Publications by authors named "Samuel J B Robinson"
The impacts of degradation and deforestation on tropical forests are poorly understood, particularly at landscape scales. We present an extensive ecosystem analysis of the impacts of logging and conversion of tropical forest to oil palm from a large-scale study in Borneo, synthesizing responses from 82 variables categorized into four ecological levels spanning a broad suite of ecosystem properties: (i) structure and environment, (ii) species traits, (iii) biodiversity, and (iv) ecosystem functions. Responses were highly heterogeneous and often complex and nonlinear.
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- * This study examined the effects of logging on soil from both logging gaps and intact rainforest, analyzing microbial communities, soil properties, and essential soil functions related to nutrient cycling.
- * While many soil characteristics remained stable post-logging, significant changes occurred in microbial community composition and abundance, especially in ectomycorrhizal fungi, which could affect nutrient cycling and carbon dynamics in these ecosystems.