Join us for the fourth annual Interdisciplinary Symposium, hosted by the Interdisciplinary Institute. Building on the momentum of previous years, Interdisciplinary Symposium 2026: From Insight to Impact will bring together staff and students from across the University on Wednesday 28th October to share ideas, showcase innovative work, and explore how interdisciplinary approaches can drive meaningful change. The event is open to all ºÚÁÏÍø staff and students.
Seeding African Forest and Landscape Restoration: Evaluating Native Tree Seed Systems in Four African Countries
Giacomini, F. L., Prempeh, J. A., Jalonen, R., Vinceti, B., Ekue, M., Bosshard, E., Burslem, D. F., Kettle, C. J.
Diversity, vol. 15, no. 9, 981
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Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
Brodie, J. F., Mohd-Azlan, J., Chen, C., Wearn, O. R., Deith, M. C., Ball, J. G. C., Slade, E. M., Burslem, D., Teoh, S. W., Williams, P. J., Nguyen, A., Moore, J. H., Goetz, S. J., Burns, P., Jantz, P., Hakkenberg, C. R., Kaszta, Z. M., Cushman, S., Coomes, D. A., Helmy, O. E., Reynolds, G., RodrÃguez, J. P., Jetz, W., Luskin, M. S.
Nature, vol. 620, no. 7975, pp. 807-812
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Ecological Approaches to Forest Restoration: Lessons Learned from Tropical Wet Asia
Gunatilleke, N., Gunaratne, T., Gunatilleke, S., Madawala, S., Gunasekera, R., Neidel, J. D., Shankar Raman, T. R., Mudappa, D., Osuri, A. M., Kasinathan, S., Bhat, K., Ashton, M., Gamage, S., Tennakoon, K., Kathriarachchi, H., Ediriweera, S., Geekiyanage, N., Burslem, D., Senevirathne, G., Bande, M., Milan, P., Compendio, S. J., Yassir, I., Arbainsyah,
Ecological Restoration: Moving Forward Using Lessons Learned. Florentine, S., Gibson-Roy, P., Dixon, K. W., Broadhurst, L. (eds.). 1st edition. Springer International Publishing, pp. 103-147, 45 pages
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A morphological analysis of Syzygium, with a focus on fibre bundles and description of a new subgenus
Hatt, S., Low, Y. W., Burslem, D. F., Middleton, D. J., Biffin, E. D., Maurin, O., Lucas, E. J.
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 202, no. 1, pp. 93-109
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Tropical forests post-logging are a persistent net carbon source to the atmosphere
Mills, M. B., Malhi, Y., Ewers, R. M., Kho, L. K., Teh, Y. A., Both, S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Majalap, N., Nilus, R., Huaraca Huasco, W., Cruz, R., Pillco, M. M., Turner, E. C., Reynolds, G., Riutta, T.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 120, no. 3, e2214462120
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The road to recovery: a synthesis of outcomes from ecosystem restoration in tropical and sub-tropical Asian forests
Banin, L. F., Raine, E. H., Rowland, L. M., Chazdon, R. L., Smith, S. W., Rahman, N. E. B., Butler, A., Philipson, C., Applegate, G. G., Axelsson, E. P., Budiharta, S., Chua, S. C., Cutler, M. E. J., Elliott, S., Gemita, E., Godoong, E., Graham, L. L. B., Hayward, R. M., Hector, A., Ilstedt, U., Jensen, J., Kasinathan, S., Kettle, C. J., Lussetti, D., Manohan, B., Maycock, C., Ngo, K. M., O'Brien, M. J., Osuri, A. M., Reynolds, G., Sauwai, Y., Scheu, S., Silalahi, M., Slade, E. M., Swinfield, T., Wardle, D. A., Wheeler, C., Yeong, K. L., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, vol. 378, no. 1867, 20210090
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Landscape-scale drivers of liana load across a Southeast Asian forest canopy differ to the Neotropics
Waite, C. E., van der Heijden, G. M., Field, R., Burslem, D. F., Dalling, J. W., Nilus, R., RodrÃguez-Ronderos, M. E., Marshall, A. R., Boyd, D. S.
