Mathematical proofs show that rate estimates, for example of mortality and recruitment, will decrease with increasing census interval when obtained from censuses of non-homogeneous populations. This census interval effect could be confounding or perhaps even driving conclusions from comparative s...
Lewis, S.L.
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Phillips, O.L.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Vinceti, B.
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Baker, T.R.
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Brown, S.
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Graham, A.W.
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Higuchi, N.
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Hilbert, D.W.
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Laurance, W.F.
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Lejoly, J.
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Malhi, Y.
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Monteagudo, A.
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Vargas, P. NÚÑEz
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Sonke, B.
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Terborgh, J.W.
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Martínez, R.V.
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[Tropical forest tree mortality, recruitment and turnover rates: calculation, interpretation and comparison when census intervals vary]
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Tropical forest tree mortality, recruitment and turnover rates: calculation, interpretation and comparison when census intervals vary
Achieving effective conservation in the tropics is a global concern but implicates local people. Despite considerable rhetoric about local participation the vast majority of conservation initiatives continue to be devised and controlled by a small group of powerful, external voices. What is widel...
We discuss a recent press release calling on wealthy countries to do more to combat climate change and protect their biodiversity. We examine some further examples of how questionable views are imposed unilaterally on conservation problems. Until we better engage with local perspectives we shall ...
Meijard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good]
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A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good
Biodiversity monitoring activities can hinder rather than promote conservation in tropical countries.The national institutions responsible for conservation in developing countries have very limited resources, which given donors and richer agencies scope for considerable influence. However, those ...
Sheil, Douglas
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[Why doesn't biodiversity monitoring support conservation priorities in the tropics?]
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Why doesn't biodiversity monitoring support conservation priorities in the tropics?
This paper contains an overview of the state of human health in and around forests, and the causal links between forests and human health. It identifies four central links between forests and human health, focusing on two central questions: 1. What are the human health conditions in and around fo...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Kishi, M.
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[Forests and human health in the tropics: some important connections]
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Forests and human health in the tropics: some important connections
Monitoring and research activities may hinder rather than improve conservation in tropical countries. Those concerned with conservation - particularly academics and aid agencies - too often overlook the practical realities of achieving conservation in the tropics. As a result, many initiatives di...
Sheil, Douglas
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Nasi, Robert
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[Recherche et conservation: realities, priorites et distraction]
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Recherche et conservation: realities, priorites et distraction
Tropical conservationists can benefit from understanding human thought processes. We are often less rational than we might believe. Our judgmental biases may sometimes encourage us to overlook or act against major conservation opportunities. Better appreciation of the tricks of the human mind mig...
Sheil, Douglas
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Meijaard, E.
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[Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation]
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Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation