Professor David Burslem

Director - Interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Biodiversity

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The enigma of soil animal species diversity revisited: the role of small-scale heterogeneity
2010 - Published
Nielsen, U. N., Osler, G. H. R., Campbell, C. D., Neilson, R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., van der Wal, R.
PloS ONE, vol. 5, no. 7, e11567
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011567
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3485/1/The_enigma_of_soil.pdf
The influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale
2010 - Published
Nielsen, U. N., Osler, G. H. R., Campbell, C. D., Burslem, D. F. R. P., van der Wal, R.
Journal of Biogeography, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 1317-1328
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02281.x
Herbivory of tropical rain forest tree seedlings correlates with future mortality
2010 - Published
Eichhorn, M. P., Nilus, R., Compton, S. G., Hartley, S. E., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Ecology, vol. 91, no. 4, pp. 1092-1101
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/09-0300.1
Barriers to tree seedling emergence on human-induced grasslands in Sri Lanka
2010 - Published
Gunaratne, T., Gunatilleke, C. V. S., Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N., Weerasinghe, H. M. S. P. M., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 157-165
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01763.x
Taxonomic scale-dependence of habitat niche partitioning and biotic neighbourhood on survival of tropical tree seedlings
2009 - Published
Queenborough, S. A., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Garwood, N. C., Valencia, R.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B, Biological Sciences, vol. 276, no. 1676, pp. 4197-4205
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.0921
Nutrient Limitation of Seedling Growth on Contrasting Soils from Pasoh Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia
2009 - Published
Juliana, W. A. W., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Swaine, M. D.
Journal of Tropical Forest Science, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 316-327
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Habitat partitioning among neotropical pioneers: a consequence of differential susceptibility to browsing herbivores?
2009 - Published
Dalling, J. W., Pearson, T. R. H., Ballesteros, J., Sanchez, E., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Oecologia, vol. 161, no. 2, pp. 361-370
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-009-1385-y
Ecological information from spatial patterns of plants: insights from point process theory
2009 - Published
Law, R., Illian, J. B., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Gratzer, G., Gunatilleke, C. V. S., Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N.
Journal of Ecology, vol. 97, no. 4, pp. 616-628
Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01510.x
Factors explaining alien plant invasion success in a tropical ecosystem differ at each stage of invasion
2009 - Published
Dawson, W., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Hulme, P.
Journal of Ecology, vol. 97, no. 4, pp. 657-665
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01519.x
Performance Trade-offs Driven by Morphological Plasticity Contribute to Habitat Specialization of Bornean Tree Species
2009 - Published
Dent, D. H., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Biotropica, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 424-434
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00505.x
Strong impacts of belowground tree inputs on soil nematode trophic composition
2009 - Published
Keith, A. M., Brooker, R. W., Osler, G. H. R., Chapman, S. J., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Van Der Wal, R.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 1060-1065
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.02.009
The suitability of weed risk assessment as a conservation tool to identify invasive plant threats in East African rainforests
2009 - Published
Dawson, W., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Hulme, P.
Biological Conservation, vol. 142, no. 5, pp. 1018-1024
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.01.013
Dynamics and diversity of flooded and unflooded forests in a Brazilian Atlantic rain forest: a 16-year study
2009 - Published
Marques, M., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Britez, R. M., Silva, S. M.
Plant Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 57-64
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17550870902946569
Herbivory is related to taxonomic isolation, but not to invasiveness of tropical alien plants
2009 - Published
Dawson, W., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Hulme, P. E.
Diversity and Distributions, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 141-147
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00527.x
Germination Responses to Water Potential in Neotropical Pioneers Suggest Large-seeded Species Take More Risks
2008 - Published
Daws, M. I., Crabtree, L. M., Dalling, J. W., Mullins, C., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Annals of Botany, vol. 102, no. 6, pp. 945-951
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcn186
Burial and secondary dispersal of small seeds in a tropical forest
2008 - Published
Marthews, T. R., Mullins, C. E., Dalling, J. W., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Journal of Tropical Ecology, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 595-605
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S026646740800535X
