Toward an integrated monitoring framework to assess the effects of tropical forest degradation and recovery on carbon stocks and biodiversity

A Model Biodiversity Monitoring Protocol for REDD Projects

(2016) Jeff Waldon et al.   Tropical Conservation Science

Biodiversity Monitoring Protocols for REDD+: Can a One-Size-Fits-All Approach Really Work?

(2016) Mark E. Harrison et al.   Tropical Conservation Science

Biodiversity and environmental context predict dung beetle-mediated seed dispersal in a tropical forest field experiment

(2015) Hannah M. Griffiths et al.   ECOLOGY

Edge-mediated compositional and functional decay of tree assemblages in Amazonian forest islands after 26 years of isolation

(2015) Maíra Benchimol et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Quantifying forest canopy traits: Imaging spectroscopy versus field survey

(2015) Gregory P. Asner et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

The Tropical managed Forests Observatory: a research network addressing the future of tropical logged forests

(2014) Plinio Sist et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Environmental change and the carbon balance of Amazonian forests

(2014) Luiz E. O. C. Aragão et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Amazon forest biomass density maps: tackling the uncertainty in carbon emission estimates

(2014) Jean Pierre Ometto et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Application of remote sensing to understanding fire regimes and biomass burning emissions of the tropical Andes

(2014) Immaculada Oliveras et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

A large-scale field assessment of carbon stocks in human-modified tropical forests

(2014) Erika Berenguer et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Seeing the forest beyond the trees

(2014) Sassan Saatchi et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Markedly divergent estimates of Amazon forest carbon density from ground plots and satellites

(2014) Edward T. A. Mitchard et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Drought sensitivity of Amazonian carbon balance revealed by atmospheric measurements

(2014) L. V. Gatti et al.   NATURE

Abrupt increases in Amazonian tree mortality due to drought-fire interactions

(2014) P. M. Brando et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Targeted carbon conservation at national scales with high-resolution monitoring

(2014) Gregory P. Asner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Amazonian landscapes and the bias in field studies of forest structure and biomass

(2014) David C. Marvin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Landsat-8: Science and product vision for terrestrial global change research

(2014) D.P. Roy et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Size and frequency of natural forest disturbances and the Amazon forest carbon balance

(2014) Fernando D.B. Espírito-Santo et al.   Nature Communications

Cheap carbon and biodiversity co-benefits from forest regeneration in a hotspot of endemism

(2014) James J. Gilroy et al.   Nature Climate Change

Operationalizing the Definition of Forest Degradation for REDD+, with Application to Mexico

(2014) Lucia Morales-Barquero et al.   Forests

Uncertainty and the design of in-situ biodiversity-monitoring programs

(2014) William Magnuson   Nature Conservation-Bulgaria

Avian biodiversity in multiple-use landscapes of the Brazilian Amazon

(2013) Nárgila G. Moura et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Modeling spatial decisions with graph theory: logging roads and forest fragmentation in the Brazilian Amazon

(2013) Robert Walker et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Review of optical-based remote sensing for plant trait mapping

(2013) Lucie Homolová et al.   Ecological Complexity

Large-scale biogeochemical research with particular reference to forest ecosystems, an overview

(2013) E.D. Schulze   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Forest monitoring and social media – Complementary data sources for ecosystem surveillance?

(2013) Stefan Daume et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Observing changing ecological diversity in the Anthropocene

(2013) David S Schimel et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Plant functional diversity and carbon storage - an empirical test in semi-arid forest ecosystems

(2013) Georgina Conti et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Testing the Amazon savannization hypothesis: fire effects on invasion of a neotropical forest by native cerrado and exotic pasture grasses

(2013) D. V. Silverio et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Understorey fire frequency and the fate of burned forests in southern Amazonia

(2013) D. C. Morton et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A social and ecological assessment of tropical land uses at multiple scales: the Sustainable Amazon Network

(2013) T. A. Gardner et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Can REDD+ Help the Conservation of Restricted-Range Island Species? Insights from the Endemism Hotspot of São Tomé

(2013) Ricardo Faustino de Lima et al.   PLoS One

Near-Complete Extinction of Native Small Mammal Fauna 25 Years After Forest Fragmentation

(2013) L. Gibson et al.   SCIENCE

Essential Biodiversity Variables

(2013) H. M. Pereira et al.   SCIENCE

Long-term trends and interannual variability of forest, savanna and agricultural fires in South America

