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Roger L. Kitching
Researcher at Griffith University
Publications - 213
Citations - 8640
Roger L. Kitching is an academic researcher from Griffith University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rainforest & Species richness. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 206 publications receiving 7692 citations. Previous affiliations of Roger L. Kitching include Chinese Academy of Sciences & Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden.
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Food webs: reconciling the structure and function of biodiversity
Ross M. Thompson,Ulrich Brose,Jennifer A. Dunne,Robert O. Hall,Sally Hladyz,Roger L. Kitching,Neo D. Martinez,Heidi M. Rantala,Tamara N. Romanuk,Daniel B. Stouffer,Daniel B. Stouffer,Jason M. Tylianakis +11 more
TL;DR: The progression of food-web ecology and the challenges in using the food- web approach are summarized and five areas of research are identified where advances can continue, and be applied to global challenges.
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Reliable, verifiable and efficient monitoring of biodiversity via metabarcoding
Yinqiu Ji,Louise A. Ashton,Scott M. Pedley,David Edwards,David Edwards,Yong Tang,Akihiro Nakamura,Akihiro Nakamura,Roger L. Kitching,Paul M. Dolman,Paul Woodcock,Felicity A. Edwards,Trond H. Larsen,Wayne W. Hsu,Suzan Benedick,Keith C. Hamer,David S. Wilcove,Catharine Bruce,Xiaoyang Wang,Taal Levi,Taal Levi,Martin Lott,Brent C. Emerson,Douglas W. Yu,Douglas W. Yu +24 more
TL;DR: Compared with standard biodiversity data sets, metabarcoded samples are taxonomically more comprehensive, many times quicker to produce, less reliant on taxonomic expertise and auditable by third parties, which is essential for dispute resolution.
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Arthropod diversity in a tropical forest
Yves Basset,Yves Basset,Yves Basset,Lukas Cizek,Lukas Cizek,Philippe Cuenoud,Raphael K. Didham,François Guilhaumon,Olivier Missa,Vojtech Novotny,Vojtech Novotny,Frode Ødegaard,Tomas Roslin,Juergen Schmidl,Alexey K. Tishechkin,Neville N. Winchester,David W. Roubik,Henri-Pierre Aberlenc,Johannes Bail,Héctor Barrios,Jon R. Bridle,Gabriela Castaño-Meneses,Bruno Corbara,Gianfranco Curletti,Wesley Duarte da Rocha,Domir De Bakker,Jacques H. C. Delabie,Alain Dejean,Laura L. Fagan,Andreas Floren,Roger L. Kitching,Enrique Medianero,Scott E. Miller,Evandro Gama de Oliveira,Jérôme Orivel,Marc Pollet,Mathieu Rapp,Sérvio P. Ribeiro,Yves Roisin,Jesper B. Schmidt,Line Sørensen,Maurice Leponce +41 more
TL;DR: This work sampled the phylogenetic breadth of arthropod taxa from the soil to the forest canopy in the San Lorenzo forest, Panama using a comprehensive range of structured protocols and found that models based on plant diversity fitted the accumulated species richness of both herbivore and nonherbivore taxa exceptionally well.
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Biodiversity meets the atmosphere: A global view of forest canopies
C. M. P. Ozanne,D. Anhuf,Sarah Boulter,Michael Keller,Roger L. Kitching,Christian Körner,Frederick C. Meinzer,Andrew Mitchell,Tohru Nakashizuka,P. L. Silva Dias,Nigel E. Stork,S. J. Wright,M. Yoshimura +12 more
TL;DR: The forest canopy is the functional interface between 90% of Earth's terrestrial biomass and the atmosphere, and multidisciplinary research in the canopy has expanded concepts of global species richness, physiological processes, and the provision of ecosystem services.
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Food Webs and Container Habitats: The Natural History and Ecology of Phytotelmata
TL;DR: The animal communities in plant-held water bodies, such as tree holes and pitcher plants, have become models for food-web studies as mentioned in this paper, and they can be used to tackle some of the major questions in community ecology.