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Publications<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Recent Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. and Nidhi Patel. 2019. Florida Szechuan pepper: A financial opportunity.<\/a>\u00a0The Palmetto 35: 4-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. and C. Romero. 2015. Futures of tropical production forests<\/a>. Center for International Forestry Research Occasional Paper 143: 1-39. DOI:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>10.17528\/cifor\/005766; http:\/\/www.cifor.org\/library\/5766\/futures-of-tropical-production-forests\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E.<\/span><\/strong> 2018. Sustainable = good, better, or responsible. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 30: 1-3.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romero, C.<\/span> and F.E. Putz.<\/strong> 2018. Theory-of-change development for evaluation of Forest Stewardship Council certification of sustained timber yields from natural forests in Indonesia. Forests 9, 547: doi:10.3390\/f9090547.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. and C. Romero. 2014. Futures of tropical forests (sensu lato). Biotropica Article first published online June 2014: DOI: 10.1111\/btp.12124.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ruslandi, A. Roopsind, P. Sist, M. Pe&Atilde;&plusmn;a-Claros, R. Thomas, and F.E. Putz. 2014. Beyond equitable data sharing to improve tropical forest management. International Forestry Review 16: 497-503.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ruslandi, A. Klassen, F.E. Putz, and C. Romero 2014. Forest Stewardship Council certification of natural forest management in Indonesia: Required improvements, costs, incentives, and barriers. In, Forests Under Pressure: Local Responses to Global Issues, International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Helsinki, Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Brando, P.M., J.K. Balch, D.C. Nepstad, D. C. Morton, F.E. Putz, M. T. Coe, D. Silverio, M.N. Macedo, E.A. Davidson, C. C. Nobrega, A. Alencar, and B. S. Soares-Filho.2014. Abrupt increases in Amazonian tree mortality due to drought-fire interactions. Proceeedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi\/10.1073\/pnas.1305499111.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

West, T., E. Vidal, and F.E. Putz. 2014. Forest carbon dynamics after conventional and reduced-impact logging in Amazonian Brazil. Forest Ecology and Management 314: 59-63.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Griscom, B., P. Ellis, and F.E. Putz. 2014. Carbon emissions performance in commercial logging concessions of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Global Change Biology 20: 923-937.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Filotas, E., L. Parrott, P.J. Burton, R.L. Chazdon, K.D. Coates, L. Coll, S. Haeussler, K. Martin, S. Nocentini, K.J. Puettmann, F.E. Putz, S.W. Simard, and C. Messier. 2014. Viewing forests through the lens of complex systems science. Ecosphere 5: 1-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Poorter, L., A. McNeil, V.-H. Hurtado, H.H.T. Prins, and F.E. Putz. 2013 Bark thickness and life history strategies of tropical dry- and moist forest trees. Functional Ecology doi: 10.1111\/1365-2435.12158.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representative Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

(Graduate and Undergraduate Students Noted By One and Two Asterisks, respectively, former students noted with a +; N=138)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Wainwright, A.E.* and F.E. Putz. Scientific names matter to marketability: A comparative taste test of infusions of a native Florida holly (Ilex vomitoria<\/em>) and yerba mate (I.<\/em> paraguariensis<\/em>). Economic Botany (in review).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Veldman, J.W.* and F.E. Putz. Grass-dominated vegetation, not species-diverse natural savanna, replaces degraded tropical forests on the southern edge of the Amazon Basin. Biological Conservation (in press).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sasaki, N., G.P. Asner, W. Knorr, P.D. Durst, H. Priyadi, and F.E. Putz. Approaches to classifying and restoring degraded tropical forests for the anticipated REDD+ climate change mitigation mechanism. iForests (in press).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Nasi, R., F.E. Putz, P. Pacheco, S. Wunder, and S. Anta. Sustainable forest management and carbon in tropical Latin America:The case for REDD+. Forests (in press).