Modelling Direct Radiation and Canopy Gap Regimes in Tropical Forests
2008 - Published
Marthews, T. R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Phillips, R. T., Mullins, C. E.
Biotropica, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 676-685
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00431.x
Soil drying in a tropical forest: Three distinct environments controlled by gap size
2008 - Published
Marthews, T. R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Paton, S. R., Yanyuez, F., Mullins, C. E.
Ecological Modelling, vol. 216, no. 3-4, pp. 369-384
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.05.011
Increasing litter species richness reduces variability in a terrestrial decomposer system
2008 - Published
Keith, A. M., van der Wal, R., Brooker, R. W., Osler, G. H. R., Chapman, S. J., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Elston, D. A.
Ecology, vol. 89, no. 9, pp. 2657-2664
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/07-1364.1
Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens
2008 - Published
Dawson, W., Mndolwa, A. S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Hulme, P. E.
Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 17, no. 8, pp. 1979-1995
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9345-0
Soil pore volume and the abundance of soil mites in two contrasting habitats
2008 - Published
Nielsen, U. N., Osler, G. H. R., van der Wal, R., Campbell, C. D., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 1538-1541
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.12.029
Quantification of termite attack on lying dead wood by a line intersection method in the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
2008 - Published
Berge, L., Bignell, D. E., Rahman, H., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Insect Conservation and Diversity, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 85-94
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4598.2007.00010.x
Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests: Toward a functional understanding of seedling responses
2008 - Published
Dalling, J. W., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Seedling Ecology and Evolution. Cambridge University Press, pp. 332-351, 20 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511815133.018
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Allometric relationships between seed mass and seedling characteristics reveal trade-offs for neotropical gap-dependent species
2007 - Published
Daws, M. I., Ballard, C., Mullins, C. E., Garwood, N. C., Murray, B., Pearson, T. R. H., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Oecologia, vol. 154, no. 3, pp. 445-454
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-007-0848-2
Habitat niche partitioning by 16 species of Myristicaceae in Amazonian Ecuador
2007 - Published
Queenborough, S. A., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Garwood, N. C., Valencia, R.
Plant Ecology, vol. 192, no. 2, pp. 193-207
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-007-9328-3
Neighborhood and community interactions determine the spatial pattern of tropical tree seedling survival
2007 - Published
Queenborough, S. A., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Garwood, N. C., Valencia, R.
Ecology, vol. 88, no. 9, pp. 2248-2258
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/06-0737.1
Loss of desiccation tolerance in imbibed seeds: Implications for seed mortality
2007 - Published
Daws, M. I., Bolton, S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Mullins, C., Garwood, N. C.
South African Journal of Botany, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 501-501
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2007.04.048
Relationships between tree species composition, soil properties and topographic factors in a temperate deciduous forest in northern Iran
2007 - Published
Salehi, A., Amiri, G. Z., Burslem, D. F., Swaine, M. D.
Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 455-462
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3923/ajps.2007.455.462
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Determinants of biased sex ratios and inter-sex costs of reproduction in dioecious tropical forest trees
2007 - Published
Queenborough, S. A., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Garwood, N. C., Valencia, R.
American Journal of Botany, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 67-78
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.94.1.67
Loss of desiccation tolerance during germination in neo-tropical pioneer seeds: Implications for seed mortality and germination characteristics
2007 - Published
Daws, M. I., Bolton, S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Garwood, N. C., Mullins, C. E.
Seed Science Research, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 273-281
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960258507837755
Birch invasion of heather moorland increases nematode diversity and trophic complexity
2006 - Published
Keith, A. M., van der Wal, R., Brooker, R. W., Osler, G. H. R., Chapman, S. J., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 38, pp. 3421-3430
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.05.013
Effect of high temperature on chalazal plug removal and germination in Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.
2006 - Published
Daws, M. I., Orr, D., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Mullins, C. E.
Seed Science and Technology, vol. 34, pp. 221-225
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Liana habitat associations and community structure in a Bornean lowland tropical forest
2006 - Published
