Professor David Burslem
Interdisciplinary Institute Director - Environment & Biodiversity
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- d.burslem@abdn.ac.uk
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- +44 (0)1224 272695
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Room 1.25 Cruickshank Building
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Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation Symposium 2024
Hosted by the Interdisciplinary Institute, we invite staff and students to join the Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation Symposium on Wednesday 4 September. The event will provide an exciting opportunity to highlight the latest developments in interdisciplinary research and innovation taking case studies from across the University of Aberdeen. To submit an abstract (deadline 16 August) or register to attend visit our event page.
- Publications
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Using Deep Learning to Automate Orangutan Nest Detections on Aerial Images Collected With Drones
American Journal of Primatology, vol. 87, no. 12, e70100Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.70100
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High resolution land use maps from 1960 to 2100
One EarthContributions to Journals: ArticlesGlobal assessment of landscape pattern changes from 1992 to 2020
Landscape Ecology, vol. 40, no. 11, 196Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNovel phylogenomic and biogeographic insights into Palaquium and tribe Isonandreae (Sapotaceae)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 212, 108403Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe role of demographic traits in explaining the ability of alien tree species to invade subtropical forests
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 591, 122838Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSoils and topography drive large and predictable shifts in canopy dynamics across tropical forest landscapes
New Phytologist, vol. 247, no. 4, pp. 1666-1679Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70300
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Pollination ecology in the tropical Andes: moving towards a cross-scale approach
Biological Reviews, vol. 100, no. 6, pp. 2312-2345Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.70049
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Effects of leaf ages, altitude and clone types on nutrient elements and antioxidant activity of tea (Camellia sinensis L. (O) Kuntze) in tropical conditions
Applied Food Research, vol. 5, no. 2, 101110Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2025.101110
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The utility of dynamic forest structure from GEDI lidar fusion in tropical mammal species distribution models
Frontiers in Remote Sensing, vol. 6, 1563430Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2025.1563430
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Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests
Nature, vol. 641, no. 8061, pp. 129-136Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08663-2
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Reply to: Causal claims, causal assumptions and protected area impact
Nature, vol. 638, no. 8052, pp. E42-E44Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08513-7
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Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras
Scientific Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, 4695Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3
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Contrasting response of root traits of arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal trees to phosphorus availability in subtropical forests
Plant and Soil, vol. 507, no. 1, pp. 519-531Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24981195
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06747-y
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Tropical forest clearance impacts biodiversity and function, whereas logging changes structure
Science, vol. 387, no. 6730, pp. 171-175Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf9856
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Site-Specific Nutrient Data Reveal the Importance of Soils in Driving the Mycorrhizal Make-Up of Woody Vegetation Worldwide
Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 34, no. 1, e13936Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13936
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Modelling alternative management strategies of invasive tree species at the expansion front: Ligustrum lucidum as a case study
Ecological Solutions and Evidence, vol. 6, no. 1, e70012Contributions to Journals: Articles30-year Recovery Rate Of Timber Volume And Aboveground Carbon Density In Different Felling Intensities
Malaysian Forester, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 161-181Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAn annotated checklist of Syzygium subgenus Sequestratum (Myrtaceae)
Australian Systematic Botany, vol. 37, SB24006Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/SB24006
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From tree to plot: investigating stem CO2 efflux and its drivers along a logging gradient in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
New Phytologist, vol. 244, no. 1, pp. 91-103Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20043
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Accounting for extinction dynamics unifies the geological and biological histories of Indo-Australian Archipelago
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 291, no. 2031, 20240966Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvertebrate-Mediated Ecosystem Processes are Resilient to Disturbance Across a Land-Use Gradient in Borneo
Ecosystems, vol. 27, pp. 710–723Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-024-00917-w
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Thresholds for adding degraded tropical forest to the conservation estate
Nature, vol. 631, pp. 808-813Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStakeholder mapping to support invasive non-native species management in South America
NeoBiota, vol. 93, pp. 263-291Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGenetic erosion in a tropical tree species demonstrates the need to conserve wide-ranging germplasm amid extreme habitat fragmentation
Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 33, no. 8-9, pp. 2527–2548Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02870-5
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Integrating rapid assessment, variable probability sampling, and machine learning to improve accuracy and consistency in mapping local spatial distribution of plant species richness
Forestry, vol. 97, no. 2, pp. 282-294Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad041
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External aluminium supply regulates photosynthesis and carbon partitioning in the Al-accumulating tropical shrub Melastoma malabathricum
PloS ONE, vol. 19, no. 3, e0297686Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLong-term stability of sapling dynamics is regulated by soil phosphorus availability in subtropical forest
Journal of Ecology, vol. 112, no. 3, pp. 673-686Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14261
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Tropical tree ectomycorrhiza are distributed independently of soil nutrients
Nature Ecology & Evolution, vol. 8, pp. 400-410Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02298-0
Bornean tropical forests recovering from logging at risk of regeneration failure
Global Change Biology, vol. 30, no. 3, e17209Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17209
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Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities
Nature, vol. 625, pp. 728-734Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUnexpected effects of urban food activism on community and human wellbeing
Local Environment, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 647-662Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClimate Change Mitigation by Forests
Ceylon Journal of Science, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 1-3Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v53i1.8299
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Mapping distribution of woody plant species richness from field rapid assessment and machine learning
Taiwania, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 1-15Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.6165/tai.2024.69.1
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Edaphic Influences on the Nutrient Concentrations and Antioxidant Activity of Different Tea Clones (Camellia sinensis (O.) Kuntze) Grown at the Lowland Tea Plantation, Bukit Cheeding, Selangor, Malaysia
Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 27, pp. 147-163Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEmerging trends in appropriate kiln designs for small-scale biochar production in low to middle income countries
Bioresource Technology Reports, vol. 24, 101641Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPhosphorus acquisition and canopy dominance in tropical and subtropical forests: response to Brearley et al.
Trends in Plant Science, vol. 28, no. 12, pp. 1335-1336Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.09.002
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Introducing LandScaleR: A novel method for spatial downscaling of land use projections
Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 169, 105826Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMycorrhizal feedbacks influence global forest structure and diversity
Communications Biology, vol. 6, no. 1, 1066Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTarget capture sequencing for phylogenomic and population studies in the Southeast Asian genus Palaquium (Sapotaceae)
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 203, no. 2, pp. 134-147Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPositive effects of tree diversity on tropical forest restoration in a field-scale experiment
Science Advances, vol. 9, no. 37, eadf0938Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf0938
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Seasonality of reproduction in an ever-wet lowland tropical forest in Amazonian Ecuador
Ecology, vol. 104, no. 9, e4133Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4133
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Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests
Trends in Plant Science, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 995-1003Contributions to Journals: Review articlesSeeding African Forest and Landscape Restoration: Evaluating Native Tree Seed Systems in Four African Countries
Diversity, vol. 15, no. 9, 981Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/d15090981
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Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
Nature, vol. 620, no. 7975, pp. 807-812Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06410-z
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- [ONLINE] correction to: Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
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Ecological Approaches to Forest Restoration: Lessons Learned from Tropical Wet Asia
Ecological Restoration: Moving Forward Using Lessons Learned. Florentine, S., Gibson-Roy, P., Dixon, K. W., Broadhurst, L. (eds.). 1st edition. Springer International Publishing, pp. 103-147, 45 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25412-3_4
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A morphological analysis of Syzygium, with a focus on fibre bundles and description of a new subgenus
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 202, no. 1, pp. 93-109Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boac065
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Tropical forests post-logging are a persistent net carbon source to the atmosphere
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 120, no. 3, e2214462120Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe road to recovery: a synthesis of outcomes from ecosystem restoration in tropical and sub-tropical Asian forests
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, vol. 378, no. 1867, 20210090Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLandscape-scale drivers of liana load across a Southeast Asian forest canopy differ to the Neotropics
Journal of Ecology, vol. 111, no. 1, pp. 77-89Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14015
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Differential Impacts of Acacia Invasion on Nutrient Fluxes in Two Distinct Bornean Lowland Tropical Rain Forests
forests, vol. 13, no. 12, 2101Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f13122101
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