Publications resulting from the research conducted at the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project in Manaus, Brazil
Below is a list of Dr. Lovejoy's publications from the BDFFP Project. Publications are in chronological order. For a full list of BDFFP publications, download the file below.
To learn more about the BDFFP, check out the Smithsonian's ForestGeo website or Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia's website on the BDFFP.
Lovejoy, T. E. & Oren, D. C. 1981. Minimum critical size of ecosystems. In Forest Island Dynamics in Man-dominated Landscapes: Burgess, R. L. & Sharpe, D. M. (Eds.). Springer-Verlag, New York. 7-12.
Lovejoy, T. E. 1981. Discontinuous wilderness: Minimum area for conservation. Parks. 5(2): 13-15. Republished in Tigerpaper. 8(2): 13-16.
Lovejoy, T. E. & Rankin, J. M. 1981. Uma fisionomia ameaçada: as implicações da dinâmica de parcelas florestais no planejamento silvicultural e de reservas. Boletim da Fundação Brasileira para a Conservação da Natureza. 16: 136-139.
Lovejoy, T. E. 1984. Application of ecological theory to conservation planning. In Ecology in Practice: Di Castri, F.; Baker, F. W. G. & Hádley, (Eds.). UNESCO, France. 402-413.
Lovejoy, T. E.; Bierregaard, R. O. Jr.; Rankin, J. & Schubart, H. O. R. 1983. Ecological dynamics of forest fragments. In Tropical Rain Forest - Ecology and Management: Sutton, S. L.; Whitmore, T. C. & Chaddwick, A. C. (Eds.). Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. 377-384.
Lovejoy, T. E.; Rankin, J. M.; Bierregaard, R. O. Jr.; Brown, K. S. Jr.; Emmons, L. H. & van der Voort, M. 1984. Ecosystem decay of Amazon forest remnants. In Extinctions: Nitecki, M. H. (Ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 295-325.
Lovejoy, T. E. 1985. Forest fragmentation in the Amazon: A case study. In The Study of Populations: Messel, H. (Ed.). Pergamon Press, New York. 243-251.
Lovejoy, T. E. 1983. Biosphere reserves: The size question. In Conservation, Science and Society. Contributions to the First International Biosphere Reserve Congress, Minsk, Byelorussia, USSR.
Lovejoy, T. E.; Bierregaard Jr., R.O.; Rylands, A. B.; Malcolm, J. R.; Quintela, C. E.; Harper, L. H.; Brown Jr., K. S.; Powell, A. H.; Powell, G. V. N.; Schubart, H. O. R. & Hays, M. 1986. Edge and other effects of isolation on Amazon forest fragments. In Conservation Biology: Soulé, M. (Ed.). Sinauer Associates Inc., Sunderland. 257-285.
Lovejoy, T. E. 1985. Minimum size for bird species and avian habitats. In Acta XVIII Cong. Inter. Ornit.: Ilyichev, V. D. & Gavrilov, V. M. (Eds.). Nauka, Moscow. 324-327.
Lovejoy, T. E. & Bierregaard Jr., R.O. 1990. Central Amazonian forests and the minimum critical size of ecosystems project. In Four Neotropical Rainforests: Gentry, A. (Ed.). Yale Univ. Press. New Haven. 60-74.
Lovejoy, T. E. 1986. Conservation planning in a checkerboard world: The problem of size of natural areas. In Land and Its Use – Actual and Potential. An Environmental Appraisal: Last, F. T.; Hotz, M. C. B. & Bell, B. G. (Eds.). Plenum Press, New York. 289-302.
Bierregaard, R. O. Jr.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Kapos, V.; Santos, A. A. & Hutchings, R. W. 1992. The biological dynamics of tropical rainforest fragments. BioScience. 42: 859-866.
Laurance, W. F.; Ferreira, L. V.; Rankin-de-Merona, J. M.; Laurance, S. G.; Hutchings, R. & Lovejoy, T. E. 1998 Effects of forest fragmentation on recruitment patterns in central Amazonia. Conservation Biology. 12: 460-464.
