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Detecting effects of CO2 rise on the drivers of tropical tree growth
MSc thesis
Atmospheric CO2 rise increases photosynthesis and decreases water loss of
trees, but it may also increase leaf temperatures beyond optimum for
photosynthesis. Generally, CO2 rise is thought to increase tree growth, ...
Supervisor: Pieter Zuidema, Sophie Zwartsenberg
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
Does shade tolerance explain the distribution of wet and dry tropical tree
species?
MSc thesis / MSc internship / BSc thesis / BSc internship
Species distribution is determined by environmental filters that can determine
what species can occur where. Shade and drought are thought to be the two
most important e ...
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lourens Poorter
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
Can logged tropical forests be good for climate? Estimating
the effect of selective logging on forest carbon worldwide
MSc thesis
Exploitation and use of tropical timber from natural forests
may lead to net carbon sequestration in forest and products,
and thus contribute to climate change mitigation. Within this
product chain from forest to co ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Pieter Zuidema
External: Federico Alice Guier, National University of Costa
Rica
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
