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Leaf-level photosynthetic capacity in lowland Amazonian and high-elevation Ande...
Bahar, Nur H.A.; Ishida, Francoise Yoko; Weerasinghe, Lasantha K.; Guerrieri, Rossella; O'Sullivan, Odhran S.; Bloomfield, Keith J.; Asner, Gregory P.We examined whether variations in photosynthetic capacity are linked to variations in the environment and/or associated leaf traits for tropical moist forests (TMFs) in the Andes/western Amazon regions of Peru. We compared photosynthetic capacity (maximal rate of carboxylation of Rubisco (Vcmax), and the maximum rate of electron transport (Jmax)), leaf mass, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) per unit leaf area (M...
Storm-triggered landslides in the Peruvian Andes and implications for topograph...
Clark, Kathryn E.; West, A. Joshua; Hilton, Robert G.; Asner, Gregory P.; Quesada, Carlos Alberto; Silman, Miles R.; Saatchi, Sassan S.In this study, we assess the geomorphic role of a rare, large-magnitude landslide-triggering event and consider its effect on mountain forest ecosystems and the erosion of organic carbon in an Andean river catchment. Proximal triggers such as large rain storms are known to cause large numbers of landslides, but the relative effects of such low-frequency, high-magnitude events are not well known in the context o...