@article{8718214,
  abstract     = {{Tropical forests are the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. While better understanding of these forests is critical for our collective future, until quite recently efforts to measure and monitor them have been largely disconnected. Networking is essential to discover the answers to questions that transcend borders and the horizons of funding agencies. Here we show how a global community is responding to the challenges of tropical ecosystem research with diverse teams measuring forests tree-by-tree in thousands of long-term plots. We review the major scientific discoveries of this work and show how this process is changing tropical forest science. Our core approach involves linking long-term grassroots initiatives with standardized protocols and data management to generate robust scaled-up results. By connecting tropical researchers and elevating their status, our Social Research Network model recognises the key role of the data originator in scientific discovery. Conceived in 1999 with RAINFOR (South America), our permanent plot networks have been adapted to Africa (AfriTRON) and Southeast Asia (T-FORCES) and widely emulated worldwide. Now these multiple initiatives are integrated via ForestPlots.net cyber-infrastructure, linking colleagues from 54 countries across 24 plot networks. Collectively these are transforming understanding of tropical forests and their biospheric role. Together we have discovered how, where and why forest carbon and biodiversity are responding to climate change, and how they feedback on it. This long-term pan-tropical collaboration has revealed a large long-term carbon sink and its trends, as well as making clear which drivers are most important, which forest processes are affected, where they are changing, what the lags are, and the likely future responses of tropical forests as the climate continues to change. By leveraging a remarkably old technology, plot networks are sparking a very modern revolution in tropical forest science. In the future, humanity can benefit greatly by nurturing the grassroots communities now collectively capable of generating unique, long-term understanding of Earth's most precious forests.}},
  articleno    = {{108849}},
  author       = {{ForestPlots.net, [missing] and Blundo, Cecilia and Carilla, Julieta and Grau, Ricardo and Malizia, Agustina and Malizia, Lucio and Osinaga-Acosta, Oriana and Bird, Michael and Bradford, Matt and Catchpole, Damien and Ford, Andrew and Graham, Andrew and Hilbert, David and Kemp, Jeanette and Laurance, Susan and Laurance, William and Ishida, Francoise Yoko and Marshall, Andrew and Waite, Catherine and Woell, Hannsjoerg and Bastin, Jean-Francois and Bauters, Marijn and Beeckman, Hans and Boeckx, Pascal and Bogaert, Jan and De Canniere, Charles and de Haulleville, Thales and Doucet, Jean-Louis and Hardy, Olivier and Hubau, Wannes and Kearsley, Elizabeth and Verbeeck, Hans and Vleminckx, Jason and Brewer, Steven W. and Alarcón, Alfredo and Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro and Arets, Eric and Arroyo, Luzmila and Chavez, Ezequiel and Fredericksen, Todd and Villaroel, René Guillén and Sibauty, Gloria Gutierrez and Killeen, Timothy and Licona, Juan Carlos and Lleigue, John and Mendoza, Casimiro and Murakami, Samaria and Gutierrez, Alexander Parada and Pardo, Guido and Peña-Claros, Marielos and Poorter, Lourens and Toledo, Marisol and Cayo, Jeanneth Villalobos and Viscarra, Laura Jessica and Vos, Vincent and Ahumada, Jorge and Almeida, Everton and Almeida, Jarcilene and de Oliveira, Edmar Almeida and da Cruz, Wesley Alves and de Oliveira, Atila Alves and Carvalho, Fabrício Alvim and Obermuller, Flávio Amorim and Andrade, Ana and Carvalho, Fernanda Antunes and Vieira, Simone Aparecida and Aquino, Ana Carla and Aragão, Luiz and Araújo, Ana Claudia and Assis, Marco Antonio and