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).
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).
This data collection contains these resources
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Above-ground carbon density derived from LiDAR data over oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo, 2014
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Ant colour data from an experiment in Malaysian Borneo, 2015-2018
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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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Bird survey data from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, 2015-2017
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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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Dung beetle abundance data from a before-and-after El Niño experiment in the Brazilian Amazon
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Field spectroscopy and leaf trait data from a field experiment in Surrey [HMTF]
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Fine root production in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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High Carbon Stock stratification of 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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Litterfall production in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Mammal detection data for the SAFE project site, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2015 [HMTF]
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Mammal occurrence identified from metabarcoding of two leech species from Sabah, Malaysia
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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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Metabarcoding data from the guano of insectivorous bats in Sabah, Malaysia
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Microclimate proxy measurements from a logging gradient in Malaysian Borneo
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Radial stem growth of stems in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Soil properties across primary forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Sabah, Malaysia
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Soil respiration in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Stem respiration in human-modified forests of Eastern Amazonia
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Termite abundance and ecosystem processes in Maliau Basin, 2015-2016
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Vertical profile data of light transmission in Atlantic forests along a disturbance gradient
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Wood decomposition data from an experiment in Malaysian Borneo, 2015-2018
Supplemental information
Website for the Human-modified Tropical Forest NERC programme