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Stas SM, Spracklen BD, Willetts PD, Le TC, Tran HD, Le TT, Ngo DT, Le AV, Le HT, Rutishauser E, Schwendike J, Marsham JH, van Kuijk M, Jew EKK, Phillips OL, Spracklen DV. Implications of tropical cyclones on damage and potential recovery and restoration of logged forests in Vietnam. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2023; 378:20210081. [PMID: 36373926 PMCID: PMC9661952 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Many natural forests in Southeast Asia are degraded following decades of logging. Restoration of these forests is delayed by ongoing logging and tropical cyclones, but the implications for recovery are largely uncertain. We analysed meteorological, satellite and forest inventory plot data to assess the effect of Typhoon Doksuri, a major tropical cyclone, on the forest landscapes of central Vietnam consisting of natural forests and plantations. We estimated the return period for a cyclone of this intensity to be 40 years. Plantations were almost twice as likely to suffer cyclone damage compared to natural forests. Logged natural forests (9-12 years after cessation of government-licensed logging) were surveyed before and after the storm with 2 years between measurements and remained a small biomass carbon sink (0.1 ± 0.3 Mg C ha-1 yr-1) over this period. The cyclone reduced the carbon sink of recovering natural forests by an average of 0.85 Mg C ha-1 yr-1, less than the carbon loss due to ongoing unlicensed logging. Restoration of forest landscapes in Southeast Asia requires a reduction in unlicensed logging and prevention of further conversion of degraded natural forests to plantations, particularly in landscapes prone to tropical cyclones where natural forests provide a resilient carbon sink. This article is part of the theme issue 'Understanding forest landscape restoration: reinforcing scientific foundations for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration'.
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Affiliation(s)
- S. M. Stas
- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Viet Nature Conservation Centre, PO Box 89, No. 6 Dinh Le Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Viet Nature Conservation Centre, PO Box 89, No. 6 Dinh Le Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Viet Nature Conservation Centre, PO Box 89, No. 6 Dinh Le Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Center for Agriculture Forestry Research and Development, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung Street, Hue, Viet Nam
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- Center for Agriculture Forestry Research and Development, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung Street, Hue, Viet Nam
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- Center for Agriculture Forestry Research and Development, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung Street, Hue, Viet Nam
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- Info Flora, Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, PO Box 71, CH-1292 Chambésy-Genève, Switzerland
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80084, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- University of York, Heslington, York YO8 5DD, UK
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- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Chen D, Procter N, Goh V, Liu S, Chua SJ, Assadi-Khansari B, Stewart S, Horowitz JD, Sverdlov AL, Ngo DT. New onset atrial fibrillation is associated with elevated galectin-3 levels. Int J Cardiol 2016; 223:48-49. [PMID: 27529590 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- D Chen
- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Centre of Research Excellence to Reduce Inequality in Heart Disease, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
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Amarasekera AT, Sverdlov AL, Roberts MS, Horowitz JD, Ngo DT. Elevated parathyroid hormone predicts high asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) concentrations; independent of vitamin D status. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht307.p613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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