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NERC Human-modified Tropical Forest (HMTF) Programme

A range of data relating to terrestrial biodiversity has been collected from tropical forests as part of the Human Modified Tropical Forest (HMTF) research programme, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The programme aims to integrate experimental and observational data with models to understand the role of biodiversity in major forest biogeochemical cycles, explore the spatial correlations between ecosystem function in terms of biogeochemical cycles and the distribution of species that are of conservation concern, and develop new technological capabilities for sustainable long-term observations of biogeochemical cycling in forests.

Data have been collected within three research consortia: Biodiversity And Land-use Impacts on Tropical Ecosystem Function (BALI), Land-use Options for Maintaining BiOdiversity and eKosystem functions (LOMBOK), Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in degraded and recovering Amazonian and Atlantic forests. (ECOFOR) and AFIRE (Assessing ENSO-induced Fire Impacts in tropical Rainforest Ecosystems).
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This data collection contains these resources

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Canopy height measured by LiDAR during the 2015-16 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event in Malaysian Borneo
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Ant colour data from an experiment in Malaysian Borneo, 2015-2018
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Radial stem growth of stems in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Litterfall production in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Fine root production in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Stem respiration in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Soil respiration in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Bird survey data from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, 2015-2017
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Dung beetle abundance data from a before-and-after El Niño experiment in the Brazilian Amazon
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Metabarcoding data from the guano of insectivorous bats in Sabah, Malaysia
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Wood decomposition data from an experiment in Malaysian Borneo, 2015-2018
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Microclimate proxy measurements from a logging gradient in Malaysian Borneo
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Avifauna occurrence data from a longitudinal experiment in human-modified Amazonian forests affected by the 2015-16 El Niño drought and associated fires
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Termite abundance and ecosystem processes in Maliau Basin, 2015-2016
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Mark-Release-Recapture data showing moth and dung beetle movements in riparian reserves within the SAFE project landscape, Malaysian Borneo, 2016-17
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Mammal occurrence identified from metabarcoding of two leech species from Sabah, Malaysia
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Soil properties across primary forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Sabah, Malaysia
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Vertical profile data of light transmission in Atlantic forests along a disturbance gradient
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Above-ground carbon density derived from LiDAR data over oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo, 2014
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High Carbon Stock stratification of the SAFE project site, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2015 [HMTF]
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Mammal detection data for the SAFE project site, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2015 [HMTF]
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Invertebrate activity data from an experiment in Malaysian Borneo, 2014-16 [HMTF]
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Field spectroscopy and leaf trait data from a field experiment in Surrey [HMTF]

Supplemental information

Website for the Human-modified Tropical Forest NERC programme