Projects

Assessing the role of fungus-mediated plant-soil feedbacks during secondary succession of tropical forests

Assessing the role of fungus-mediated plant-soil feedbacks during secondary succession of tropical forests

Secondary forests are increasingly prominent features in tropical landscapes and the importance for the restoration of the original hyperdiverse mature forests they replace is widely recognized. None-the-less, we still poorly understand the mechanisms that drive secondary succession of tropical forests, especially the potentially important plant-fungal interactions (pathogenic and symbiotic). This studentship offers a unique possibility […]

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A multi-scale assessment of the regrowth potential of secondary forests in the Brazilian Amazon

A multi-scale assessment of the regrowth potential of secondary forests in the Brazilian Amazon

Now that humanity has cleared or damaged at least three-quarters of the world’s primary forests, the regrowth of tropical forests plays a key role in global biogeochemical cycles, climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. It has been estimated that 20% of total past deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is now covered by secondary forests, yet their […]

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