Demographic Drivers of Aboveground Biomass Dynamics During Secondary Succession in Neotropical Dry and Wet Forests
Many ATBC members authored this important publication at the last issue of Ecosystems. Abstract and link to the article goes below: The magnitude of the carbon sink in second-growth forests is expected to vary with successional biomass dynamics resulting from tree growth, recruitment, and mortality, and with the effects of climate on these dynamics. We […]
Project Leader Chiribiquete Landscape, Colombia
Conservation of the biodiversity-rich forests in the greater Chiribiquete Landscape in the Southeast of Colombia. The Project Leader will implement and lead the mentioned project for FZS and in close cooperation with the National Protected Areas Agency PNNC. As a protected area specialist the Project Leader shall provide practical support and technical advice to the […]
Postdoctoral Associate, Tropical Forest Ecology
Deadline to Apply: Monday, September 5, 2016 The Poulsen Lab at Duke University (http://poulsenlabduke.com(link is external)) is seeking an outstanding postdoc to study tropical forest ecology in Central Africa. The research will consist of two major foci: (1) Evaluation of how changes in the animal community cascade to affect forest structure, composition and ecosystem services through […]
Ruaha Carnivore Project Field Operations Manager, Tanzania
The Ruaha Carnivore Project (RCP) (www.ruahacarnivoreproject.com) is a small but highly dedicated field project, which aims to reduce human-carnivore conflict and investigate carnivore ecology in Tanzania’s Ruaha landscape. The project is part of Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) but operates as a largely independent research project in Tanzania, registered under the Tanzania Wildlife […]