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Carlos A. Quesada
Researcher at National Institute of Amazonian Research
Publications - 132
Citations - 13663
Carlos A. Quesada is an academic researcher from National Institute of Amazonian Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Soil water & Amazon rainforest. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 119 publications receiving 11479 citations. Previous affiliations of Carlos A. Quesada include Max Planck Society & University of Leeds.
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On the delineation of tropical vegetation types with an emphasis on forest/savanna transitions
Mireia Torello-Raventos,Ted R. Feldpausch,Elmar Veenendaal,Franziska Schrodt,Gustavo Saiz,Tomas F. Domingues,Gloria Djagbletey,Andrew Ford,J.E. Kemp,Beatriz Schwantes Marimon,Ben Hur Marimon Junior,Eddie Lenza,J. A. Ratter,Leandro Maracahipes,Denise Sasaki,Bonaventure Sonké,Louis Zapfack,Hermann Taedoumg,Daniel Villarroel,Michael P. Schwarz,Carlos A. Quesada,F. Yoko Ishida,Gabriela Bielefeld Nardoto,Kofi Affum-Baffoe,L. Arroyo,David M. J. S. Bowman,Halidou Compaore,Kalu Davies,Adama Diallo,Nikolaos M. Fyllas,Martin Gilpin,Fidele Hien,Michelle L. Johnson,Timothy J. Killeen,Daniel J. Metcalfe,Heloisa Sinatora Miranda,Mark Steininger,John Thomson,Karle Sykora,Eric Mougin,Pierre Hiernaux,Michael I. Bird,John Grace,Simon L. Lewis,Oliver L. Phillips,Jon Lloyd +45 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors integrated observed variations in tropical vegetation structure and floristic composition into a single classification scheme by using clustering techniques to identify twelve structural groupings based on height and canopy cover of the dominant upper stratum.
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Branch xylem density variations across the Amazon Basin
Sandra Patiño,Sandra Patiño,Sandra Patiño,Jon Lloyd,R. Paiva,Timothy R. Baker,Timothy R. Baker,Carlos A. Quesada,Lina M. Mercado,J. Schmerler,Michael P. Schwarz,A. J. B. Santos,Alejandra Aguilar,Claudia I. Czimczik,Claudia I. Czimczik,J. Gallo,Viviana Horna,Viviana Horna,E. J. Hoyos,E. M. Jimenez,W. Palomino,Julie Peacock,A. Pena-Cruz,Carolina Sarmiento,Alfredo Sota,J. D. Turriago,B. Villanueva,P. Vitzthum,Esteban Álvarez,L. Arroyo,Christopher Baraloto,Damien Bonal,Jérôme Chave,A. C. L. Costa,Rafael Herrera,Niro Higuchi,Timothy J. Killeen,E. Leal,Flávio J. Luizão,Patrick Meir,Abel Monteagudo,D. Neil,P. Núñez-Vargas,M. C. Peñuela,Nigel C. A. Pitman,N. Priante Filho,Adriana Prieto,S. N. Panfil,Agustín Rudas,Rafael de Paiva Salomão,nadia Silva,nadia Silva,Marcos Silveira,S. Soares deAlmeida,Armando Torres-Lezama,Rodolfo Vásquez-Martínez,Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira,Yadvinder Malhi,Oliver L. Phillips +58 more
TL;DR: In this paper, branch xylem density is measured for 1653 trees representing 598 species, sampled from 87 sites across the Amazon basin and found significant differences in average ρx across regions and sampled plots as well as significant differences between families, genera and species.
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The productivity, metabolism and carbon cycle of two lowland tropical forest plots in south-western Amazonia, Peru
Yadvinder Malhi,Filio Farfán Amézquita,Christopher E. Doughty,Javier E. Silva-Espejo,Cécile A. J. Girardin,Daniel B. Metcalfe,Luiz E. O. C. Aragão,Lidia P. Huaraca-Quispe,Ivonne Alzamora-Taype,Luzmilla Eguiluz-Mora,Toby R. Marthews,Kate Halladay,Carlos A. Quesada,Amanda L. Robertson,Joshua B. Fisher,Joana Zaragoza-Castells,Clara M. Rojas-Villagra,Yulina Pelaez-Tapia,Norma Salinas,Patrick Meir,Oliver L. Phillips +20 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the carbon budget of two forest plots in Tambopata in south-eastern Peru, western Amazonia, and measured the major components of net primary production and total autotrophic respiration over 3-6 years.
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Do species traits determine patterns of wood production in Amazonian forests
Timothy R. Baker,Oliver L. Phillips,William F. Laurance,Nigel C. A. Pitman,S. Almeida,L. Arroyo,A. DiFiore,Terry L. Erwin,Niro Higuchi,Timothy J. Killeen,Susan G. Laurance,Henrique E. M. Nascimento,Abel Monteagudo,David A. Neill,J. N. M. Silva,J. N. M. Silva,Yadvinder Malhi,G. Lopez Gonzalez,Julie Peacock,Carlos A. Quesada,Simon L. Lewis,Jon Lloyd +21 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between species wood density, maximum height and above-ground, coarse wood production of trees ≥ 10 cm diameter (CWP) for 60 Amazonian forest plots.
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Analysing Amazonian forest productivity using a new individual and trait-based model (TFS v.1)
Nikolaos M. Fyllas,Nikolaos M. Fyllas,Emanuel Gloor,Lina M. Mercado,Stephen Sitch,Carlos A. Quesada,Tomas F. Domingues,David W. Galbraith,A. Torre-Lezama,Emilio Vilanova,Hirma Ramírez-Angulo,Niro Higuchi,David A. Neill,Marcos Silveira,Leandro Valle Ferreira,Yadvinder Malhi,Oliver L. Phillips,Jon Lloyd,Jon Lloyd +18 more
TL;DR: In this article, an individual-based model of tropical forest growth, designed to take full advantage of the forest census data available from the Amazonian Forest Inventory Network (RAINFOR), has been developed.