B53F-08:
Changing structure and composition of tropical forests

Friday, 19 December 2014: 3:25 PM
Stuart J Davies, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington DC, United States
Abstract:
Tropical forests are being impacted by an array of global changes. I use a network of large-scale plots in 24 countries to explore the main factors causing shifts in the structure and compositon of tropical forests.