Are the dynamics of tropical forests dominated by large and rare disturbance events?
A recent Ecology Letters paper of Fisher et al. (2008) utilized a modelling framework to investigate disturbance effects on forest biomass dynamics. But it contains serious methodological and conceptual errors. Associated conclusions are unlikely to be correct.
Lloyd
Jon
J
School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. j.lloyd@leeds.ac.uk
Gloor
Emanuel U
EU
Lewis
Simon L
SL
D017753:Ecosystem; D008954:Models, Biological; D014197:Trees / Q000254:growth & development*; D014329:Tropical Climate