Laurance, W. F.; Laurance, S. G.; Ferreira, L. V.; Rankin-de Merona, J. M.; Gascon, C. & Lovejoy, T. E. 1997. Biomass collapse in Amazonian forest fragments. Science. 278: 1117-1118.
Laurance, W. F.; Bierregaard Jr., R. O.; Gascon, C.; Diham, R. K.; Smith, A. P.; Lynam, J.; Viana, V. M.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Sieveing, K. E.; Sites, J. W.; Andersen, M.; Tocher, M. D.; Kramer, E. A.; Restrepo, C. & Moritz, C. 1997. Tropical Forest Fragmentation: Synthesis of a diverse and dynamics discipline. In Tropical Forest Remnants - Ecology, Management, and Conservation of Fragmented Communities: Laurance, W. F. & Bierregaard, R. O. (Eds.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 502-514.
Bierregaard, R. O. Jr.; Laurance, W. F.; Sites, W.; Lynam, A. J.; Didham, R. K.; Andersen, M.; Gascon, C.; Tocher, M. D.; Smith, A. P.; Viana, V. M.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Sieving, K. E.; Kramer, E. A.; Restrepo, C.; and Moritz, C. 1997. Key priorities for the study of fragmented ecosystems. In Tropical Forest Remnants - Ecology, Management, and Conservation of Fragmented Communities: Laurance, W. F. & Bierregaard, R. O. (Eds.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 515-525.
Gascon, C.; & Lovejoy, T. E. 1998. Ecological impacts of forest fragmentation in central Amazonia. Zoology, Analysis of Complex Systems. 101: 273-280.
Gascon, C.; Laurance, W. F.; and Lovejoy, T. E. 2002. Fragmentação Florestal e Biodiversidade na Amazônia central. In: B. F. de Souza Dias e Garay (eds.), Conservação da Biodiversidade em Ecossistemas Tropicais: Avanços Conceituais e Revisão de Novas Metodologias de Avaliação e Monitoramento - Editora Vozes. Brasil, Pg 112-127.
Laurance, W. F.; Fearnside, P. M.; Laurance, S. G.; Dalamônica, P.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Rankin-de-Merona, J. M.; Chambers, J. & Gascon, C. 1999. Relationships between soils and Amazon forest biomass: landscape-scale study. Forest Ecology and Management. 118: 127-138.
Laurance, W. F.; Ferreira, L. V.; Gascon, C. & Lovejoy, T. E. 1998. Biomass loss in forest fragments. Science. 282: 1610-1611.
Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Bierregaard, R. O.; Malcolm, J. R.; Stouffer, P. C.; Vasconcelos, H. L.; Laurance, W. F., Zimmerman, B.; Tocher, M. & Borges, S. 1999. Matrix habitat and species richness in tropical forest remnants. Biological Conservation. 91: 223-230.
Laurance, W. F.; Vasconcelos, H. L. & Lovejoy, T. E. 2000. Forest loss and fragmentation in the Amazon: implications for wildlife conservation. Oryx. 34:39-45.
Lovejoy, T. E. 2000. Amazon forest degradation and fragmentation: implications for biodiversity. In Amazonia 2000, A.L. Hall (ed), Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London and the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.pp. 41-57.
Bierregaard, R. O. Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T.E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). 2001. Lessons From Amazonia: The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest - Yale University Press, New Haven. Sinopse –Pp 478.
Bierregaard, R. O. Jr. & Gascon, C. 2001. The Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project: Overview and history of a long-term conservation project. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 1: 05-12.
Souza, O.; Schoereder, J. H.; Brown, V. & Bierregaard, R. O. Jr. - 2001. A theoretical overview of the processes determining species richness in forest fragments. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 2: 13-21.
Gascon, C.; Bierregaard, R. O. Jr.; Laurance, F. & Rankin-de Mérona, J. 2001. Deforestation and forest fragmentation in the Amazon. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 3: 22-30.
