Contrasting Amazonian forests: how forest type and disturbance impact plant traits

Hawes, Joseph ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0053-2018 (2025) Contrasting Amazonian forests: how forest type and disturbance impact plant traits. In: Forest Lights: Royal Scottish Forestry Society Online Evening Talk, 27 October 2025, Online. (Unpublished) Item availability may be restricted.

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Abstract

Quantifying forest structure, aboveground biomass, and ecosystem function is critical to understanding and predicting the future of tropical forests, including the potential impacts of habitat disturbance on carbon storage and seed dispersal processes. This talk covers research that assesses the structure, biomass and ecosystem function of contrasting Amazonian forests, including seasonally-flooded forests and forests disturbed by logging and fires, through investigation of functional plant traits such as wood density, dispersal mode and seed size.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Departments:	Institute of Science and Environment > Forestry and Conservation Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas (CNPPA)
Additional Information:	Dr Joseph E. Hawes, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation, University of Cumbria, UK.
Depositing User:	Joseph Hawes
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2025 12:09
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2025 12:32
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/9150