DeWalt, S. J., Ickes, K., Nilus, R., Harms, K. E., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Plant Ecology, vol. 186, pp. 203-216
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-006-9123-6
Species-habitat associations in a Sri Lankan dipterocarp forest
2006 - Published
Gunatilleke, C. V. S., Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N., Esufali, S., Harms, K. E., Ashton, P. M. S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Ashton, P. S.
Journal of Tropical Ecology, vol. 22, pp. 371-384
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467406003282
Biotic Interactions in the Tropics: Their Role in the Maintenance of Species Diversity
2005 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P. (ed.), Pinard, M. A. (ed.), Hartley, S. E. (ed.)
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 580 pages
Books and Reports: Books
Sustainable forest management for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Amazon
2005 - Published
D'Oliveira, M. V. N., Swaine, M. D., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Braz, E. M., Araujo, H. J. B.
Slash-and-Burn Agriculture. Palm, C., Vosti, S. A., Sanchez, P. A., Ericksen, P. J. (eds.). Columbia University Press, pp. 198-221, 22 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Effects of topographic position, leaf litter and seed size on seedling demography in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panama
2005 - Published
Daws, M. I., Pearson, T. R. H., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Mullins, C. E., Dalling, J. W.
Plant Ecology, vol. 179, pp. 93-105
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-004-5801-4
Reproduction of dipterocarps during low intensity masting events in a Bornean rain forest
2005 - Published
Maycock, C. R., Thewlis, R. N., Ghazoul, J., Nilus, R., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Journal of Vegetation Science, vol. 16, pp. 635-646
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Natural disturbance in forest environments
2004 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P.
In: Encyclopaedia of Forest Sciences (eds J. Burley, J. Evans & J. Youngquist), Elsevier Science, Oxford, England, pp. 80-85, 5 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Plant diversity in forests
2004 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P.
In: Encyclopaedia of Forest Sciences (eds J. Burley, J. Evans & J. Youngquist), Elsevier Science, Oxford, England, pp. 40-44, 4 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Variation in tropical forest growth rates: combined effects of functional group composition and resource availability
2003 - Published
Baker, T. R., Swaine, M. D., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics, vol. 6, no. 1-2, pp. 21-36
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1078/1433-8319-00040
Associations between tree growth, soil fertility and water availability at local and regional scales in Ghanaian tropical rain forest
2003 - Published
Baker, T. R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Swaine, M. D.
Journal of Tropical Ecology, vol. 19, pp. 109-125
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467403003146
Disturbing hypotheses in tropical forests
2003 - Published
Sheil, D., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, vol. 18, pp. 18-26
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(02)00005-8
Functional diversity and response to disturbance in lowland tropical rain forest on Kolombangara, Solomon Islands
2003 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P., Whitmore, T. C.
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, pp. 61-77, 16 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Functional significance of photoblastic germination in neotropical pioneer trees: a seed’s eye view
2003 - Published
Pearson, T. R. H., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Mullins, C., Dalling, J. W.
Functional Ecology, vol. 17, pp. 394-402
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00747.x
Gap size partitioning of neotropical pioneers: responses to multiple interacting factors determine growth and survival in the field
2003 - Published
Pearson, T. R. H., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Goeriz, R. E., Dalling, J. W.
Oecologia, vol. 137, pp. 456-465
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-003-1361-x
Interactions of gap size and herbivory on establishment, growth and survival of three species of neotropical pioneer trees
2003 - Published
Pearson, T. R. H., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Goeriz, R. E., Dalling, J. W.
Journal of Ecology, vol. 91, pp. 785-796
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00803.x
Phenological differences in tree water use and the timing of tropical forest inventories: conclusions from patterns of dry season diameter change
2002 - Published
Baker, T. R., Affum-Baffoe, K., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Swaine, M. D.
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 171, no. 3, pp. 261-274
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00787-3
Germination ecology of neotropical pioneers: Interacting effects of environmental conditions and seed size
2002 - Published
Pearson, T. R. H., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Mullins, C., Dalling, J. W.
Ecology, vol. 83, no. 10, pp. 2798-2807
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2798:GEONPI]2.0.CO;2
Habitat preferences of Aporosa in two Malaysian rain forests: Implications for abundance and co-existence
2002 - Published
Debski, I., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Palmiotto, P. A., Lafrankie, J. V., Lee, H. S., Manokaran, N.
Ecology, vol. 83, no. 7, pp. 2005-2018
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2005:HPOAIT]2.0.CO;2