Gascon, C. & Bierregaard, R. O. Jr. 2001. The Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project: The study site, experimental design, and research activity. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 4: 31-42.
Laurance, W. F. 2001. The hyper-diverse flora of the central Amazon: An overview. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T.E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 5: 47-53.
Mori, S.; Becker, P. & Kincaid, D. 2001. Lecythidaceae of a Central Amazonian lowland forest: Implications for conservation. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T.E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 6: 55-67.
Chambers, J. 2001. Tree age structure in tropical forests of Central Amazonia. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T.E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 7: 69-78.
Lepsch-Cunha, N.; Gascon, C. & Kageyama, 2001. The genetics of rare tropical trees: Implications for conservation of a demographically heterogeneous group. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 8: 79-95.
Rankin-de Mérona, J. & Hutchings, R. W. 2001. Deforestation impact at the edge of an Amazonian forest fragment: Tree mortality, damage, and recruitment. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 9: 107-120.
Scariot, A. 2001. Effects of landscape fragmentation on palm communities. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T.E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 10: 121-135.
Benitez-Malvido, J. 2001. Regeneration in tropical rainforest fragments. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 11: 136-145.
Dick, C. 2001. Habitat change, African honeybees, and fecundity in the Amazonian tree Dinizia excelsa (Fabaceae). In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T.E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 12: 146-157.
Laurance, W. F. 2001. Fragmentation and plant communities: Synthesis and implications for landscape management. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 13: 158-167.
Martins, M. B. 2001. Drosophilid fruit-fly guilds in forest fragments. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 14: 175-186.
Venticinque, E. M. & Fowler, H. G. 2001. Local extinction risks and asynchronies: The evidence for a metapopulation dynamics of a social spider, Anelosimus eximius (Araneae, Theridiidae). In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 16: 187-198.
Vasconcelos, H. L.; Carvalho, K. S. & Delabie, H. C. 2001. Landscape modifications and ant communities. Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 16: 199-206.
Oliveira, M. L. 2001. Stingless bees (Meliponini) and Orchid bees (Euglossini) in terra firme tropical forests and forest fragments. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven.17: 209-218.
Didham, R. 2001. The Implications of changing invertebrate abundance patterns for insectivorous vertebrates in a fragmented forest in Central Amazonia. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 18: 219-229.
Tocher, M. D.; Gascon, C. & Meyer, J. 2001. Community composition and breeding success of amazonian frogs in continuous forest and matrix-habitat aquatic sites. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 19: 235-247.
Stouffer. P. C. & Borges, S. H. 2001. Conservation recommendations for understory birds in Amazonian forest fragments and second growth areas. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 20: 248-261.
Gilbert, K. A. & Setz, E. Z. F. 2001. Primates in a fragmented landscape: six species in Central Amazonia. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 21: 262-270.
Spironello, W. R. 2001. The brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella): Ecology and home range requirements in Central Amazonia. In Lessons From Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E., and Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 22: 271-283.
Fearnside, P. M. & Leal-Filho, N. 2001. Soil and development in Amazonia: Lessons from the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 23: 231-312.
Ganade, G. 2001. Forest restoration in abandoned pastures of Central Amazonia. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 24: 313-324.
Williamson, B. G. & Mesquita, R. C. G. 2001. Effects of fire on rain forest regeneration in the Amazon basin. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 25: 325-334.
Higuchi, N. 2001. Selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon: Its relationship to deforestation and the international tropical hardwood market. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 26: 335-345.
Malcolm, J. R. 2001. Extending models of edge effects to diverse landscape configurations, with a Neotropical test case. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 27: 347-357.
Logsdon, M. G.; Kapos, V. & Adams, J. B. 2001. Characterizing the changing spatial structure of the landscape. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 28: 358-368.
