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Professor David Burslem

Director - Interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Biodiversity

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Email Address: d.burslem@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number: +44 (0)1224 272695
Office Address: Room 1.25 Cruickshank Building
School/Department: Senior Vice Principals

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Publications

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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: The Search for Alternatives. 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
Differences in seed germination responses may promote coexistence of four sympatric Piper species
2002 - Published
Daws, M. I., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Crabtree, L. M., Kirkman, P., Mullins, C., Dalling, J. W.
Functional Ecology, vol. 16, pp. 258-267
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2435.2002.00615.x
Forest dynamics and regeneration
2002 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P., Swaine, M. D.
In: Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology (eds. Chazdon,R. L.;Whitmore,T. C.), University of Chicago Press, pp. 577-583, 6 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Habitat preferences of Aporosa in two Malaysian forests: Implications for abundance and coexistence
2002 - Published
Debski, I., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Palmiotto, P. A., Lafrankie, J. V., Lee, H. S., Manokaran, N.
Ecology, vol. 83, pp. 2005-2018
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Topographic position affects the water regime in a semideciduous tropical forest in Panama
2002 - Published
Daws, M. I., Mullins, C., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Paton, S. R., Dalling, J.
Plant and Soil, vol. 238, pp. 79-90
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014289930621
Ecology - Tropical forest diversity - The plot thickens
2001 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P., Garwood, N. C., Thomas, S. C.
Science, vol. 291, no. 5504, pp. 606-607
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1055873
Seed size, germination and seedling relative growth rates in three tropical tree species
2001 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P., Miller, J.
Journal of Tropical Forest Science, vol. 13, pp. 148-161
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Ecological processes maintaining differential tree species distributions in an Australian subtropical rain forest: implications for models of species coexistence
2000 - Published
Debski, I., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Lamb, D.
Journal of Tropical Ecology, vol. 16, pp. 387-415
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Short-term effects of cyclone impact and long-term recovery of tropical rain forest on Kolombangara, Solomon Islands
2000 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P., Whitmore, T. C., Brown, G. C.
Journal of Ecology, vol. 88, pp. 1063-1078
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Species diversity, susceptibility to disturbance and tree population dynamics in tropical rain forest
1999 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P., Whitmore, T. C.
Journal of Vegetation Science, vol. 10, pp. 767-776
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Mineral nutrient concentrations as a function of seed size within seed crops
1998 - Published
Grubb, P. J., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Journal of Tropical Ecology, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 177-185
Contributions to Journals: Articles
A thirty-year record of forest dynamics from Kolombangara, Solomon Islands
1998 - Published
Burslem, D. F. R. P., Whitmore, T. C., Denmark, N.
Forest Biodiversity Research, Monitoring and Modeling: Conceptual Background and Old World Case Studies. Dallmeier, F., Comiskey, J. A. (eds.). PARTHENON PUBLISHING GROUP LTD, pp. 633-645, 13 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Responses to nutrient addition among seedlings of eight closely related species of Shorea in Sri Lanka
1997 - Published
Gunatilleke, C. V. S., Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N., Perera, G. A. D., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Ashton, P. M. S., Ashton, P. S.
Journal of Ecology, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 301-311
Contributions to Journals: Articles

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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

Differences in seed germination responses may promote coexistence of four sympatric Piper species

Forest dynamics and regeneration

Habitat preferences of Aporosa in two Malaysian forests: Implications for abundance and coexistence

Topographic position affects the water regime in a semideciduous tropical forest in Panama

Ecology - Tropical forest diversity - The plot thickens

Seed size, germination and seedling relative growth rates in three tropical tree species

Ecological processes maintaining differential tree species distributions in an Australian subtropical rain forest: implications for models of species coexistence

Short-term effects of cyclone impact and long-term recovery of tropical rain forest on Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

Species diversity, susceptibility to disturbance and tree population dynamics in tropical rain forest

Mineral nutrient concentrations as a function of seed size within seed crops

A thirty-year record of forest dynamics from Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

Responses to nutrient addition among seedlings of eight closely related species of Shorea in Sri Lanka

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