Journal of Ecology, vol. 111, no. 1, pp. 77-89
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Differential Impacts of Acacia Invasion on Nutrient Fluxes in Two Distinct Bornean Lowland Tropical Rain Forests
Jaafar, S. M., Metali, F., Nafiah, S. N. S., Supri, N. E., Ahmad, N., Burslem, D. F., Sukri, R. S.
forests, vol. 13, no. 12, 2101
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Distribution Pattern of Tree Species and Richness along an Altitude Gradient in the Sub-Alpine Temperate Zone of Hindu Kush Mountainous Forests, Pakistan
Matiullah, , Ur Rahman, A., Ullah, Z., Saleem, A., Qureshi, R., Burslem, D. F., Mashwani, Z. U. R.
Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: Part B, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 81-92
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Composition and structure of plant communities in the Moist Temperate Forest Ecosystem of the Hindukush Mountains, Pakistan
Matiullah, , Rahman, A. U., Ullah, Z., Qureshi, R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Mashwani, Z. U. R.
Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia, vol. 82, e266637
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Mapping tropical forest functional variation at satellite remote sensing resolutions depends on key traits
Ordway, E. M., Asner, G. P., Burslem, D. F., Lewis, S. L., Nilus, R., Martin, R. E., O’Brien, M. J., Phillips, O. L., Qie, L., Vaughn, N. R., Moorcroft, P. R.
Communications Earth and Environment, vol. 3, 247
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Genomic insights into rapid speciation within the world's largest tree genus Syzygium
Low, Y. W., Rajaraman, S., Tomlin, C. M., Ahmad, J. A., Ardi, W. H., Armstrong, K., Athen, P., Berhaman, A., Bone, R. E., Cheek, M., Cho, N. R. W., Choo, L. M., Cowie, I. D., Crayn, D., Fleck, S. J., Ford, A. J., Forster, P. I., Girmansyah, D., Goyder, D. J., Gray, B., Heatubun, C. D., Ibrahim, A., Ibrahim, B., Jayasinghe, H. D., Kalat, M. A., Kathriarachchi, H. S., Kintamani, E., Koh, S. L., Lai, J. T. K., Lee, S. M. L., Leong, P. K. F., Lim, W. H., Lum, S. K. Y., Mahyuni, R., McDonald, W. J. F., Metali, F., Mustaqim, W. A., Naiki, A., Ngo, K. M., Niissalo, M., Ranasinghe, S., Repin, R., Rustiami, H., Simbiak, V. I., Sukri, R. S., Sunarti, S., Trethowan, L. A., Trias-Blasi, A., Vasconcelos, T. N. C., Wanma, J. F., Widodo, P., Wijesundara, D. S. A., Worboys, S., Yap, J. W., Yong, K. T., Khew, G. S. W., Salojärvi, J., Michael, T. P., Middleton, D. J., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Lindqvist, C., Lucas, E. J., Albert, V. A.
Nature Communications, vol. 13, no. 1, 5031
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Divergence of hydraulic traits among tropical forest trees across topographic and vertical environment gradients in Borneo
Bittencourt, P. R. d. L., Bartholomew, D. C., Banin, L. F., Bin Suis, M. A. F., Nilus, R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Rowland, L.
New Phytologist, vol. 235, no. 6, pp. 2183-2198
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Differential nutrient limitation and tree height control leaf physiology, supporting niche partitioning in tropical dipterocarp forests
Bartholomew, D. C., Banin, L. F., Bittencourt, P. R., Suis, M. A. F., Mercado, L. M., Nilus, R., Burslem, D. F., Rowland, L.
Functional Ecology, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 2084-2103
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Predicting spatially heterogeneous invasive spread: Pyracantha angustifolia invading a dry Andean valley in northern Argentina
Plenderleith, F. A., Irrazabal, V. A., Travis, J., Burslem, D., Powell, P. A.
Biological Invasions, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 2201–2216
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Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change
Effectiveness of 20 years of conservation investments in protecting orangutans
Santika, T., Sherman, J., Voigt, M., Ancrenaz, M., Wich, S. A., Wilson, K. A., Possingham, H., Massingham, E., Seaman, D. J., Ashbury, A. M., Azvi, T. S., Banes, G. L., Barrow, E. J., Burslem, D. F., Delgado, R. A., Erman, A., Fredriksson, G., Goossens, B., Houghton, M., Indrawan, T. P., Jaya, R. L., Kanamori, T., Knott, C. D., Leiman, A., Liswanto, D., Mach, M., Marshall, A. J., Martin, J. G., Midora, L., Miller, A., Milne, S., Morgans, C., Nardiyono, N., Perwitasari-Farajallah, D., Priatna, D., Risch, R., Riyadi, G. M., Russon, A., Sembiring, J., Setiawan, E., Sidiq, M., Simon, D., Spehar, S., Struebig, M. J., Sumardi, I., Tjiu, A., Wahyudi, R., Yanuar, A., Meijaard, E.