Bierregaard, R. O. Jr.; Laurance, W. F.; Gascon, C.; Benitez-Malvido, J.; Fearnside, P. Fonseca, C. R. S.; Ganade, G.; Malcolm, J. R.; Martins, M. B.; Mori, S.; Oliveira, M.; Rankin-de Mérona, J.; Scariot, A.; Spironello, W. & Williamson, B. G. 2001. Principles of forest fragmentation and conservation in the Amazon. In Lessons from Amazonia - The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest: Bierregaard, R. O., Jr.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Mesquita, R. (Eds.). Yale University Press, New Haven. 29: 371-385.
Laurance, W. F.; Pérez-Salicrup, D.; Delamônica, P.; Fearnside, P. M.; D’ Angelo, S.; Jerozolinski, A.; Pohl, L. & Lovejoy, T. E. 2001. Rainforest fragmentation and the structure of Amazonian liana communities. Ecology: 82(1): 105-116.
Williamson, G. B.; Laurance, W. F.; Oliveira, A. A.; Delamônica, P.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E., & Pohl, L. 2000. Amazonian tree mortality during the 1997 El Niño drought. Conservation Biology. 14(5): 1538-1542.
Laurance, W. F.; Delamonica, P.; Laurance, S. G.; Vasconcelos, H. L. & Lovejoy, T. E. 2000. Rainforest fragmentation kills big trees. Nature. 404: 836.
Laurance, W. F.; Williamson, G. B.; Delamônica, P.; Oliveira, A.; Gascon, C.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Pohl, L. 2001. Effects of a strong drought on Amazonian forest fragments. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 17: 771-785.
Laurance, W. F.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Vasconcelos, H. L.; Bruna, E. M.; Didham, R. K.; Stouffer, P. C.; Gascon, C.; Bierregaard, R. O.; Laurance, S. G.; and Sampaio, E. 2001. Ecosystem Decay of Amazonian Forest Fragments, A 22-Year Investigation. Conservation Biology. 16(3): 605-618.
Laurance, W. F.; Rankin-de Merona, J. M.; Andrade, A.; Laurande, S. G.; D'Angelo, S.; Lovejoy, T. E.; and Vasconcelos, H. L. 2003. Rain forest fragmentation and the phenology of Amazonian tree communities. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 19: 343-347.
Gascon, C.; Laurance, W.; and Lovejoy, T. E. 2003. Forest Fragmentation and Biodiversity in Central Amazônia. In How Landscapes Change: Human Disturance and Ecosystem Fragmentation in the Americas (G.A. Bradshaw and P. Marquet, eds.) Springs, New York. Ecological Studies. 162: 33-48.
Ferraz, G.; Russel, G. J.; Stouffer, P. C.; Bierregaard Jr, R. O.; Pimm, S. L.; Lovejoy, T.E. 2003. Rates of species loss from Amazonian forest fragments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(24): 14069-14073.
Laurance, W. F.; Oliveira, A. A.; Laurance, S. G.; Nascimento, H. E. M.; Condit, R.; Sanchez-Thorin, A.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Andrade, A.; D’Angelo, S.; Ribeiro, J. E.; and Dick, C. 2004. Pervasive alteration of Tree Communities in undisturbed Amazonian forest. Nature. 428. 171-175.
Laurance, W.F.; Oliveira, A. A.; Laurance, S. G.; Condit, R.; Nascimento, H. E. M.; Andrade, A.; Dick, C. W.; Sanchez-Thorin, A. C.; Lovejoy, T. E.; and Ribeiro, J. E. 2005. Late twentieth-century trends in tree-community composition in an Amazonian forest. In: Tropical Forests and Global Atmospheric Change - (Y. Malhi and O.L. Phillips, eds.). Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. pp.97-106.
Laurance, W. F.; Oliveira, A. A.; Laurance, S. G.; Dick, C. W.; Andrade, A.; Nascimento, H. E. M.; Lovejoy, T. E.; and Ribeiro, J. E. 2005. Altered tree communities in undisturbed Amazonian forests: A consequence of global change? Biotropica. 37(2): 160-162.
Van Houtan, K; Pimm, S.; Lovejoy, T.; Bierregaard, R.; and Stouffer, P. 2006. Extinctions of flocking birds in Amazonian forest fragments. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 8: 129-148.