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Geselbracht, L., K. Freeman., E. Kelly, D. R. Gordon, and F. E. Putz. Retrospective and prospective model simulations of sea level rise impacts on Gulf of Mexico coastal marshes and forests in Waccasassa Bay, Florida. Climate Change (in press).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Caravalho*, E., L. Kobziar, and F.E. Putz. Fire ignition patterns and charcoal production in a pine flatwoods in Florida. International Journal of Wildland Fire (in press).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Brando, P.M., D.C. Nepstad, B. Bolker, J.K. Balch, M.C. Christman, M. Coe, and F.E. Putz. Post-fire tree mortality in Brazilian tropical forest: the roles of bark traits, tree size, and wood density. Ecology Letters (in review).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Salimon, C.I., F.E. Putz, L. Menezes-Filho, A. Anderson, M. Silveira, I.F. Brown, and L. C. Oliveira. Estimating state-wide carbon stocks for a REDD plan in Acre, Brazil. Forest Ecology and Management (in review).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E., C. D. Canham, and S. Ollinger**. Root foraging efficiencies of trees and shrubs. Journal of Ecology (in revision).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Pe\u00f1a-Claros+, M., L. Poorter, A. Alarc\u00f3n, G. M. Blate+, U. Choque, T.S. Fredericksen, J. Justiniano, C. Lea\u00f1o, J.C. Licona, W. Pariona, F.E. Putz, L. Quevedo+, and M. Toledo*. Structure, diversity, and floristic composition of Bolivian tropical forests are influenced by soil chemistry and disturbance history. Biotropica (in revision).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Veldman*, J.M. and F.E. Putz. 2010. Long-distance dispersal of invasive grasses by logging vehicles in a tropical dry forest. Biotropica 42: 607-703.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

DeWalt, S.J. and F.E. Putz (with 15 other authors) 2010. Global patterns of liana density and basal area vary with mean annual precipitation. Biotropica 42: 309-317.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. and K. H. Redford. 2010. Tropical forest definitions, degradation, phase shifts, and further transitions. Biotropica 42: 10-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mazzei*, L., P. Sist, A. Ruschel, F.E. Putz, P. Marco, W. Pena, and W. Baitz. 2010. Carbon retention with reduced-impact logging in the Eastern Amazon. Forest Ecology and Management 259: 367-373.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Veldman*, J.W., B. Mostacedo+, M. Pe\u00f1a-Claros+, and F.E. Putz. 2009. Selective logging and fire as drivers of alien grass invasion in a tropical dry forest of Bolivia. Forest Ecology and Management 258: 1643-1649.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Varner+, J.M., F.E. Putz, M.J. Mitchell, J.K. Hiers, J.J. O\u2019Brien, and D.R. Gordon. 2009. Post-fire tree stress and growth following smoldering duff fires. Forest Ecology and Management 258: 2467-2474.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. and R. Nasi. 2009. Carbon benefits from avoiding and repairing forest degradation. Pages 249-262 in, Realising REDD+: National Strategy and Policy Options, Arild Angelsen (editor), Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. and P.A. Zuidema. 2009. Conserving carbon in tropical forests: pitfalls and possibilities. Pages 19-24 in, A. J. Van Bodegom, Herman Savenije, and Marieke Wit (eds). Forests and Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation.Tropenbos International, Wageningen, The Netherlands. xvi + 160 pp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sasaki, N. and F.E. Putz. 2009. Critical need for new definitions of \u201cforest\u201d and \u201cforest degradation\u201d in global climate change agreements. Conservation Letters doi: 10.1111\/j.1755-263X.2009.00067.x see also: Putz, F.E. and N. Sasaki. 2009. Response to Guariguata, M.R., Nasi, R. & Kanninen, M. Conservation Letters. Most downloaded paper of 2009. See stories in Nature (http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2009\/090819\/full\/news.2009.842.html<\/a>), Mongabay, and CarbonPositive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Paz*, C. and F.E. Putz. 2009. Anthropogenic soils and tree distributions in a lowland forest in Bolivia. Biotropica 41: 665-675.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Palumbo*, M. J., S.T. Talcott, and F.E. Putz. 2009. Ilex vomitoria<\/em>: An overlooked North American caffeine source. Economic Botany 63: 130-137.
