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The Impact of Hunting on the Mammalian Fauna of Tropical Asian Forests
- R. Corlett
- Biology
- 1 May 2007
People have hunted mammals in tropical Asian forests for at least 40,000 yr. This period has seen one confirmed global extinction (the giant pangolin, Manis palaeojavanica) and range restrictions for… Expand
Frugivory and seed dispersal by vertebrates in the Oriental (Indomalayan) Region
- R. Corlett
- Medicine
- Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical…
- 1 November 1998
Current knowledge of frugivory and seed dispersal by vertebrates in the Oriental Region is summarized. Some degree of frugivory has been reported for many fish and reptile species, almost half the… Expand
Assessing species' vulnerability to climate change
- Michela Pacifici, W. Foden, +19 authors C. Rondinini
- 1 March 2015
The effects of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly well documented, and many methods have been developed to assess species' vulnerability to climatic changes, both ongoing and projected… Expand
A conceptual framework for predicting the effects of urban environments on floras
- N. S. Williams, M. Schwartz, +8 authors M. Mcdonnell
- Geography
- 2009
Summary
1With the majority of people now living in urban environments, urbanization is arguably the most intensive and irreversible ecosystem change on the planet.
2Urbanization transforms floras… Expand
Will plant movements keep up with climate change?
- R. Corlett, D. Westcott
- Environmental Science, Medicine
- Trends in ecology & evolution
- 1 August 2013
In the face of anthropogenic climate change, species must acclimate, adapt, move, or die. Although some species are moving already, their ability to keep up with the faster changes expected in the… Expand
Biodiversity and Conservation of Tropical Peat Swamp Forests
- M. C. Posa, L. S. Wijedasa, R. Corlett
- Geography
- 2011
Tropical peat swamp forest is a unique ecosystem that is most extensive in Southeast Asia, where it is under enormous threat from logging, fire, and land conversion. Recent research has shown this… Expand
Life after Logging: Reconciling Wildlife Conservation and Production Forestry in Indonesian Borneo
- R. Corlett
- Geography
- 2007
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The ecological transformation of Singapore, 1819-1990
- R. Corlett
- Biology
- 1 July 1992
In 1819 the island of Singapore was almost en- tirely covered in rain forest, with a flora similar to the adja- cent Malay Peninsula but a relatively depauperate vertebrate fauna. The cultivation of… Expand
The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people
- Brett R. Scheffers, L. De Meester, +14 authors J. Watson
- Geography, Medicine
- Science
- 11 November 2016
Accumulating impacts Anthropogenic climate change is now in full swing, our global average temperature already having increased by 1°C from preindustrial levels. Many studies have documented… Expand
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