Gomes, Jose Ataliba Mantelli Aboin and Baccaro, Fabrício and de Camargo, Plínio Barbosa and Barni, Paulo and Barroso, Jorcely and Bernacci, Luis Carlos and Bordin, Kauane and de Medeiros, Marcelo Brilhante and Broggio, Igor and Camargo, José Luís and Cardoso, Domingos and Carniello, Maria Antonia and Rochelle, Andre Luis Casarin and Castilho, Carolina and Castro, Antonio Alberto Jorge Farias and Castro, Wendeson and Ribeiro, Sabina Cerruto and Costa, Flávia and de Oliveira, Rodrigo Costa and Coutinho, Italo and Cunha, John and da Costa, Lola and da Costa Ferreira, Lucia and da Costa Silva, Richarlly and da Graça Zacarias Simbine, Marta and de Andrade Kamimura, Vitor and de Lima, Haroldo Cavalcante and de Oliveira Melo, Lia and de Queiroz, Luciano and de Sousa Lima, José Romualdo and do Espírito Santo, Mário and Domingues, Tomas and dos Santos Prestes, Nayane Cristina and Carneiro, Steffan Eduardo Silva and Elias, Fernando and Eliseu, Gabriel and Emilio, Thaise and Farrapo, Camila Laís and Fernandes, Letícia and Ferreira, Gustavo and Ferreira, Joice and Ferreira, Leandro and Ferreira, Socorro and Simon, Marcelo Fragomeni and Freitas, Maria Aparecida and García, Queila S. and Manzatto, Angelo Gilberto and Graça, Paulo and Guilherme, Frederico and Hase, Eduardo and Higuchi, Niro and Iguatemy, Mariana and Barbosa, Reinaldo Imbrozio and Jaramillo, Margarita and Joly, Carlos and Klipel, Joice and do Amaral, Iêda Leão and Levis, Carolina and Lima, Antonio S. and Dan, Maurício Lima and Lopes, Aline and Madeiros, Herison and Magnusson, William E. and dos Santos, Rubens Manoel and Marimon, Beatriz and Junior, Ben Hur Marimon and Grillo, Roberta Marotti Martelletti and Martinelli, Luiz and Reis, Simone Matias and Medeiros, Salomão and Meira-Junior, Milton and Metzker, Thiago and Morandi, Paulo and do Nascimento, Natanael Moreira and Moura, Magna and Müller, Sandra Cristina and Nagy, Laszlo and Nascimento, Henrique and Nascimento, Marcelo and Lima, Adriano Nogueira and de Araújo, Raimunda Oliveira and Silva, Jhonathan Oliveira and Pansonato, Marcelo and Sabino, Gabriel Pavan and de Abreu, Karla Maria Pedra and Rodrigues, Pablo José Francisco Pena and Piedade, Maria and Rodrigues, Domingos and Rodrigues Pinto, José Roberto and Quesada, Carlos and Ramos, Eliana and Ramos, Rafael and Rodrigues, Priscyla and de Sousa, Thaiane Rodrigues and Salomão, Rafael and Santana, Flávia and Scaranello, Marcos and Bergamin, Rodrigo Scarton and Schietti, Juliana and Schöngart, Jochen and Schwartz, Gustavo and Silva, Natalino and Silveira, Marcos and Seixas, Cristiana Simão and Simbine, Marta and Souza, Ana Claudia and Souza, Priscila and Souza, Rodolfo and Sposito, Tereza and Junior, Edson Stefani and do Vale, Julio Daniel and Vieira, Ima Célia Guimarães and Villela, Dora and Vital, Marcos and Xaud, Haron and Zanini, Katia and Zartman, Charles Eugene and Ideris, Nur Khalish Hafizhah and Metali, Faizah binti Hj and Salim, Kamariah Abu and Saparudin, Muhd Shahruney and Serudin, Rafizah Mat and Sukri, Rahayu Sukmaria and Begne, Serge and Chuyong, George and Djuikouo, Marie Noel and Gonmadje, Christelle and Simo-Droissart, Murielle and Sonké, Bonaventure and Taedoumg, Hermann and Zemagho, Lise and Thomas, Sean and Baya, Fidèle and Saiz, Gustavo and Espejo, Javier Silva and Chen, Dexiang and Hamilton, Alan and Li, Yide and Luo, Tushou and Niu, Shukui and Xu, Han and Zhou, Zhang and Álvarez-Dávila, Esteban and Escobar, Juan Carlos Andrés and Arellano-Peña, Henry and Duarte, Jaime Cabezas and Calderón, Jhon and Bravo, Lina Maria Corrales and Cuadrado, Borish and Cuadros, Hermes and Duque, Alvaro and Duque, Luisa Fernanda and Espinosa, Sandra Milena and Franke-Ante, Rebeca and García, Hernando and Gómez, Alejandro and González-M., Roy and Idárraga-Piedrahíta, Álvaro and Jimenez, Eliana and Jurado, Rubén and Oviedo, Wilmar López and López-Camacho, René and Cruz, Omar Aurelio Melo