of Two Contrasting Lowland Tropical Forests in the Context of Leaf Economic Spectrum

in Tropical Forests

Dominica Harrison
J. Antonio Guzmán Q.
G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.720813

4,081 views
6 citations

Policy Brief

Published on 27 Jul 2021

Beyond Deforestation: Carbon Emissions From Land Grabbing and Forest Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon

in Tropical Forests

Sanne Kruid
Marcia N. Macedo
Seth R. Gorelik
Wayne Walker
Paulo Moutinho
Paulo M. Brando
Andrea Castanho
Ane Alencar
Alessandro Baccini
Michael T. Coe

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.645282

27,010 views
54 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jun 2021

Lianas Significantly Reduce Aboveground and Belowground Carbon Storage: A Virtual Removal Experiment

in Tropical Forests

Félicien Meunier
Geertje M. F. van der Heijden
Stefan A. Schnitzer
Hannes P. T. De Deurwaerder
Hans Verbeeck

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.663291

4,734 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2021

Litterfall Chemistry Is Modulated by Wet-Dry Seasonality and Leaf Phenology of Dominant Species in the Tropics

in Tropical Forests

Alan M. Tonin
Laís S. Lima
Paulino Bambi
Monique L. Figueiredo
Renan S. Rezende
José F. Gonçalves

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.666116

3,687 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Jun 2021

Recent Carbon Storage and Burial Exceed Historic Rates in the San Juan Bay Estuary Peri-Urban Mangrove Forests (Puerto Rico, United States)

in Tropical Forests

Cathleen Wigand
Meagan Eagle
Benjamin L. Branoff
Stephen Balogh
Kenneth M. Miller
Rose M. Martin
Alana Hanson
Autumn J. Oczkowski
Evelyn Huertas
Joseph Loffredo

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.676691

8,969 views
12 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Jun 2021

Physicochemical Properties as Driver of Odonata Diversity in Oil Palm Waterways

in Tropical Forests

Muhamad Ishak
Ahmad R. Norhisham
Stephen M. Thomas
Siti Nurhidayu
Amal Ghazali
Badrul Azhar

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.613064

5,404 views
9 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 25 May 2021

Framing Illegal Logging and Its Governance Responses in Brazil – A Structured Review of Diagnosis and Prognosis

in Tropical Forests

Daniela Kleinschmit
Rafaella Ferraz Ziegert
Laura Walther

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.624072

14,537 views
18 citations

Perspective

Published on 17 May 2021

Multi-Criteria Frameworks to Improve Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Environmental Governance in the Amazon

in Tropical Forests

Pilar Morales-Giner
Martina Laura Speranza
Marliz Arteaga
Andrea Baudoin Farah
Sinomar Ferreira da Fonseca Junior
Angélica García Villacorta
Martha Rosero Peña
Stephen Perz

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.635835

4,564 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2021

Older Eastern White Pine Trees and Stands Accumulate Carbon for Many Decades and Maximize Cumulative Carbon

in Tropical Forests

Robert T. Leverett
Susan A. Masino
William R. Moomaw

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.620450

12,748 views
12 citations

Policy Brief

Published on 07 May 2021

Public Forests Under Threat in the Brazilian Amazon: Strategies for Coping Shifts in Environmental Policies and Regulations

in Tropical Forests

Iranilda Moraes
Claudia Azevedo-Ramos
Jessica Pacheco

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.631756

9,283 views
11 citations

Correction

Published on 28 Apr 2021

Corrigendum: Intact Forest in Selective Logging Landscapes in the Tropics

in Tropical Forests

Francis E. Putz
Tracy Baker
Bronson W. Griscom
Trisha Gopalakrishna
Anand Roopsind
Peter M. Umunay
Joey Zalman
Edward A. Ellis
Ruslandi
Peter W. Ellis

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.658469

2,230 views

Review

Published on 23 Apr 2021

20-Years Cumulative Impact From Shrimp Farming on Mangroves of Northeast Brazil

in Tropical Forests

Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Raymond D. Ward
Mario Duarte Pinto Godoy
Antônio Jeovah de Andrade Meireles
Rebecca Borges
Alexander Cesar Ferreira