(2013) Yang Chen et al.   Carbon Management

Real-time bioacoustics monitoring and automated species identification

(2013) T. Mitchell Aide et al.   PeerJ

The responses of leaf litter ant communities to wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon: a multi-region assessment

(2012) Juliana M. Silveira et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Deforestation and Reforestation of Latin America and the Caribbean (2001-2010)

(2012) T. Mitchell Aide et al.   BIOTROPICA

Estimating carbon emissions from forest degradation: implications of uncertainties and area sizes for a REDD+ MRV system

(2012) Daniel Plugge et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

The carbon sink in intact tropical forests

(2012) Stuart Joseph Wright   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Modeling the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of deforestation-driven carbon emissions: the INPE-EM framework applied to the Brazilian Amazon

(2012) Ana Paula Dutra Aguiar et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Sentinel-2: ESA's Optical High-Resolution Mission for GMES Operational Services

(2012) M. Drusch et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Sustaining conservation values in selectively logged tropical forests: the attained and the attainable

(2012) Francis E. Putz et al.   Conservation Letters

Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps

(2012) A. Baccini et al.   Nature Climate Change

A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes

(2011) Toby A. Gardner et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Soundscape Ecology: The Science of Sound in the Landscape

(2011) Bryan C. Pijanowski et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Temporal variability of forest fires in eastern Amazonia

(2011) Ane Alencar et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Diagnosing the uncertainty and detectability of emission reductions for REDD + under current capabilities: an example for Panama

(2011) Johanne Pelletier et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Fire-induced tree mortality in a neotropical forest: the roles of bark traits, tree size, wood density and fire behavior

(2011) Paulo M. Brando et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents

(2011) S. S. Saatchi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mapping canopy damage from understory fires in Amazon forests using annual time series of Landsat and MODIS data

(2011) Douglas C. Morton et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World's Forests

(2011) Y. Pan et al.   SCIENCE

Modelling forest carbon balances considering tree mortality and removal

(2010) Rüdiger Grote et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

The Wildlife Picture Index: monitoring top trophic levels

(2010) T. G. O'Brien et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: A 32-year investigation

(2010) William F. Laurance et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Fire Scars on Amazonian Trees: Exploring the Cryptic Fire History of the Ilha de Maracá

(2010) Jos Barlow et al.   BIOTROPICA

Modelling natural disturbances in forest ecosystems: a review

(2010) Rupert Seidl et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Size, species, and fire behavior predict tree and liana mortality from experimental burns in the Brazilian Amazon

(2010) Jennifer K. Balch et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Widespread Amazon forest tree mortality from a single cross-basin squall line event

(2010) Robinson I. Negrón-Juárez et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

The Need for Large-Scale, Integrated Studies of Biodiversity - the Experience of the Program for Biodiversity Research in Brazilian Amazonia

(2010) Flávia Regina Capellotto Costa et al.   Natureza & Conservacao

Drought impacts on the Amazon forest: the remote sensing perspective

(2010) Gregory P. Asner et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

High-resolution forest carbon stocks and emissions in the Amazon

(2010) G. P. Asner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Assessment of tropical forest degradation by selective logging and fire using Landsat imagery

(2010) Eraldo A.T. Matricardi et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

The Incidence of Fire in Amazonian Forests with Implications for REDD

(2010) L. E. O. C. Aragao et al.   SCIENCE

A Contemporary Assessment of Change in Humid Tropical Forests

(2009) GREGORY P. ASNER et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Importance of biomass in the global carbon cycle

(2009) R. A. Houghton et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Forest disturbance and recovery: A general review in the context of spaceborne remote sensing of impacts on aboveground biomass and canopy structure

(2009) S. Frolking et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Increasing carbon storage in intact African tropical forests

(2009) Simon L. Lewis et al.   NATURE

Biodiversity in forest carbon sequestration initiatives: not just a side benefit

(2009) Sandra Díaz et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Global congruence of carbon storage and biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems

(2009) Bernardo B.N. Strassburg et al.   Conservation Letters

Carpe noctem: the importance of bats as bioindicators

(2009) G Jones et al.   Endangered Species Research

National forest carbon inventories: policy needs and assessment capacity

(2008) Krister Andersson et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Airborne spectranomics: mapping canopy chemical and taxonomic diversity in tropical forests

(2008) Gregory P Asner et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Fire-mediated dieback and compositional cascade in an Amazonian forest

(2008) J. Barlow et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES