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Dr David Burslem

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+44 (0)1224 272695

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d.burslem@abdn.ac.uk


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Research Interests

Tropical forests are important reservoirs of global biodiversity and fixed carbon. Research in my group investigates the processes that maintain diversity in tropical forests and the mechanisms that control the distribution of tropical tree species and communities. We focus on application of these principles to tropical forest conservation.

Comparative germination ecology : Germination is an important determinant of where and when plants establish in the community. We are testing the hypothesis that coexisting and congeneric species have contrasting germination responses to light, nutrients and water supply that contribute to species coexistence. Our longer-term goal is to derive a physically-based germination and seedling emergence model for a suite of neotropical pioneer trees.

Plant responses to resource heterogeneity : Environments are patchy and trade-offs among key plant traits might determine species distribution along gradients of resource supply. Our current research is testing the hypothesis that biotic interactions influence the response of tropical trees to the abiotic environment, based on experiments in a lowland dipterocarp forest in Malaysia.

Role of disturbance in structuring tropical forest communities : There may be feedbacks between disturbance regime, diversity and species composition of tropical forests that are important determinants of ecosystem function. We are exploring these links analytically using long-term time series of tropical forest plot data from the Solomon Islands and elsewhere.

Analysis of spatial patterns in tropical tree distribution and their implications : Most tropical trees are highly aggregated is space. Spatial structure may arise either because of habitat preferences or dispersal limitation, or some combination of these factors. We are exploring the causes and consequences of spatial patterning of tropical tree populations using spatially explicit data on large forest plots and designed experiments.

Restoration of degraded tropical lands: Large areas of the wet tropics have been degraded by the activities of people, particularly by fire and over-grazing. Land degradation has important negative impacts on biodiversity and the potential for carbon sequestration in forest biomass. Our current research is investigating the biophysical and social constraints to tree regeneration in grassland occupying abandoned tea plantations in central Sri Lanka.  

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Research Grants

2003-2006. European Commission. Development of human resource capacity for teaching and research on restoration of degraded tropical ecosystems.

1999-2003 British Ecological Society. Disturbance and regeneration in tropical rain forest: the importance of biotic interactions.

2001-2002 NERC. Small-scale spatial distribution of Shorea species in a Malaysian rain forest: effects of adult density on the production and fate of seeds.

1999-2001 NERC. Regeneration niche differences among tropical pioneer trees: the importance of interactions between seed size and germination responses to environmental factors.  

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External Responsibilities

Associate editor of Journal of Ecology

Council Member of the British Ecological Society

Aberdeen local secretary for the Botanical Society of Scotland

Aberdeen University representative on the Council of the Tropical Biology Association

Co-organiser of the joint meeting of the British Ecological Society and Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, July 2003  