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.653096

29,886 views
87 citations

Policy Brief

Published on 29 Mar 2021

The Low Opportunity Costs of the Amazon Soy Moratorium

in Tropical Forests

Lisa L. Rausch
Holly K. Gibbs

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.621685

8,752 views
12 citations

Review

Published on 11 Mar 2021

Carbon and Beyond: The Biogeochemistry of Climate in a Rapidly Changing Amazon

in Tropical Forests

Kristofer Covey
Fiona Soper
Sunitha Pangala
Angelo Bernardino
Zoe Pagliaro
Luana Basso
Henrique Cassol
Philip Fearnside
Diego Navarrete
Sidney Novoa

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.618401

80,751 views
54 citations

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 09 Feb 2021

A Key Ingredient in Deforestation Slowdowns? A Strong Brazilian Economy

in Tropical Forests

Peter Richards

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.613313

10,627 views
3 citations

Perspective

Published on 04 Feb 2021

Importance of Small Forest Fragments in Agricultural Landscapes for Maintaining Orangutan Metapopulations

in Tropical Forests

Marc Ancrenaz
Felicity Oram
Nardiyono Nardiyono
Muhammad Silmi
Marcie E. M. Jopony
Maria Voigt
Dave J. I. Seaman
Julie Sherman
Isabelle Lackman
Carl Traeholt

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2021.560944

14,248 views
43 citations

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articles

Tropical Dry Forest Resilience to Fire Depends on Fire Frequency and Climate

Natural and Anthropogenic Variation of Stand Structure and Aboveground Biomass in Niger Delta Mangrove Forests

You Can Bend Me but Can’t Break Me: Vegetation Regeneration After Hurricane María Passed Over an Urban Coastal Wetland in Northeastern Puerto Rico

Recent Nitrogen Storage and Accumulation Rates in Mangrove Soils Exceed Historic Rates in the Urbanized San Juan Bay Estuary (Puerto Rico, United States)

Structural Characteristics of the Tallest Mangrove Forests of the American Continent: A Comparison of Ground-Based, Drone and Radar Measurements

Canopy Position Influences the Degree of Light Suppression of Leaf Respiration in Abundant Tree Genera in the Amazon Forest

Chronic Disturbance in a Tropical Dry Forest: Disentangling Direct and Indirect Pathways Behind the Loss of Plant Richness

Editorial: Intact Forests

Leaf Anatomical Traits of Lianas and Trees at the Canopy of Two Contrasting Lowland Tropical Forests in the Context of Leaf Economic Spectrum

Beyond Deforestation: Carbon Emissions From Land Grabbing and Forest Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon

Lianas Significantly Reduce Aboveground and Belowground Carbon Storage: A Virtual Removal Experiment

Litterfall Chemistry Is Modulated by Wet-Dry Seasonality and Leaf Phenology of Dominant Species in the Tropics

Recent Carbon Storage and Burial Exceed Historic Rates in the San Juan Bay Estuary Peri-Urban Mangrove Forests (Puerto Rico, United States)

Physicochemical Properties as Driver of Odonata Diversity in Oil Palm Waterways

Framing Illegal Logging and Its Governance Responses in Brazil – A Structured Review of Diagnosis and Prognosis

Multi-Criteria Frameworks to Improve Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Environmental Governance in the Amazon

Older Eastern White Pine Trees and Stands Accumulate Carbon for Many Decades and Maximize Cumulative Carbon

Public Forests Under Threat in the Brazilian Amazon: Strategies for Coping Shifts in Environmental Policies and Regulations

Corrigendum: Intact Forest in Selective Logging Landscapes in the Tropics

20-Years Cumulative Impact From Shrimp Farming on Mangroves of Northeast Brazil

The Low Opportunity Costs of the Amazon Soy Moratorium

Carbon and Beyond: The Biogeochemistry of Climate in a Rapidly Changing Amazon

A Key Ingredient in Deforestation Slowdowns? A Strong Brazilian Economy

Importance of Small Forest Fragments in Agricultural Landscapes for Maintaining Orangutan Metapopulations