Join us for the fourth annual Interdisciplinary Symposium, hosted by the Interdisciplinary Institute. Building on the momentum of previous years, Interdisciplinary Symposium 2026: From Insight to Impact will bring together staff and students from across the University on Wednesday 28th October to share ideas, showcase innovative work, and explore how interdisciplinary approaches can drive meaningful change. The event is open to all 51cg staff and students.
Accounting for extinction dynamics unifies the geological and biological histories of Indo-Australian Archipelago
Herrera Alsina, L., Lancaster, L., Algar, A., Papadopulos, A., Iskandar, D. T., Bocedi, G., Creer, S., Villegas-Patraca, R., Fahri, F., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Mynard, P., Nangoy, M., Osborne, O. G., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Burslem, D., Travis, J.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 291, no. 2031, 20240966
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Invertebrate-Mediated Ecosystem Processes are Resilient to Disturbance Across a Land-Use Gradient in Borneo
Chiew, L. Y., Brodie, J. F., Burslem, D. F., Reynolds, G., Vairappan, C. S., Slade, E. M.
Ecosystems, vol. 27, pp. 710–723
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Thresholds for adding degraded tropical forest to the conservation estate
Ewers, R. M., Orme, C. D. L., Pearse, W. D., Zulkifli, N., Yvon-Durocher, G., Yusah, K. M., Yoh, N., Yeo, D. C. J., Wong, A., Williamson, J., Wilkinson, C. L., Wiederkehr, F., Webber, B. L., Wearn, O. R., Wai, L., Vollans, M., Twining, J. P., Turner, E. C., Tobias, J. A., Thorley, J., Telford, E. M., Teh, Y. A., Tan, H. H., Swinfield, T., Svátek, M., Struebig, M., Stork, N., Sleutel, J., Slade, E. M., Sharp, A., Shabrani, A., Sethi, S. S., Seaman, D. J. I., Sawang, A., Roxby, G. B., Rowcliffe, J. M., Rossiter, S. J., Riutta, T., Rahman, H., Qie, L., Psomas, E., Prairie, A., Poznansky, F., Pillay, R., Picinali, L., Pianzin, A., Pfeifer, M., Parrett, J. M., Noble, C. D., Nilus, R., Mustaffa, N., Mullin, K. E., Mitchell, S., Mckinlay, A. R., Maunsell, S., Matula, R., Massam, M., Martin, S., Malhi, Y., Majalap, N., Maclean, C. S., Mackintosh, E., Luke, S. H., Lewis, O. T., Layfield, H. J., Lane-Shaw, I., Kueh, B. H., Kratina, P., Konopik, O., Kitching, R., Kinneen, L., Kemp, V. A., Jotan, P., Jones, N., Jebrail, E. W., Hroneš, M., Heon, S. P., Hemprich-Bennett, D. R., Haysom, J. K., Harianja, M. F., Hardwick, J., Gregory, N., Gray, R., Gray, R. E. J., Granville, N., Gill, R., Fraser, A., Foster, W. A., Folkard-Tapp, H., Fletcher, R. J., Fikri, A. H., Fayle, T. M., Faruk, A., Eggleton, P., Edwards, D. P., Drinkwater, R., Dow, R. A., Döbert, T. F., Didham, R. K., Dickinson, K. J. M., Deere, N. J., de Lorm, T., Dawood, M. M., Davison, C. W., Davies, Z. G., Davies, R. G., Dančák, M., Cusack, J., Clare, E. L., Chung, A., Chey, V. K., Chapman, P. M., Cator, L., Carpenter, D., Carbone, C., Calloway, K., Bush, E. R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Brown, K. D., Brooks, S. J., Brasington, E., Brant, H., Boyle, M. J. W., Both, S., Blackman, J., Bishop, T. R., Bicknell, J. E., Bernard, H., Basrur, S., Barclay, M. V. L., Barclay, H., Atton, G., Ancrenaz, M., Aldridge, D. C., Daniel, O. Z., Reynolds, G., Banks-Leite, C.
Nature, vol. 631, pp. 808-813
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Stakeholder mapping to support invasive non-native species management in South America
Erazo, M., Garcia Diaz, P., Langdon, B., Mustin, K., Cava, M., Gabriella, D., Huerta, M. F., Linardaki, E., Moyano, J., Montti, L., Powell, P. A., Bodey, T., Burslem, D., Fasola, L., Fidelis, A., Lambin, X., Marinaro, S., Pauchard, A., Phimister, E., Raffo, E., Rodríguez-Jorquera, I. A., Roesler, I., Tomasevic, J. A., Pizarro, J. C.