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Publications

  • Maycock, CR., Kettle, CJ., Khoo, E., Pereira, J., Sugau, J., Nilus, R., Ong, RC., Amaludin, NA., Newman, MF. & Burslem, DFRP. A Revised Conservation Assessment of Dipterocarps in Sabah, Special issue, 2012, Biotropica, 44, 5, pp649 - 657, ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3606
  • Metali, F., Salim, KA. & Burslem, DFRP. Evidence of foliar aluminium accumulation in local, regional and global datasets of wild plants, Article, 2012, New Phytologist, 193, 3, pp637 - 649, ISSN/ISBN: 0028-646X
  • Dhakal, B., Pinard, M., Gunatilleke, I., Gunatilleke, C., Weerasinghe, H., Dharmaparakrama, A. & Burslem, D. Impacts of cardamom cultivation on montane forest ecosystems in Sri Lanka, Article, 2012, Forest Ecology and Management, 274, pp151 - 160, ISSN/ISBN: 0378-1127
  • Kettle, CJ., Maycock, CR. & Burslem, DFRP. New Directions in Dipterocarp Biology and Conservation, Special issue, 2012, Biotropica, 44, 5 - 658–660, ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3606
  • Nielsen, UN., Osler, GHR., Campbell, CD., Burslem, DFRP. & van der Wal, R. Predictors of fine-scale spatial variation in soil mite and microbe community composition differ between biotic groups and habitats, Article, 2012, Pedobiologia, 55, 2, pp83 - 91, ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4056
  • Gardner, PC., Maycock, CR., Khoo, E. & Burslem, DFRP. The morphology and exine ornamentation of fresh pollen from four dipterocarp species in Sabah, Article, 2012, Sandakania, 18, pp33 - 44, ISSN/ISBN: 0128-5939
  • Maycock, CR., Khoo, E., Kettle, CJ., Pereira, JT., Sugau, JB., Nilus, R., Jumian, J. & Burslem, DFRP. Using High Resolution Ecological Niche Models to Assess the Conservation Status of Dipterocarpus lamellatus and Dipterocarpus ochraceus in Sabah, Malaysia, Special issue, 2012, Journal of Forest Science, 28, 3, pp158 - 169, ISSN/ISBN: 1226-8267
  • Kettle, CJ., Burslem, DFRP. & Ghazoul, J. An Unorthodox Approach to Forest Restoration, Letter, 2011, Science, 333, 6038 - 36, ISSN/ISBN: 0036-8075
  • Lopez-Toledo, L., Gonzalez-Salazar, C., Burslem, DFRP. & Martinez-Ramos, M. Conservation Assessment of Guaiacum sanctum and Guaiacum coulteri, Article, 2011, Biotropica, 43, 2, pp246 - 255, ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3606
  • Kettle, CJ., Hollingsworth, PM., Burslem, DFRP., Maycock, CR., Khoo, E. & Ghazoul, J. Determinants of fine-scale spatial genetic structure in three co-occurring rain forest canopy trees in Borneo, Article, 2011, Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics, 13, 1, pp45 - 54, ISSN/ISBN: 1433-8319
  • Kettle, CJ., Hollingsworth, PM., Burslem, DFRP., Maycock, CR., Khoo, E. & Ghazoul, J. Determinants of fine-scale spatial genetic structure in three co-occurring rainforest canopy trees in Borneo, Article, 2011, Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics, 13, 3 - 245, ISSN/ISBN: 1433-8319
  • Kettle, CJ., Maycock, CR., Ghazoul, J., Hollingsworth, PM., Khoo, E., Sukri, RSH. & Burslem, DFRP. Ecological Implications of a Flower Size/Number Trade-Off in Tropical Forest Trees, Article, 2011, PLoS ONE, 6, 2, ISSN/ISBN: 1932-6203
  • Brown, C., Law, R., Illian, JB. & Burslem, DFRP. Linking ecological processes with spatial and non-spatial patterns in plant communities, Article, 2011, Journal of Ecology, 99, 6, pp1402 - 1414, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0477
  • Nilus, R., Maycock, CR., Majalap-Lee, N. & Burslem, DFRP. Nutrient limitation of tree seedling growth in three soil types found in Sabah, Article, 2011, Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 23, 2, pp133 - 142, ISSN/ISBN: 0128-1283