Stouffer, P.C.; Bierregaard Jr, R.O.; Strong, C.; and Lovejoy T. E. 2006. Long-term landscape change and bird abundance in Amazonian rainforest fragments. Conservation Biology. 20(4) : 1212-1223.
Laurance, W. F.; Nascimento, H. E. M.; Laurance, S.G.; Andrade, A.; Ribeiro, J. E. L. S.; Giraldo, J. P. G.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Condit, R.; Chave, J.; Harms, K. E.; and D'Angelo, S. 2006. Rapid decay of tree-community composition in Amazonian forest fragments. PNAS. 103 (50): 19010-19014.
Ferraz, G.; Nichols, J. D.; Hines, J. E.; Stouffer, P. C.; Bierregaard, R. O.; Jr. and Lovejoy, T. E. 2007. A Large-scale Deforestation Experiment: Effects of Patch Area and Isolation on Amazon Birds. Science. 315: 238-241.
Van Houtan, K. S., Pimm, S. L., Bierregaard Jr., O., Lovejoy, T. E., & Stouffer, P. C. – 2007. Dispersal of Amazonian birds in continuous and fragmented forest. Ecology Letters. 10(3): 219-229.
Ferraz, G.; Marinelli, C. E.; and Lovejoy, T. E. 2008. Biological Monitoring in the Amazon: Recent Progress and Future Needs. Biotropica. 40(1): 7-10.
Leidner, A. K.; Haddad, N. & Lovejoy, T. E. 2010. Does tropical forest fragmentation increase long-term variability of butterfly communities? PLoS ONE. 5(3): e9534.
Laurance, W. F.; Camargo, J. L. C.; Luizão, R. C.; Laurance, S. G.; Pimm, S. L.; Bruna, E. M.; Stouffer, P. C.; Williamson, G. B.; Benitez-Malvido, J.; Vasconcelos, H. L.; Van Houtan, K. S.; Zartman, C. E.; Boyle, S. A.; Didham, R. K.; Andrade, A. & Lovejoy, T. E. 2011. The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: A 32-year investigation. Biological Conservation. 144: 56– 67.
Stouffer, P.; Johnson, E. I.; Bierregaard, R. O. Jr. & Lovejoy, T. E. 2011. Understory bird communities in Amazonian rainforest fragments: Species turnover through 25 years post-isolation in recovering landscapes. PLoS ONE. 6(6): e20543.
Laurance, W. F.; Andrade, A. S.; Magrach, A.; Camargo, J. L. C.; Valsko, J. J.; Campbell, M.; Fearnside, P. M.; Edwards, W.; Lovejoy, T. E.; & Laurance, S. G. 2014. Long-term changes in liana abundance and forest dynamics in undisturbed Amazonian forest. Ecology. 95(6): 1604-1611.
Laurance, W. F; Camargo, J. L. C.; Fearnside, P. M.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Williamson, G. B.; Mesquita, R. C. G.; Meyer, C. F. J.; Bobrowiec, P. E. D. & Laurance, S. G. W. 2016. An Amazonian forest and its fragments as a laboratory of global change. In Ecological Studies - The Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Programmes in Amazonia: Nagy, L.; Forsber, B. & Artaxo, P. (Eds.).
Laurance, W. F.; Andrade, A. S.; Magrach, A.; Camargo, J. L. C.; Valsko, J. J.; Campbell, M.; Fearnside, P. M.; Edwards, W.; Lovejoy, T. E. & Laurance, S. G. 2014. Apparent environmental synergism drives the dynamics of Amazonian forest fragments. Ecology. 95(11): 3018-3026.
Haddad, N. M.; Brudvig, L. A.; Clobert, J.; Davies, K. F.; Gonzales, A.; Holt, R. D.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Sexton, J. O.; Austin, M. P.; Collins, C. D.; Cook, W. M.; Damschen, E. I.; Ewers, R. M.; Foster, B. L.; Jenkins, C. N.; King, A. J.; Laurance, W. F.; Levey, D. J.; Margules, C. R.; Melbourne, B. A.; Nicholls, A. O.; Orrock, J. L; Song, DX. & Townshend, J. R. 2015. Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems. Science Advances. 1: 1-9.
