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List of works by Saara J. DeWalt

A Standard Protocol for Liana Censuses1

article by Jeffrey J. Gerwing et al published 24 January 2006 in Biotropica

Above- and belowground carbon stocks are decoupled in secondary tropical forests and are positively related to forest age and soil nutrients respectively

scientific article published on 19 August 2019

An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

scientific article published on June 2015

An experimental test of the EICA Hypothesis in multiple ranges: invasive populations outperform those from the native range independent of insect herbivore suppression

scientific article

Annual Rainfall and Seasonality Predict Pan-tropical Patterns of Liana Density and Basal Area

Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

scientific article published on 06 March 2019

Biogeographical patterns of liana abundance and diversity

scholarly article published 18 October 2014

Biomass allocation, growth, and photosynthesis of genotypes from native and introduced ranges of the tropical shrub Clidemia hirta

scientific article

Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests

scientific article published on 3 February 2016

Carbon sequestration potential of second-growth forest regeneration in the Latin American tropics

scientific article

Censusing and Measuring Lianas: A Quantitative Comparison of the Common Methods1

Damage to tropical forests caused by cyclones is driven by wind speed but mediated by topographical exposure and tree characteristics

scientific article published in May 2024

Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan-tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient

article by Jennifer S Powers et al published July 2009 in Journal of Ecology

Decreased resistance and increased tolerance to native herbivores of the invasive plantSapium sebiferum

article

Demographic trade-offs predict tropical forest dynamics

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Density and diversity of lianas along a chronosequence in a central Panamanian lowland forest

article published in 2000

Differences in cold hardiness between introduced populations of an invasive tree

article

Ethnobotany of the Tacana: Quantitative inventories of two permanent plots of Northwestern Bolivia

scholarly article by Saara J. DeWalt et al published July 1999 in Economic Botany

Fertilization influences the nutrient acquisition strategy of a nomadic vine in a lowland tropical forest understory

Functional recovery of secondary tropical forests

scientific article

Genetic variation of introduced Hawaiian and native Costa Rican populations of an invasive tropical shrub, Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae)

scientific article published on August 1, 2004

Geographic distribution of genetic variation among native and introduced populations of Chinese tallow tree, Triadica sebifera (Euphorbiaceae)

scientific article published on June 10, 2011

Legume abundance along successional and rainfall gradients in Neotropical forests

scientific article published on 28 May 2018

Liana habitat associations and community structure in a Bornean lowland tropical forest

scientific article published in 2006

Multidimensional tropical forest recovery

scientific article

NATURAL-ENEMY RELEASE FACILITATES HABITAT EXPANSION OF THE INVASIVE TROPICAL SHRUB CLIDEMIA HIRTA

scientific article published in 2004

Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests.

scientific article published on 5 February 2018

Population Dynamics and Potential for Biological Control of an Exotic Invasive Shrub in Hawaiian Rainforests

article

Rapid adaptation of insect herbivores to an invasive plant

scientific article published in November 2006

Scale-dependence of aboveground carbon accumulation in secondary forests of Panama: A test of the intermediate peak hypothesis

scientific article published in 2012

Secondary forests of central Panama increase in similarity to old-growth forest over time in shade tolerance but not species composition

article

Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests

scientific article published in July 2022

The effect of Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum) ecotype on soil-plant system carbon and nitrogen processes

scientific article published on 18 August 2006

Tropical biology and conservation in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic

scientific article published on 25 May 2020

Wet and dry tropical forests show opposite successional pathways in wood density but converge over time

scientific article published on 22 April 2019