  • Gunaratne, AMTA., Gunatilleke, CVS., Gunatilleke, IAUN., Weerasinghe, HMSP. & Burslem, DFRP. Release from root competition promotes tree seedling survival and growth following transplantation into human-induced grasslands in Sri Lanka, Article, 2011, Forest Ecology and Management, 262, 2, pp229 - 236, ISSN/ISBN: 0378-1127
  • Kettle, CJ., Ghazoul, J., Ashton, P., Cannon, CH., Chong, L., Diway, B., Faridah, E., Harrison, R., Hector, A., Hollingsworth, P., Koh, LP., Khoo, E., Kitayama, K., Kartawinata, K., Marshall, AJ., Maycock, C., Nanami, S., Paoli, G., Potts, MD., Samsoedin, I., Sheil, D., Tan, S., Tomoaki, I., Webb, C., Yamakura, T. & Burslem, DFRP. Seeing the fruit for the trees in Borneo, Article, 2011, Conservation Letters, 4, 3, pp184 - 191, ISSN/ISBN: 1755-263X
  • Bagchi, R., Henrys, PA., Brown, PE., Burslem, DFRP., Diggle, PJ., Gunatilleke, CVS., Gunatilleke, IAUN., Kassim, AR., Law, R., Noor, S. & Valencia, RL. Spatial patterns reveal negative density dependence and habitat associations in tropical trees, Article, 2011, Ecology, 92, 9, pp1723 - 1729, ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9658
  • Dawson, W., Burslem, DFRP. & Hulme, PE. The comparative importance of species traits and introduction characteristics in tropical plant invasions, Article, 2011, Diversity and Distributions, 17, 6, pp1111 - 1121, ISSN/ISBN: 1366-9516
  • Maycock, CR., Majapun, R., Khoo, E., Pereira, J., Sugau, J. & Burslem, DFRP. The potential impacts of climate change on the distribution of Nepenthes and dipterocarps of the Trus Madi Forest Reserve, Conference contribution, 2011, Conservation of biodiversity in Trus Madi Forest Reserve, pp95 - 104
  • Gunaratne, T., Gunatilleke, CVS., Gunatilleke, IAUN., Weerasinghe, HMSP. & Burslem, DFRP. Barriers to tree seedling emergence on human-induced grasslands in Sri Lanka, Article, 2010, Journal of Applied Ecology, 47, 1, pp157 - 165, ISSN/ISBN: 0021-8901
  • Eichhorn, MP., Nilus, R., Compton, SG., Hartley, SE. & Burslem, DFRP. Herbivory of tropical rain forest tree seedlings correlates with future mortality, Article, 2010, Ecology, 91, 4, pp1092 - 1101, ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9658
  • Kettle, CJ., Ghazoul, J., Ashton, PS., Cannon, CH., Chong, L., Diway, B., Faridah, E., Harrison, R., Hector, A., Hollingsworth, P., Koh, LP., Khoo, E., Kitayama, K., Kartawinata, K., Marshall, AJ., Maycock, CR., Nanami, S., Paoli, G., Potts, MD., Sheil, D., Tan, S., Tomoaki, I., Webb, C., Yamakura, T. & Burslem, DFRP. Mass Fruiting in Borneo, Letter, 2010, Science, 330, 6004, pp584 - 584, ISSN/ISBN: 0036-8075
  • Nielsen, UN., Osler, GHR., Campbell, CD., Neilson, R., Burslem, DFRP. & Van Der Wal, R. The Enigma of Soil Animal Species Diversity Revisited, Article, 2010, PLoS ONE, 5, 7, ISSN/ISBN: 1932-6203
  • Nielsen, UN., Osler, GHR., Campbell, CD., Burslem, DFRP. & van der Wal, R. The influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale, Article, 2010, Journal of Biogeography, 37, 7, pp1317 - 1328, ISSN/ISBN: 0305-0270
  • Marques, M., Burslem, DFRP., Britez, RM. & Silva, SM. Dynamics and diversity of flooded and unflooded forests in a Brazilian Atlantic rain forest, Article, 2009, Plant Ecology, 2, 1, pp57 - 64
  • Law, R., Illian, JB., Burslem, DFRP., Gratzer, G., Gunatilleke, CVS. & Gunatilleke, IAUN. Ecological information from spatial patterns of plants: insights from point process theory, Scientific review, 2009, Journal of Ecology, 97, 4, pp616 - 628, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0477
  • Dawson, W., Burslem, DFRP. & Hulme, P. Factors explaining alien plant invasion success in a tropical ecosystem differ at each stage of invasion, Article, 2009, Journal of Ecology, 97, 4, pp657 - 665, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0477
