Julie S. Denslow

TL;DR: Interest in the role of adaptations by species to different regeneration sites in structuring plant assemblages in general and tropical tree communities in particular is heightened by rising rates of deforestation throughout the tropics and a critical need for management strategies of the remaining preserves.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared light regimes beneath closed canopies and tree-fall gaps for five temperate and tropical forests using fish-eye photography of intact forest canopie and a model for calculating light penetration through idealized gaps.

TL;DR: This paper summarizes data on regeneration patterns of trees within the framework of hypotheses that (1) tree species partition gaps of different spatial distributions and sizes and (2) partitioning occurs because regeneration strategies keyed to gaps of particular size ranges involve adaptive compromises that restrict the competitive success of the species in gaps of differing sizes.

TL;DR: A biomass recovery map of Latin America is presented, which illustrates geographical and climatic variation in carbon sequestration potential during forest regrowth and will support policies to minimize forest loss in areas where biomass resilience is naturally low and promote forest regeneration and restoration in humid tropical lowland areas with high biomass resilience.