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ProfessorRobertEwers

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

Professor of Ecology
 
 
 
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1.4Centre for Population BiologySilwood Park

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Qie:2019:10.1177/1940082918823353,
author = {Qie, L and Elsy, A and Stumvoll, A and Kwasnicka, M and Peel, A and Sullivan, JA and Ettinger, MS and Robertson, AJ and Brisbane, JK and Sawyer, AL and Lui, YN and Ow, SN and Sebastianelli, M and Majcher, B and Duan, M and Vigus, H and Pounsin, G and Nilus, R and Ewers, R},
doi = {10.1177/1940082918823353},
journal = {Tropical Conservation Science},
pages = {1--6},
title = {Impending regeneration failure of the IUCN vulnerable Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri)},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1940082918823353},
volume = {12},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The regeneration of many climax species in tropical forest critically depends on adequate seed dispersal and seedling establishment. Here, we report the decreased abundance and increased spatial aggregation of younger trees of the Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri) in a protected forest in Sabah Malaysia. We observed a high level of seedling herbivory with strong density dependence, likely exacerbated by local aggregation and contributing to the progressively shrinking size distribution. We also note the largely undocumented selective herbivory by sambar deer on E. zwageri seedlings. This study highlights the combined impact of altered megafauna community on a tree population through interlinked ecological processes and the need for targeted conservation intervention for this iconic tropical tree species.
AU  - Qie,L
AU  - Elsy,A
AU  - Stumvoll,A
AU  - Kwasnicka,M
AU  - Peel,A
AU  - Sullivan,JA
AU  - Ettinger,MS
AU  - Robertson,AJ
AU  - Brisbane,JK
AU  - Sawyer,AL
AU  - Lui,YN
AU  - Ow,SN
AU  - Sebastianelli,M
AU  - Majcher,B
AU  - Duan,M
AU  - Vigus,H
AU  - Pounsin,G
AU  - Nilus,R
AU  - Ewers,R
DO  - 10.1177/1940082918823353
EP  - 6
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 1940-0829
SP  - 1
TI  - Impending regeneration failure of the IUCN vulnerable Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri)
T2  - Tropical Conservation Science
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1940082918823353
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/66798
VL  - 12
ER  -
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