  • Dalling, JW., Pearson, TRH., Ballesteros, J., Sanchez, E. & Burslem, DFRP. Habitat partitioning among neotropical pioneers, Article, 2009, Oecologia, 161, 2, pp361 - 370, ISSN/ISBN: 0029-8549
  • Dawson, W., Burslem, DFRP. & Hulme, PE. Herbivory is related to taxonomic isolation, but not to invasiveness of tropical alien plants, Article, 2009, Diversity and Distributions, 15, 1, pp141 - 147, ISSN/ISBN: 1366-9516
  • Juliana, WAW., Burslem, DFRP. & Swaine, MD. Nutrient Limitation of Seedling Growth on Contrasting Soils from Pasoh Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia, Article, 2009, Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 21, 4, pp316 - 327, ISSN/ISBN: 0128-1283
  • Dent, DH. & Burslem, DFRP. Performance Trade-offs Driven by Morphological Plasticity Contribute to Habitat Specialization of Bornean Tree Species, Article, 2009, Biotropica, 41, 4, pp424 - 434, ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3606
  • Keith, AM., Brooker, RW., Osler, GHR., Chapman, SJ., Burslem, DFRP. & Van Der Wal, R. Strong impacts of belowground tree inputs on soil nematode trophic composition, Article, 2009, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41, 6, pp1060 - 1065, ISSN/ISBN: 0038-0717
  • Queenborough, SA., Burslem, DFRP., Garwood, NC. & Valencia, R. Taxonomic scale-dependence of habitat niche partitioning and biotic neighbourhood on survival of tropical tree seedlings, Article, 2009, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B, Biological Sciences, 276, 1676, pp4197 - 4205, ISSN/ISBN: 0962-8452
  • Dawson, W., Burslem, DFRP. & Hulme, P. The suitability of weed risk assessment as a conservation tool to identify invasive plant threats in East African rainforests, Article, 2009, Biological Conservation, 142, 5, pp1018 - 1024, ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3207
  • Dawson, W., Mndolwa, AS., Burslem, DFRP. & Hulme, PE. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens, Article, 2008, Biodiversity and Conservation, 17, 8, pp1979 - 1995, ISSN/ISBN: 0960-3115
  • Marthews, TR., Mullins, CE., Dalling, JW. & Burslem, DFRP. Burial and secondary dispersal of small seeds in a tropical forest, Article, 2008, Journal of Tropical Ecology, 24, 6, pp595 - 605, ISSN/ISBN: 0266-4674
  • Daws, MI., Crabtree, LM., Dalling, JW., Mullins, C. & Burslem, DFRP. Germination Responses to Water Potential in Neotropical Pioneers Suggest Large-seeded Species Take More Risks, Article, 2008, Annals of Botany, 102, 6, pp945 - 951, ISSN/ISBN: 0305-7364
  • Keith, AM., van der Wal, R., Brooker, RW., Osler, GHR., Chapman, SJ., Burslem, DFRP. & Elston, DA. Increasing litter species richness reduces variability in a terrestrial decomposer system, Article, 2008, Ecology, 89, 9, pp2657 - 2664, ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9658
  • Marthews, TR., Burslem, DFRP., Phillips, RT. & Mullins, CE. Modelling Direct Radiation and Canopy Gap Regimes in Tropical Forests, Article, 2008, Biotropica, 40, 6, pp676 - 685, ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3606
  • Berge, L., Bignell, DE., Rahman, H. & Burslem, DFRP. Quantification of termite attack on lying dead wood by a line intersection method in the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia, Article, 2008, Insect Conservation and Diversity, 1, 2, pp85 - 94, ISSN/ISBN: 1752-458X
  • Marthews, TR., Burslem, DFRP., Paton, SR., Yanyuez, F. & Mullins, CE. Soil drying in a tropical forest, Article, 2008, Ecological Modelling, 216, 3-4, pp369 - 384, ISSN/ISBN: 0304-3800
