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SUMMARY:Impact of logging in a Bornean peat swamp forest - Beatrice Wedeux
DTSTART:20140619T150000Z
DTEND:20140619T152500Z
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CONTACT:Megan Cooper
DESCRIPTION:Tropical forests are increasingly affected by\, or recovering 
 from\, human disturbance such as logging. As the conservation value of log
 ged forests is broadly recognised\, it is important to assess the long-las
 ting alterations to their natural processes. In particular\, logging creat
 es artificial canopy gaps\, a feature crucial for functional diversity and
  for carbon turnover. Laser remote sensing (lidar) has proved to be a key 
 tool for detailed measuring of canopy structure across large spatial scale
 s. Here\, I aimed to characterise the impact of ongoing logging on the can
 opy structure of a Bornean peat swamp forest using lidar data. I find that
  logging leads to an increase in canopy gaps only in short forest on low-f
 ertility substrate\, while no impact is detected on taller forests in more
  fertile areas. I explore possible causes for this finding. Logged forests
  on low-fertility substrate are likely to bear long-lasting structural sca
 rs and experience a shift in recruited species as well as an increased fir
 e susceptibility.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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