Current Biology, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1754-1763.e6
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Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission
Duncanson, L., Kellner, J. R., Armston, J., Dubayah, R., Minor, D. M., Hancock, S., Healey, S. P., Patterson, P. L., Saarela, S., Marselis, S., Silva, C. E., Bruening, J., Goetz, S. J., Tang, H., Hofton, M., Blair, B., Luthcke, S., Fatoyinbo, L., Abernethy, K., Alonso, A., Andersen, H. E., Aplin, P., Baker, T. R., Barbier, N., Bastin, J. F., Biber, P., Boeckx, P., Bogaert, J., Boschetti, L., Boucher, P. B., Boyd, D. S., Burslem, D. F., Calvo-Rodriguez, S., Chave, J., Chazdon, R. L., Clark, D. B., Clark, D. A., Cohen, W. B., Coomes, D. A., Corona, P., Cushman, K. C., Cutler, M. E., Dalling, J. W., Dalponte, M., Dash, J., de-Miguel, S., Deng, S., Ellis, P. W., Erasmus, B., Fekety, P. A., Fernandez-Landa, A., Ferraz, A., Fischer, R., Fisher, A. G., GarcÃa-Abril, A., Gobakken, T., Hacker, J. M., Heurich, M., Hill, R. A., Hopkinson, C., Huang, H., Hubbell, S. P., Hudak, A. T., Huth, A., Imbach, B., Jeffery, K. J., Katoh, M., Kearsley, E., Kenfack, D., Kljun, N., Knapp, N., Král, K., KrůÄ�ek, M., Labrière, N., Lewis, S. L., Longo, M., Lucas, R. M., Main, R., Manzanera, J. A., MartÃnez, R. V., Mathieu, R., Memiaghe, H., Meyer, V., Mendoza, A. M., Monerris, A., Montesano, P., Morsdorf, F., Næsset, E., Naidoo, L., Nilus, R., O'Brien, M., Orwig, D. A., Papathanassiou, K., Parker, G., Philipson, C., Phillips, O. L., Pisek, J., Poulsen, J. R., Pretzsch, H., Rüdiger, C., Saatchi, S., Sanchez-Azofeifa, A., Sanchez-Lopez, N., Scholes, R., Silva, C. A., Simard, M., Skidmore, A., StereÅ„czak, K., Tanase, M., Torresan, C., Valbuena, R., Verbeeck, H., Vrska, T., Wessels, K., White, J. C., White, L. J., Zahabu, E., Zgraggen, C.
Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 270, 112845
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Tropical forest dung beetle–mammal dung interaction networks remain similar across an environmental disturbance gradient
Chiew, L. Y., Hackett, T. D., Brodie, J. F., Teoh, S. W., Burslem, D. F., Reynolds, G., Deere, N. J., Vairappan, C. S., Slade, E. M.
Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 604-617
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Identifying priorities, targets, and actions for the long-term social and ecological management of invasive non-native species
Garcia Diaz, P., Montti, L., Powell, P. A., Phimister, E., Pizarro, J. C., Fasola, L., Langdon, B., Pauchard, A., Raffo, E., BastÃas, J., Gabriella, D., Alessandra, F., Huerta, M. F., Linardaki, E., Moyano, J., Nuñez, M. A., Ortiz, M. I., RodrÃguez-Jorquera, I. A., Roesler, I., Tomasevic, J. A., Burslem, D., Cava, M., Lambin, X.
Environmental Management, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 140-153
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The impact of logging on vertical canopy structure across a gradient of tropical forest degradation intensity in Borneo
Milodowski, D. T., Coomes, D. A., Swinfield, T., Jucker, T., Riutta, T., Malhi, Y., Svátek, M., Kvasnica, J., Burslem, D. F., Ewers, R. M., Teh, Y. A., Williams, M.
Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 58, no. 8, pp. 1764-1775
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Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots