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Lack of intermediate-scale disturbance data prevents robust extrapolation of plot-level tree mortality rates for old-growth tropical forests
Article first published online: 8 NOV 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01398.x
© 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS
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Chambers, J. Q., Negrón-Juárez, R. I., Hurtt, G. C., Marra, D. M. and Higuchi, N. (2009), Lack of intermediate-scale disturbance data prevents robust extrapolation of plot-level tree mortality rates for old-growth tropical forests. Ecology Letters, 12: E22–E25. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01398.x
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- Issue published online: 8 NOV 2009
- Article first published online: 8 NOV 2009
- Editor, Wilfried Thuiller Manuscript received 22 April 2009 First decision made 26 May 2009 Second decision made 5 August 2009 Manuscript accepted 16 September 2009
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Keywords:
- Amazon;
- equilibrium;
- gap;
- carbon;
- NEP
Ecology Letters (2009) 12: E22–E25
Abstract
Lloyd et al. (2009) question the methods, concepts and conclusions of Fisher et al. (2008). We address these assertions, and place our work into a broader context. We demonstrate the veracity of Fisher et al., and further show that lack of data for intermediate-scale tree mortality disturbance events for old-growth tropical forests might prevent robust extrapolation of forest plot biomass accumulation data, and accurate estimates of distribution parameters such as power-law exponents (α).