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Laurance, W. F.; Nascimento, H. E. M.; Laurance, S.G.; Andrade, A.; Ribeiro, J. E. L. S.; Giraldo, J. P. G.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Condit, R.; Chave, J.; Harms, K. E.; and D'Angelo, S. 2006. Rapid decay of tree-community composition in Amazonian forest fragments. PNAS. 103 (50): 19010-19014.
Ferraz, G.; Nichols, J. D.; Hines, J. E.; Stouffer, P. C.; Bierregaard, R. O.; Jr. and Lovejoy, T. E. 2007. A Large-scale Deforestation Experiment: Effects of Patch Area and Isolation on Amazon Birds. Science. 315: 238-241.
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Laurance, W. F.; Camargo, J. L. C.; Luizão, R. C.; Laurance, S. G.; Pimm, S. L.; Bruna, E. M.; Stouffer, P. C.; Williamson, G. B.; Benitez-Malvido, J.; Vasconcelos, H. L.; Van Houtan, K. S.; Zartman, C. E.; Boyle, S. A.; Didham, R. K.; Andrade, A. & Lovejoy, T. E. 2011. The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: A 32-year investigation. Biological Conservation. 144: 56– 67.
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Laurance, W. F.; Andrade, A. S.; Magrach, A.; Camargo, J. L. C.; Valsko, J. J.; Campbell, M.; Fearnside, P. M.; Edwards, W.; Lovejoy, T. E.; & Laurance, S. G. 2014. Long-term changes in liana abundance and forest dynamics in undisturbed Amazonian forest. Ecology. 95(6): 1604-1611.
Laurance, W. F; Camargo, J. L. C.; Fearnside, P. M.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Williamson, G. B.; Mesquita, R. C. G.; Meyer, C. F. J.; Bobrowiec, P. E. D. & Laurance, S. G. W. 2016. An Amazonian forest and its fragments as a laboratory of global change. In Ecological Studies - The Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Programmes in Amazonia: Nagy, L.; Forsber, B. & Artaxo, P. (Eds.).
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Haddad, N. M.; Brudvig, L. A.; Clobert, J.; Davies, K. F.; Gonzales, A.; Holt, R. D.; Lovejoy, T. E.; Sexton, J. O.; Austin, M. P.; Collins, C. D.; Cook, W. M.; Damschen, E. I.; Ewers, R. M.; Foster, B. L.; Jenkins, C. N.; King, A. J.; Laurance, W. F.; Levey, D. J.; Margules, C. R.; Melbourne, B. A.; Nicholls, A. O.; Orrock, J. L; Song, DX. & Townshend, J. R. 2015. Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems. Science Advances. 1: 1-9.
Ewers, R. M.; Andrade, A.; Laurance, S.; Camargo, J. L. C.; Lovejoy, T. & Laurance, W. 2016. Predicted trajectories of tree community change in Amazonian rainforest fragments. Ecography. 39:1–10.
Souza, F. C.; Dexter, K. G.; Phillip O. L.; Brienen, R. J. W.; Chave, J.; Galbraith D. R.; Lopez-Gonzalez, G.; Mendoza, A. M., R.; Pennington, T.; Poorter, L.; Alexiades, M.; Dávila, E. A.; Andrade, A.; Aragão, L. E. O. C.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Arets, E. J. M. M.; Aymard C. G. A.; Baraloto, C.; Barroso, J. G.; Bonal, D.; Boot, R. G. A.; Camargo, J. L. C.; Comiskey, J. A.; Valverde, F. C.; Camargo, P. B.; Di Fiore, A.; Elias, F.; Erwin, T. L.; Feldpausch, T. R.; Ferreira, L.; Fyllas, N. M.; Gloor, E.; Herault, B.; Herrera, R.; Higuchi, N.; Coronado, E. N. H.; Killeen, T. J.; Laurance, W. F.; Laurance, S.; Lloyd, J.;Lovejoy, T. E.; Malhi, Y.; Maracahipes, L.; Marimon, B. S.; Marimon-Junior, B. H.; Mendoza, C.; Morandi, P.; Neill, D. A.; Núñez-Vargas, P., Oliveira, E.; Lenza, E.; Palacios, W. A.; Peñuela-Mora, M. C.; Pipoly III, J. J.; Pitman, N. C. A.; Prieto, A.; Quesada, C. A.; Angulo, H. R.; Rudas, A.; Ruokolainen, K.; Salomão, R. P.; Silveira, M.; Stropp, J.; ter Steege, H.; Caesar, R. T.; van der Hout, P.; van der Heijden, G. M. F.; van der Meer P. J.; V. Vasquez, R.; Vieira, S. A.; Vilanova, E.; Vos, V. A.; Wang, O.; Young, K. R.; Zagt R. J.& Baker, R. 2016. Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology. Proc. R. Soc. B. 283: 20161587.
Sullivan, M. J. P.; Talbot, J.; Lewis, S. L.; Phillips, O. L.; Qie, L.; Begne, S. K.; Chave, J.; Cuni-Sanchez, A.; Hubau, W.; Gonzalez, G. L.; Miles, L.; Monteagudo-Mendoza, A.; Sonké, B.; Sunderland, T.; Steege, H.; White, L. J. T.; Affum-Baffoe, K.; Aiba, S.; Almeida, E. C.; Oliveira, E. A.; Loayza, P. A.; Dávila, E. A.; Andrade, A.; Aragão, L. E. O. C; Ashton, P.; Aymard C., G. A.; Baker, T. R.; Balinga, M.; Banin, L. F.; Baraloto, C.; Bastin, J. F.; Berry, N.; Bogaert, J.; Bonal, D.; Bongers, F.; Brienen, R.; Camargo, J. L. C.; Cerón, C.; Moscoso, V. C.; EChezeaux, E.; Clark, C. J.; Pacheco, A. C.; Comiskey, J. A.; Valverde, F. C.; Coronado, E. N. H.; Dargie, G.; Davies, S. T.; De Canniere, C.; Djuikouo K. M. N.; Doucet, J. L.; Erwin, T. L.; Espejo, J. S.; Ewango, C. E. N.; Fauset, S.; Feldpausch, T. R.; Herrera, R.; Gilpin, M.; Gloor, E.; Hall, J. S.; Harris, D. J.; Hart, T. B.; Kartawinata, K.; Kho, L. K.; Kitayama, K.; Laurance, S. G. W.; Laurance, W. F.; Leal, M. E.; Lovejoy, T.; Lovett, J. C.; Lukasu, F. M.; Makana, J. R.; Malhi, Y.; Maracahipes, L.; Marimon, B. S.; Marimon Junior, B. H.; Marshall, A. R.; Morandi, P. S.; Mukendi, J. T.; Mukinzi, J.; Nilus, R.; Vargas, P. N.; Camacho, N. C. P.; Pardo, G.; Peña-Claros, M.; Pétronelli, P.; Pickavance, G. C.; Poulsen, A. D.; Poulsen, J. R.; Primack, R. B.; Priyadi, H.; Quesada, C. A.; Reitsma, J.; Réjou-Méchain, M.; Restrepo, Z.; Rutishauser, E.; Salim, K. A.; Salomão, R. P.; Samsoedin, I.; Sheil, D.; Sierra, R.; Silveira, M.; Slik, J. W. F.; Steel, L.; Taedoumg, H.; Tan, S.; Terborgh, J. W.; Thomas, S. C.; Toledo, M.; Umunay, P. M.; Gamarra, L. V.; Vieira, I. C. G.; Vos, V. A.; Wang, O.; Willcock, S. & Zemagho, L. 2016. Diversity and carbon storage across the tropical forest biome. Scientific Reports. 7:39102.
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