\nMostacedo*, B., F.E. Putz, T. S. Fredericksen, A. Villca, and T. Palacios. 2009. Contributions of root and stump sprouts to natural regeneration in a logged tropical dry forest in Bolivia. Forest Ecology and Management 258: 978-985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. and K.H. Redford. 2009. Dangers of carbon-based conservation. Global Environmental Change 19: 400-401.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E., P. Zuidema, M.A. Pinard+, R.G.A. Boot, J. A. Sayer, D. Sheil, P. Sist, Elias, and J.K. Vanclay. 2008. Tropical forest management for carbon retention. PLOS Biology 6: 1368-1369.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E., P. Sist, T.S. Fredericksen, and D. Dykstra. 2008. Reduced-impact logging: challenges and opportunities. Forest Ecology and Management 256: 1427-1433.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Pe\u00f1a-Claros+, M., Peters, E.M., Justiniano*, M.J., Bongers, F., Blate+, G.M., Fredericksen, T.S., Putz, F.E., 2008. Regeneration of commercial trees species following silvicultural treatments in a moist tropical forest. Forest Ecology and Management 255: 1283-1293.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Pe\u00f1a-Claros+, M., L., T.S. Fredericksen, A. Alarcon, G.M. Blate+, U. Choque, C. Lea\u00f1o, B. Mostacedo+, W. Pariona, Z. Villegas, and F.E. Putz. 2008. Beyond reduced-impact logging: silvicultural treatments to increase growth rates of tropical trees. Forest Ecology and Management 256: 1458-1467.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Marshall Mattson*, K.D. and F.E. Putz. 2008. Sand pine (Pinus clausa<\/em>) seedling distribution and biomechanics in relation to microsite condition and proximity to nurse plants. Forest Ecology and Management 256: 1458-1467.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Varner*, J.M., J.K. Hiers, R.D. Ottmar, D.R. Gordon, F.E. Putz, and D.D. Wade. 2007. Overstory tree mortality resulting from re-introducing fire to long-unburned longleaf pine forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37: 1349-1358.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Grawe DeSantis*, L.R., S. Bhotika*, K. Williams, and F.E. Putz. 2007. Sea-level rise and drought interactions accelerate declines of coastal forests on the Gulf Coast of Florida, USA. Global Change Biology 13: 2349-2360.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Casteneda*, H. and F. E. Putz. 2007. Predicting sea-level rise effects on a coastal nature preserve on the Gulf coast: a landscape perspective. Florida Scientist 70: 166-175.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Condon*, B.M. and F.E. Putz. 2007. Countering the broadleaf invasion: Financial and carbon consequences of removing hardwoods during longleaf pine savanna restoration. Restoration Ecology 15: 296-303.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. 2007. On fire. The Palmetto 24: 4-7, 13-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Palumbo*, M.J., F.E. Putz, and S. T. Talcott. 2006. Nitrogen fertilizer and gender effects on the secondary metabolism of yaupon, a caffeine-containing North American holly. Oecologia 151: 1-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. 2006. Perils and joys of ecosystem restoration. The Palmetto 23: 4-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Putz, F.E. 2006. Getting started with ecosystem restoration: Reading your landscape. The Palmetto 23: 4-5,12-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Spector*, T. and F. E. Putz. 2006. Biomechanical plasticity facilitates invasion by Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius<\/em>. Biological Invasions 8: 255-260.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romero*, C., F.E. Putz, and K. Kitajima. 2006. Light, mist, and pendant epiphytes in a tropical montane oak forest. Biotropica 38: 35-41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Spector*, T. and F.E. Putz. 2006. Crown retreat of open-grown live oak (Quercus virginiana<\/em>) due to canopy encroachment. Forest Ecology and Management 228: 168-176.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Gerwing+, J.J., S.A. Schnitzer, R. J. Burnham, F. Bongers, J. Chave, S.J. DeWalt, C.E.N. Ewango, R. Foster, M. Martinez-Ramos, M. Parren, N. Parthasarthy, D.R. P\u00e9rez-Salicrup+, F.E. Putz, and D.W. Thomas. 2006. Censusing lianas. Biotropica 38: 256-261.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Varner*, J.M III, D. R. Gordon, F.E. Putz, and J. K. Hiers. 2005. Restoring fire to long-unburned Pinus palustris<\/em> ecosystems: Novel fire effects and consequences for long-unburned ecosystems. Restoration Ecology 13: 536-544.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kennard*, D.K. and F.E. Putz. 2005. Effects of fire intensity on early tree regeneration in a Bolivian dry deciduous forest. New Forests 30: 1-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":436,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/fep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/fep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/fep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/fep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/436"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/fep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/fep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/fep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/fep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}