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The enigma of soil animal species diversity revisited: the role of small-scale heterogeneity

The influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale

Herbivory of tropical rain forest tree seedlings correlates with future mortality

Barriers to tree seedling emergence on human-induced grasslands in Sri Lanka

Taxonomic scale-dependence of habitat niche partitioning and biotic neighbourhood on survival of tropical tree seedlings

Nutrient Limitation of Seedling Growth on Contrasting Soils from Pasoh Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Habitat partitioning among neotropical pioneers: a consequence of differential susceptibility to browsing herbivores?

Ecological information from spatial patterns of plants: insights from point process theory

Factors explaining alien plant invasion success in a tropical ecosystem differ at each stage of invasion

Performance Trade-offs Driven by Morphological Plasticity Contribute to Habitat Specialization of Bornean Tree Species

Strong impacts of belowground tree inputs on soil nematode trophic composition

The suitability of weed risk assessment as a conservation tool to identify invasive plant threats in East African rainforests

Dynamics and diversity of flooded and unflooded forests in a Brazilian Atlantic rain forest: a 16-year study

Herbivory is related to taxonomic isolation, but not to invasiveness of tropical alien plants

Germination Responses to Water Potential in Neotropical Pioneers Suggest Large-seeded Species Take More Risks

Burial and secondary dispersal of small seeds in a tropical forest

Modelling Direct Radiation and Canopy Gap Regimes in Tropical Forests

Soil drying in a tropical forest: Three distinct environments controlled by gap size

Increasing litter species richness reduces variability in a terrestrial decomposer system

Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens

Soil pore volume and the abundance of soil mites in two contrasting habitats

Quantification of termite attack on lying dead wood by a line intersection method in the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia

Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests: Toward a functional understanding of seedling responses

Allometric relationships between seed mass and seedling characteristics reveal trade-offs for neotropical gap-dependent species

Habitat niche partitioning by 16 species of Myristicaceae in Amazonian Ecuador

Neighborhood and community interactions determine the spatial pattern of tropical tree seedling survival

Loss of desiccation tolerance in imbibed seeds: Implications for seed mortality

Relationships between tree species composition, soil properties and topographic factors in a temperate deciduous forest in northern Iran

Determinants of biased sex ratios and inter-sex costs of reproduction in dioecious tropical forest trees

Loss of desiccation tolerance during germination in neo-tropical pioneer seeds: Implications for seed mortality and germination characteristics

Birch invasion of heather moorland increases nematode diversity and trophic complexity

Effect of high temperature on chalazal plug removal and germination in Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.

Liana habitat associations and community structure in a Bornean lowland tropical forest

Species-habitat associations in a Sri Lankan dipterocarp forest

Biotic Interactions in the Tropics: Their Role in the Maintenance of Species Diversity

Sustainable forest management for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Amazon

Effects of topographic position, leaf litter and seed size on seedling demography in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panama

Reproduction of dipterocarps during low intensity masting events in a Bornean rain forest

Natural disturbance in forest environments

Plant diversity in forests

Variation in tropical forest growth rates: combined effects of functional group composition and resource availability

Associations between tree growth, soil fertility and water availability at local and regional scales in Ghanaian tropical rain forest

Disturbing hypotheses in tropical forests

Functional diversity and response to disturbance in lowland tropical rain forest on Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

Functional significance of photoblastic germination in neotropical pioneer trees: a seed’s eye view

Gap size partitioning of neotropical pioneers: responses to multiple interacting factors determine growth and survival in the field

Interactions of gap size and herbivory on establishment, growth and survival of three species of neotropical pioneer trees

Phenological differences in tree water use and the timing of tropical forest inventories: conclusions from patterns of dry season diameter change

Germination ecology of neotropical pioneers: Interacting effects of environmental conditions and seed size

Habitat preferences of Aporosa in two Malaysian rain forests: Implications for abundance and co-existence

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