Ik ben een ecoloog uit Brazilië die gepassioneerd is over tropische bossen, met speciale nadruk op de patronen en processen die gerelateerd zijn aan hun structuur en diversiteit. Mijn voornaamste onderzoeksinteresses omvatten kwantitatieve gemeenschapsecologie, de taxonomische, functionele en phylogenetische diversiteit van boomsoorten en de ecologie, successie en het hersteld van tropische bossen.
Keywords
Tropische bossen, plantenecologie, gemeenschapsecologie, bosherstel, behoud van biologie
Onderzoekinteresses
Mijn huidige onderzoek draait voornamelijk om het begrijpen van natuur- en mensgedreven bosstructuur en -diversiteit, waarnaar ik onderzoek doe aan de hand van de ‘Neotropical Tree Communities database’ (TreeCo).
Actueleonderwerpen
Atlantic forest, Community ecology, Ecology, Forest ecology, Forest restoration, Succession, Tropical forest ecology
Belangrijkepublicaties
- Lima, R.A.F, Oliveira, A.A., Colletta, G., Flores, T.B., Coelho, R.L.G., Dias, P., Frey, G.P.; Iribar, A.; Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, R.R.; Souza, V.C. & Chave, J. 2018. Can plant DNA barcoding be implemented in species-rich tropical regions? A perspective from São Paulo State, Brazil. Genetics and molecular biology 41(3): 661-670.
- Marjakangas, E.L.; Genes, L.; Pires, M.M.; Fernandez, F.A.; Lima, R.A.F.; Oliveira, A.A., Otso Ovaskainen, O., Pires, A.S.; Prado, P.I. & Galetti, M. 2018. Estimating interaction credit for trophic rewilding in tropical forests. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 373(1761): 20170435.
- Brancalion, P.H., Bello, C., Chazdon, R.L., Galetti, M., Jordano, P., Lima, R.A.F., Medina, A.; Pizo, M.A. & Reid, J. L. 2018. Maximizing biodiversity conservation and carbon stocking in restored tropical forests. Conservation Letters 11(4): e12454.
- Lima, R.A.F.; Muller-Landau, H.C.; Prado, P.I.; Condit, R. 2016. How do size distributions relate to concurrently measured demographic rates? Evidence from over 150 tree species in Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology, v. 32, p. 1-14.
- Lima, R.A.F.; Mori, D.P.; Pitta, G.; Melito, M.O.; Bello, C.; Magnago, L.F.; Zwiener, V.P.; Saraiva, D.D.; Marques, M.C.M.; Oliveira, A.A.; Prado, P.I. 2015. How much do we know about the endangered Atlantic Forest? Reviewing nearly 70 years of information on tree community surveys. Biodiversity and Conservation, v. 24, p. 2135-2148.
- Lima, R.A.F.; Batista, J.L.F.; Prado, P. I. 2015. Modeling tree diameter distributions in natural forests: An evaluation of 10 statistical models. Forest Science, v. 61, p. 320-327.
- Bello, C.; Galetti, M.; Pizo, M.A.; Magnago, L.F.S.; Rocha, M.F.; Lima, R.A.F.; Peres, C.A.; Ovaskainen, O.; Jordano, P. 2015. Defaunation affects carbon storage in tropical forests. Science Advances, v. 1, p. e1501105-e1501105.
- Lima, R.A.F.; Prado, P.I.; Martini, A.M.Z.; Fonseca, L.J.; Gandolfi, S.; Rodrigues, R.R. 2013. Improving methods in gap ecology: Revisiting size and shape distributions using a model selection approach. Journal of Vegetation Science, v. 24, p. 484-495.
- Lima, R.A.F.; Rother, D.C.; Muler, A.E.; Lepsch, I.F.; Rodrigues, R.R. 2012. Bamboo overabundance alters forest structure and dynamics in the Atlantic Forest hotspot. Biological Conservation, v. 147, p. 32-39.
- Lima, R.A.F.; Oliveira, A.A.; Martini, A.M.Z.; Sampaio, D.; Souza, V.C.; Rodrigues, R.R. 2011. Structure, diversity, and spatial patterns in a permanent plot of high Restinga forest in Southeastern Brazil. Acta Botanica Brazilica, v. 25, p. 633-645, 2011.
- Rodrigues, R.R.; Lima, R.A.F.; Gandolfi, S.; Nave, A.G. 2009. On the restoration of high diversity forests: 30 years of experience in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Biological Conservation, v.142, p. 1242-1251.
- Lima, R.A.F.; Martini, A.M.Z.; Gandolfi, S.; Rodrigues, R.R. 2008. Repeated disturbances and canopy disturbance regime in a tropical semi-deciduous forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology, v. 24, p. 85-93.
- Lima, R.A.F. 2005. Gap size measurement: the proposal of a new field method. Forest Ecology and Management, v. 214, n.1-3, p. 413-419.