NeoBiota, vol. 93, pp. 263-291
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Genetic erosion in a tropical tree species demonstrates the need to conserve wide-ranging germplasm amid extreme habitat fragmentation
Phang, A. S. L., Niissalo, M., Ruhsam, M., Pezzini, F., Neo, W., Burslem, D., Middleton, D. J., Wilkie, P., Khew, G. S. W.
Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 33, no. 8-9, pp. 2527–2548
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Integrating rapid assessment, variable probability sampling, and machine learning to improve accuracy and consistency in mapping local spatial distribution of plant species richness
Perng, B. H., Lam, T. Y., Su, S. H., Bin Md Sabri, M. D., Burslem, D., Cardenas, D., Duque, ?., Ediriweera, S., Gunatilleke, N., Novotny, V., O’Brien, M. J., Reynolds, G.
Forestry, vol. 97, no. 2, pp. 282-294
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External aluminium supply regulates photosynthesis and carbon partitioning in the Al-accumulating tropical shrub Melastoma malabathricum
Mahmud, K., Weitz, H., Kritzler, U. H., Burslem, D. F.
PloS ONE, vol. 19, no. 3, e0297686
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Long-term stability of sapling dynamics is regulated by soil phosphorus availability in subtropical forest
Liang, M., Zheng, Y., Johnson, D., Burslem, D. F., Shi, L., Zhang, J., Yu, S., Liu, X.
Journal of Ecology, vol. 112, no. 3, pp. 673-686
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Tropical tree ectomycorrhiza are distributed independently of soil nutrients
Zuleta, D., Aguilar, S., Alonso, A., Bissiengou, P., Brockelman, W. Y., Bunyavejchewin, S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Castaño, N., Chave, J., Dalling, J. W., de Oliveira, A. A., Duque, ?., Ediriweera, S., Ewango, C. E. N., Filip, J., Hubbell, S. P., Itoh, A., Kiratiprayoon, S., Lum, S. K. Y., Makana, J., Memiaghe, H., Mitre, D., Mohamad, M. B., Nathalang, A., Nilus, R., Nkongolo, N. V., Novotny, V., O'Brien, M. J., Pérez, R., Pongpattananurak, N., Reynolds, G., Russo, S. E., Tan, S., Thompson, J., Uriarte, M., Valencia, R., Vicentini, A., Yao, T. L., Zimmerman, J. K., Davies, S. J., Medina-Vega, J. A.
Nature Ecology & Evolution, vol. 8, pp. 400-410
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Bornean tropical forests recovering from logging at risk of regeneration failure
Bartholomew, D. C., Hayward, R., Burslem, D. F., Bittencourt, P. R., Chapman, D., Bin Suis, M. A. F., Nilus, R., O'Brien, M. J., Reynolds, G., Rowland, L., Banin, L. F., Dent, D.
Global Change Biology, vol. 30, no. 3, e17209
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Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities
Cooper, D. L. M., Lewis, S. L., Sullivan, M. J. P., . , Burslem, D. F. R. P., Swaine, M. D.
Nature, vol. 625, pp. 728-734
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Unexpected effects of urban food activism on community and human wellbeing
Wardle, J. M., McKenzie, J., Barker, M., Burslem, D., Gray, D.
Local Environment, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 647-662
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Climate Change Mitigation by Forests
Burslem, D. F.
Ceylon Journal of Science, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 1-3
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Mapping distribution of woody plant species richness from field rapid assessment and machine learning
Perng, B. H., Lam, T. Y., Cheng, S. T., Su, S. H., Anderson-Teixeira, K. J., Bourg, N. A., Burslem, D. F., Castaño, N., Duque, ?., Ediriweera, S., Gunatilleke, N., Lutz, J. A., McShea, W. J., Sabri, M. D. M., Novotny, V., O'brien, M. J., Reynolds, G., Weiblen, G. D., Zuleta, D.
Taiwania, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 1-15
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Edaphic Influences on the Nutrient Concentrations and Antioxidant Activity of Different Tea Clones (Camellia sinensis (O.) Kuntze) Grown at the Lowland Tea Plantation, Bukit Cheeding, Selangor, Malaysia
Amirah, S. S., Khairil, M., Murdiono, W. E., Halmi, M. I., Amalina, N. R., Yong, J. W., Burslem, D. F.
Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 27, pp. 147-163
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Emerging trends in appropriate kiln designs for small-scale biochar production in low to middle income countries
Namaswa, T., Burslem, D. F., Smith, J.
Bioresource Technology Reports, vol. 24, 101641
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Phosphorus acquisition and canopy dominance in tropical and subtropical forests: response to Brearley et al.
Johnson, D., Liu, X., Burslem, D. F.
Trends in Plant Science, vol. 28, no. 12, pp. 1335-1336
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Introducing LandScaleR: A novel method for spatial downscaling of land use projections
Woodman, T. L., Rueda-Uribe, C., Henry, R. C., Burslem, D. F., Travis, J. M., Alexander, P.
Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 169, 105826
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Mycorrhizal feedbacks influence global forest structure and diversity
Delavaux, C. S., LaManna, J. A., Myers, J. A., Phillips, R. P., Aguilar, S., Allen, D., Alonso, A., Anderson-Teixeira, K. J., Baker, M. E., Baltzer, J. L., Bissiengou, P., Bonfim, M., Bourg, N. A., Brockelman, W. Y., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Chang, L., Chen, Y., Chiang, J., Chu, C., Clay, K., Cordell, S., Cortese, M., den Ouden, J., Dick, C., Ediriweera, S., Ellis, E. C., Feistner, A., Freestone, A. L., Giambelluca, T., Giardina, C. P., Gilbert, G. S., He, F., Holík, J., Howe, R. W., Huaraca Huasca, W., Hubbell, S. P., Inman, F., Jansen, P. A., Johnson, D. J., Kral, K., Larson, A. J., Litton, C. M., Lutz, J. A., Malhi, Y., McGuire, K., McMahon, S. M., McShea, W. J., Memiaghe, H., Nathalang, A., Norden, N., Novotny, V., O'Brien, M. J., Orwig, D. A., Ostertag, R., Parker, G. G. '., Pérez, R., Reynolds, G., Russo, S. E., Sack, L., Šamonil, P., Sun, I., Swanson, M. E., Thompson, J., Uriarte, M., Vandermeer, J., Wang, X., Ware, I., Weiblen, G. D., Wolf, A., Wu, S., Zimmerman, J. K., Lauber, T., Maynard, D. S., Crowther, T. W., Averill, C.
Communications Biology, vol. 6, no. 1, 1066
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Target capture sequencing for phylogenomic and population studies in the Southeast Asian genus Palaquium (Sapotaceae)
Phang, A. S. L., Pezzini, F. F., Burslem, D., Khew, G. S. W., Khew, G. S. W., Middleton, D. J., Ruhsam, M., Wilkie, P.
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 203, no. 2, pp. 134-147
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Positive effects of tree diversity on tropical forest restoration in a field-scale experiment
Veryard, R., Wu, J., O'Brien, M. J., Anthony, R., Both, S., Burslem, D. F., Chen, B., Cagigal, E. F. M., Godfray, C. H., Godoong, E., Liang, S., Saner, P., Schmid, B., Wai, Y. S., Xie, J., Reynolds, G., Hector, A.
Science Advances, vol. 9, no. 37, eadf0938
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Seasonality of reproduction in an ever-wet lowland tropical forest in Amazonian Ecuador
Garwood, N. C., Metz, M. R., Queenborough, S. A., Persson, V., Wright, S. J., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Zambrano, M., Valencia, R.
Ecology, vol. 104, no. 9, e4133
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Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests
Johnson, D., Liu, X., Burslem, D. F. R. P.
Trends in Plant Science, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 995-1003
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Seeding African Forest and Landscape Restoration: Evaluating Native Tree Seed Systems in Four African Countries
Giacomini, F. L., Prempeh, J. A., Jalonen, R., Vinceti, B., Ekue, M., Bosshard, E., Burslem, D. F., Kettle, C. J.
Diversity, vol. 15, no. 9, 981
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Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
Brodie, J. F., Mohd-Azlan, J., Chen, C., Wearn, O. R., Deith, M. C., Ball, J. G. C., Slade, E. M., Burslem, D., Teoh, S. W., Williams, P. J., Nguyen, A., Moore, J. H., Goetz, S. J., Burns, P., Jantz, P., Hakkenberg, C. R., Kaszta, Z. M., Cushman, S., Coomes, D. A., Helmy, O. E., Reynolds, G., Rodríguez, J. P., Jetz, W., Luskin, M. S.