and Polo, Irina Mendoza and Paky, Edwin and Pérez, Karen and Pijachi, Angel and Pizano, Camila and Prieto, Adriana and Ramos, Laura and Correa, Zorayda Restrepo and Richardson, James and Rodríguez, Elkin and Rodriguez M., Gina M. and Rudas, Agustín and Stevenson, Pablo and Chudomelová, Markéta and Dancak, Martin and Hédl, Radim and Lhota, Stanislav and Svatek, Martin and Mukinzi, Jacques and Ewango, Corneille and Hart, Terese and Yakusu, Emmanuel Kasongo and Lisingo, Janvier and Makana, Jean-Remy and Mbayu, Faustin and Toirambe, Benjamin and Mukendi, John Tshibamba and Kvist, Lars and Nebel, Gustav and Báez, Selene and Céron, Carlos and Griffith, Daniel M. and Andino, Juan Ernesto Guevara and Neill, David and Palacios, Walter and Peñuela-Mora, Maria Cristina and Rivas-Torres, Gonzalo and Villa, Gorky and Demissie, Sheleme and Gole, Tadesse and Gonfa, Techane and Ruokolainen, Kalle and Baisie, Michel and Bénédet, Fabrice and Betian, Wemo and Bezard, Vincent and Bonal, Damien and Chave, Jerôme and Droissart, Vincent and Gourlet-Fleury, Sylvie and Hladik, Annette and Labrière, Nicolas and Naisso, Pétrus and Réjou-Méchain, Maxime and Sist, Plinio and Blanc, Lilian and Burban, Benoit and Derroire, Géraldine and Dourdain, Aurélie and Stahl, Clement and Bengone, Natacha Nssi and Chezeaux, Eric and Ondo, Fidèle Evouna and Medjibe, Vincent and Mihindou, Vianet and White, Lee and Culmsee, Heike and Rangel, Cristabel Durán and Horna, Viviana and Wittmann, Florian and Adu-Bredu, Stephen and Affum-Baffoe, Kofi and Foli, Ernest and Balinga, Michael and Roopsind, Anand and Singh, James and Thomas, Raquel and Zagt, Roderick and Murthy, Indu K. and Kartawinata, Kuswata and Mirmanto, Edi and Priyadi, Hari and Samsoedin, Ismayadi and Sunderland, Terry and Yassir, Ishak and Rovero, Francesco and Vinceti, Barbara and Hérault, Bruno and Aiba, Shin-Ichiro and Kitayama, Kanehiro and Daniels, Armandu and Tuagben, Darlington and Woods, John T. and Fitriadi, Muhammad and Karolus, Alexander and Khoon, Kho Lip and Majalap, Noreen and Maycock, Colin and Nilus, Reuben and Tan, Sylvester and Sitoe, Almeida and Coronado G., Indiana and Ojo, Lucas and de Assis, Rafael and Poulsen, Axel Dalberg and Sheil, Douglas and Pezo, Karen Arévalo and Verde, Hans Buttgenbach and Moscoso, Victor Chama and Oroche, Jimmy Cesar Cordova and Valverde, Fernando Cornejo and Medina, Massiel Corrales and Cardozo, Nallaret Davila and de Rutte Corzo, Jano and del Aguila Pasquel, Jhon and Llampazo, Gerardo Flores and Freitas, Luis and Cabrera, Darcy Galiano and Villacorta, Roosevelt García and Cabrera, Karina Garcia and Soria, Diego García and Saboya, Leticia Gatica and Rios, Julio Miguel Grandez and Pizango, Gabriel Hidalgo and Coronado, Eurídice Honorio and Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Isau and Huasco, Walter Huaraca and Aedo, Yuri Tomas Huillca and Peña, Jose Luis Marcelo and Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo and Rodriguez, Vanesa Moreano and Vargas, Percy Núñez and Ramos, Sonia Cesarina Palacios and Camacho, Nadir Pallqui and Cruz, Antonio Peña and Arevalo, Freddy Ramirez and Huaymacari, José Reyna and Rodriguez, Carlos Reynel and Paredes, Marcos Antonio Ríos and Bayona, Lily Rodriguez and del Pilar Rojas Gonzales, Rocio and Peña, Maria Elena Rojas and Revilla, Norma Salinas and Shareva, Yahn Carlos Soto and Trujillo, Raul Tupayachi and Gamarra, Luis Valenzuela and Martinez, Rodolfo Vasquez and Arenas, Jim Vega and Amani, Christian and Ifo, Suspense Averti and Bocko, Yannick and Boundja, Patrick and Ekoungoulou, Romeo and Hockemba, Mireille and Nzala, Donatien and Fofanah, Alusine and Taylor, David and Bañares-de Dios, Guillermo and Cayuela, Luis and la Cerda, Íñigo Granzow-de and Macía, Manuel and Stropp, Juliana and Playfair, Maureen and Wortel, Verginia and Gardner, Toby and Muscarella, Robert and Priyadi, Hari and Rutishauser, Ervan and