Lack of intermediate‐scale disturbance data prevents robust extrapolation of plot‐level tree mortality rates for old‐growth tropical forests

Abstract

Ecology Letters (2009) 12: E22–E25 Abstract Lloyd et al. (2009) question the methods, concepts and conclusions of Fisher et al. (2008) . We address these assertions, and place our work into a broader context. We demonstrate the veracity of Fisher et al. , and further show that lack of data for intermediate‐scale tree mortality disturbance events for old‐growth tropical forests might prevent robust extrapolation of forest plot biomass accumulation data, and accurate estimates of distribution parameters such as power‐law exponents ( α ).

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