  • Nielsen, UN., Osler, GHR., van der Wal, R., Campbell, CD. & Burslem, DFRP. Soil pore volume and the abundance of soil mites in two contrasting habitats, Article, 2008, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 6, pp1538 - 1541, ISSN/ISBN: 0038-0717
  • Daws, MI., Ballard, C., Mullins, CE., Garwood, NC., Murray, B., Pearson, TRH. & Burslem, DFRP. Allometric relationships between seed mass and seedling characteristics reveal trade-offs for neotropical gap-dependent species, Article, 2007, Oecologia, 154, 3, pp445 - 454, ISSN/ISBN: 0029-8549
  • Queenborough, SA., Burslem, DFRP., Garwood, NC. & Valencia, R. Determinants of biased sex ratios and inter-sex costs of reproduction in dioecious tropical forest trees, Article, 2007, American Journal of Botany, 94, 1, pp67 - 78, ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9122
  • Queenborough, SA., Burslem, DFRP., Garwood, NC. & Valencia, R. Habitat niche partitioning by 16 species of Myristicaceae in Amazonian Ecuador, Article, 2007, Plant Ecology, 192, 2, pp193 - 207
  • Daws, MI., Bolton, S., Burslem, DFRP., Garwood, NC. & Mullins, CE. Loss of desiccation tolerance during germination in neo-tropical pioneer seeds, Article, 2007, Seed Science Research, 17, 4, pp273 - 281, ISSN/ISBN: 0960-2585
  • Daws, MI., Bolton, S., Burslem, DFRP., Mullins, C. & Garwood, NC. Loss of desiccation tolerance in imbibed seeds, Article, 2007, South African Journal of Botany, 73, 3, pp501 - 501, ISSN/ISBN: 0254-6299
  • Queenborough, SA., Burslem, DFRP., Garwood, NC. & Valencia, R. Neighborhood and community interactions determine the spatial pattern of tropical tree seedling survival, Article, 2007, Ecology, 88, 9, pp2248 - 2258, ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9658
  • Keith, AM., van der Wal, R., Brooker, RW., Osler, GHR., Chapman, SJ. & Burslem, DFRP. Birch invasion of heather moorland increases nematode diversity and trophic complexity, Article, 2006, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38, pp3421 - 3430, ISSN/ISBN: 0038-0717
  • Daws, MI., Orr, D., Burslem, DFRP. & Mullins, CE. Effect of high temperature on chalazal plug removal and germination in Apeiba tibourbou Aubl., Article, 2006, Seed Science and Technology, 34, pp221 - 225, ISSN/ISBN: 0251-0952
  • DeWalt, SJ., Ickes, K., Nilus, R., Harms, KE. & Burslem, DFRP. Liana habitat associations and community structure in a Bornean lowland tropical forest, Article, 2006, Plant Ecology, 186, pp203 - 216
  • Gunatilleke, CVS., Gunatilleke, IAUN., Esufali, S., Harms, KE., Ashton, PMS., Burslem, DFRP. & Ashton, PS. Species-habitat associations in a Sri Lankan dipterocarp forest, Article, 2006, Journal of Tropical Ecology, 22, pp371 - 384, ISSN/ISBN: 0266-4674
  • Burslem, DFRP., Pinard, MA. & Hartley, SE. Biotic Interactions in the Tropics, Book, 2005
  • Daws, MI., Pearson, TRH., Burslem, DFRP., Mullins, CE. & Dalling, JW. Effects of topographic position, leaf litter and seed size on seedling demography in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panama, Article, 2005, Plant Ecology, 179, pp93 - 105
  • Maycock, CR., Thewlis, RN., Ghazoul, J., Nilus, R. & Burslem, DFRP. Reproduction of dipterocarps during low intensity masting events in a Bornean rain forest, Article, 2005, Journal of Vegetation Science, 16, pp635 - 646, ISSN/ISBN: 1100-9233
  • D'Oliveira, MVN., Swaine, MD., Burslem, DFRP., Braz, EM. & Araujo, HJB. Sustainable forest management for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Amazon, Chapter, 2005, Slash-and-Burn Agriculture, pp198 - 221
  • Burslem, DFRP. Natural disturbance in forest environments, Chapter, 2004, In: Encyclopaedia of Forest Sciences (eds J. Burley, J. Evans & J. Youngquist), Elsevier Science, Oxford, England, pp80 - 85