Chao, Kuo-Jung and Munishi, Pantaleo and Bánki, Olaf and Bongers, Frans and Boot, Rene and Fredriksson, Gabriella and Reitsma, Jan and ter Steege, Hans and van Andel, Tinde and van de Meer, Peter and van der Hout, Peter and van Nieuwstadt, Mark and van Ulft, Bert and Veenendaal, Elmar and Vernimmen, Ronald and Zuidema, Pieter and Zwerts, Joeri and Akite, Perpetra and Bitariho, Robert and Chapman, Colin and Gerald, Eilu and Leal, Miguel and Mucunguzi, Patrick and Abernethy, Katharine and Alexiades, Miguel and Baker, Timothy R. and Banda, Karina and Banin, Lindsay and Barlow, Jos and Bennett, Amy and Berenguer, Erika and Berry, Nicholas and Bird, Neil M. and Blackburn, George A. and Brearley, Francis and Brienen, Roel and Burslem, David and Carvalho, Lidiany and Cho, Percival and Coelho, Fernanda and Collins, Murray and Coomes, David and Cuni-Sanchez, Aida and Dargie, Greta and Dexter, Kyle and Disney, Mat and Draper, Freddie and Duan, Muying and Esquivel-Muelbert, Adriane and Ewers, Robert and Fadrique, Belen and Fauset, Sophie and Feldpausch, Ted R. and França, Filipe and Galbraith, David and Gilpin, Martin and Gloor, Emanuel and Grace, John and Hamer, Keith and Harris, David and Jeffery, Kath and Jucker, Tommaso and Kalamandeen, Michelle and Klitgaard, Bente and Levesley, Aurora and Lewis, Simon L. and Lindsell, Jeremy and Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela and Lovett, Jon and Malhi, Yadvinder and Marthews, Toby and McIntosh, Emma and Melgaço, Karina and Milliken, William and Mitchard, Edward and Moonlight, Peter and Moore, Sam and Morel, Alexandra and Peacock, Julie and Peh, Kelvin S.-H. and Pendry, Colin and Pennington, R. Toby and de Oliveira Pereira, Luciana and Peres, Carlos and Phillips, Oliver L. and Pickavance, Georgia and Pugh, Thomas and Qie, Lan and Riutta, Terhi and Roucoux, Katherine and Ryan, Casey and Sarkinen, Tiina and Valeria, Camila Silva and Spracklen, Dominick and Stas, Suzanne and Sullivan, Martin and Swaine, Michael and Talbot, Joey and Taplin, James and van der Heijden, Geertje and Vedovato, Laura and Willcock, Simon and Williams, Mathew and Alves, Luciana and Loayza, Patricia Alvarez and Arellano, Gabriel and Asa, Cheryl and Ashton, Peter and Asner, Gregory and Brncic, Terry and Brown, Foster and Burnham, Robyn and Clark, Connie and Comiskey, James and Damasco, Gabriel and Davies, Stuart and Di Fiore, Tony and Erwin, Terry and Farfan-Rios, William and Hall, Jefferson and Kenfack, David and Lovejoy, Thomas and Martin, Roberta and Montiel, Olga Martha and Pipoly, John and Pitman, Nigel and Poulsen, John and Primack, Richard and Silman, Miles and Steininger, Marc and Swamy, Varun and Terborgh, John and Thomas, Duncan and Umunay, Peter and Uriarte, Maria and Torre, Emilio Vilanova and Wang, Ophelia and Young, Kenneth and Aymard C., Gerardo A. and Hernández, Lionel and Fernández, Rafael Herrera and Ramírez-Angulo, Hirma and Salcedo, Pedro and Sanoja, Elio and Serrano, Julio and Torres-Lezama, Armando and Le, Tinh Cong and Le, Trai Trong and Tran, Hieu Dang}},
  issn         = {{0006-3207}},
  journal      = {{BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION}},
  keywords     = {{Nature and Landscape Conservation,Ecology,Evolution,Behavior and Systematics,cavelab,Amazonia,Africa,Southeast Asia,Rainforest,RAINFOR,AfriTRON,Species richness,Forest plots,Permanent sample plots,Monitoring,Dynamics,Carbon sink,Global change,Ecology,Biodiversity,SPECIES RICHNESS,ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS,DROUGHT SENSITIVITY,WOOD PRODUCTIVITY,SPATIAL-PATTERNS,CARBON BALANCE,TREE TURNOVER,RAIN-FOREST,DENSITY,DIVERSITY}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{27}},
  title        = {{Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108849}},
  volume       = {{260}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}

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