  • Burslem, DFRP. Plant diversity in forests, Chapter, 2004, In: Encyclopaedia of Forest Sciences (eds J. Burley, J. Evans & J. Youngquist), Elsevier Science, Oxford, England, pp40 - 44
  • Baker, TR., Burslem, DFRP. & Swaine, MD. Associations between tree growth, soil fertility and water availability at local and regional scales in Ghanaian tropical rain forest, Article, 2003, Journal of Tropical Ecology, 19, pp109 - 125, ISSN/ISBN: 0266-4674
  • Sheil, D. & Burslem, DFRP. Disturbing hypotheses in tropical forests, Article, 2003, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 18, pp18 - 26, ISSN/ISBN: 0169-5347
  • Burslem, DFRP. & Whitmore, TC. Functional diversity and response to disturbance in lowland tropical rain forest on Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Chapter, 2003, In: Long term changes in composition and diversity as a result of natural and man made disturbances: case studies from the Guyana Shield, Africa, Borneo and Melanesia (ed. H. Ter Steege), Tropenbos International, Wageningen, The Netherlands, pp61 - 77
  • Pearson, TRH., Burslem, DFRP., Mullins, C. & Dalling, JW. Functional significance of photoblastic germination in neotropical pioneer trees: a seed’s eye view, Article, 2003, Functional Ecology, 17, pp394 - 402, ISSN/ISBN: 0269-8463
  • Pearson, TRH., Burslem, DFRP., Goeriz, RE. & Dalling, JW. Gap size partitioning of neotropical pioneers: responses to multiple interacting factors determine growth and survival in the field, Article, 2003, Oecologia, 137, pp456 - 465, ISSN/ISBN: 0029-8549
  • Pearson, TRH., Burslem, DFRP., Goeriz, RE. & Dalling, JW. Interactions of gap size and herbivory on establishment, growth and survival of three species of neotropical pioneer trees, Article, 2003, Journal of Ecology, 91, pp785 - 796, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0477
  • Baker, TC., Swaine, MD. & Burslem, DFRP. Variation in tropical forest growth rates: combined effects of functional group composition and resource availability, Scientific review, 2003, Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics, 6, 1-2, pp21 - 36, ISSN/ISBN: 1433-8319
  • Baker, TR., Swaine, MD. & Burslem, DFRP. Variation in tropical forest growth rates, Article, 2003, Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics, 6, 1-2, pp21 - 36, ISSN/ISBN: 1433-8319
  • Daws, MI., Burslem, DFRP., Crabtree, LM., Kirkman, P., Mullins, C. & Dalling, JW. Differences in seed germination responses may promote coexistence of four sympatric Piper species, Article, 2002, Functional Ecology, 16, pp258 - 267, ISSN/ISBN: 0269-8463
  • Burslem, DFRP. & Swaine, MD. Forest dynamics and regeneration, Chapter, 2002, In: Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology (eds. Chazdon,R. L.;Whitmore,T. C.), University of Chicago Press, pp577 - 583
  • Pearson, TRH., Burslem, DFRP., Mullins, C. & Dalling, JW. Germination ecology of neotropical pioneers: Interacting effects of environmental conditions and seed size, Article, 2002, Ecology, 83, 10, pp2798 - 2807, ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9658
  • Debski, I., Burslem, DFRP., Palmiotto, PA., Lafrankie, JV., Lee, HS. & Manokaran, N. Habitat preferences of Aporosa in two Malaysian rain forests: Implications for abundance and co-existence, Article, 2002, Ecology, 83, 7, pp2005 - 2018, ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9658
  • Debski, I., Burslem, DFRP., Palmiotto, PA., Lafrankie, JV., Lee, HS. & Manokaran, N. Habitat preferences of Aporosa in two Malaysian forests: Implications for abundance and coexistence, Article, 2002, Ecology, 83, pp2005 - 2018, ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9658
  • Baker, TR., Affum-Baffoe, K., Burslem, DFRP. & Swaine, MD. Phenological differences in tree water use and the timing of tropical forest inventories: conclusions from patterns of dry season diameter change, Article, 2002, Forest Ecology and Management, 171, 3, pp261 - 274, ISSN/ISBN: 0378-1127
  • Daws, MI., Mullins, C., Burslem, DFRP., Paton, SR. & Dalling, J. Topographic position affects the water regime in a semideciduous tropical forest in Panama, Article, 2002, Plant and Soil, 238, pp79 - 90, ISSN/ISBN: 0032-079X
  • Burslem, DFRP., Garwood, NC. & Thomas, SC. Ecology - Tropical forest diversity - The plot thickens, Article, 2001, Science, 291, 5504, pp606 - 607, ISSN/ISBN: 0036-8075
  • Burslem, DFRP. & Miller, J. Seed size, germination and seedling relative growth rates in three tropical tree species, Article, 2001, Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 13, pp148 - 161, ISSN/ISBN: 0128-1283
  • Debski, I., Burslem, DFRP. & Lamb, D. Ecological processes maintaining differential tree species distributions in an Australian subtropical rain forest: implications for models of species coexistence, Article, 2000, Journal of Tropical Ecology, 16, pp387 - 415, ISSN/ISBN: 0266-4674
  • Burslem, DFRP., Whitmore, TC. & Brown, GC. Short-term effects of cyclone impact and long-term recovery of tropical rain forest on Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Article, 2000, Journal of Ecology, 88, pp1063 - 1078, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0477
  • Burslem, DFRP. & Whitmore, TC. Species diversity, susceptibility to disturbance and tree population dynamics in tropical rain forest, Article, 1999, Journal of Vegetation Science, 10, pp767 - 776, ISSN/ISBN: 1100-9233
  • Burslem, DFRP., Whitmore, TC. & Denmark, N. A thirty-year record of forest dynamics from Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Chapter, 1998, Forest Biodiversity Research, Monitoring and Modeling, 20, pp633 - 645
  • Grubb, PJ. & Burslem, DFRP. Mineral nutrient concentrations as a function of seed size within seed crops, Article, 1998, Journal of Tropical Ecology, 14, 2, pp177 - 185, ISSN/ISBN: 0266-4674
  • Gunatilleke, CVS., Gunatilleke, IAUN., Perera, GAD., Burslem, DFRP., Ashton, PMS. & Ashton, PS. Responses to nutrient addition among seedlings of eight closely related species of Shorea in Sri Lanka, Article, 1997, Journal of Ecology, 85, 3, pp301 - 311, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0477
  • Burslem, DFRP., Grubb, PJ. & Turner, IM. Responses to simulated drought and elevated nutrient supply among shade-tolerant tree seedlings of lowland tropical forest in Singapore, Article, 1996, Biotropica, 28, 4b, pp636 - 648, ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3606
  • Burslem, DFRP., GRUBB, PJ. & TURNER, IM. Responses to Nutrient Addition among Shade-Tolerant Tree Seedlings of Lowland Tropical Rain-Forest in Singapore, Article, 1995, Journal of Ecology, 83, 1, pp113 - 122, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0477
  • SHEIL, D., Burslem, DFRP. & ALDER, D. The Interpretation and Misinterpretation of Mortality-Rate Measures, Article, 1995, Journal of Ecology, 83, 2, pp331 - 333, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0477
  • GRUBB, PJ., TURNER, IM. & Burslem, DFRP. Mineral nutrient status of coastal hill dipterocarp forest and adinandra belukar in Singapore: analysis of soil, leaves and litter, Article, 1994, Journal of Tropical Ecology, 10, pp559 - 577, ISSN/ISBN: 0266-4674
  • Burslem, DFRP., TURNER, IM. & GRUBB, PJ. Mineral nutrient status of coastal hill dipterocarp forest and adinandra belukar in Singapore, Article, 1994, Journal of Tropical Ecology, 10, 04, pp579 - 599, ISSN/ISBN: 0266-4674

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