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46
Citations
11710
World Ranking
4556
National Ranking
1582

Overview

G. Bruce Williamson is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work focuses on various aspects of ecology, conservation, and plant science, contributing to understanding ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity.

The scientist's key research areas include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Growth and Nutrition in Plants
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield

Williamson's work spans several subfields, such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Soil Science. The scientist has published research in notable scientific journals, contributing to literature in:

  • Science
  • Science Advances
  • Acta Amazonica

Recent published papers include:

  • "Multidimensional tropical forest recovery," 2021, Science
  • "Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests," 2022, Science Advances
  • "Effects of experimental lightgaps and topography on enrichment plantings in a central Amazonian secondary forest," 2020, Acta Amazonica

Frequent collaborators in Williamson's work involve several researchers, including:

  • Dylan Craven
  • Catarina C. Jakovac
  • Masha T. van der Sande
  • Frans Bongers
  • Robin L. Chazdon

Their research addresses critical topics such as forest recovery processes, floristic composition in tropical successional forests, and experimental approaches to enhancing plant growth in secondary forests. The diverse scope of their studies reflects a broad engagement with issues related to forest ecology, conservation, and ecosystem management.

Best Publications

  • Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests

    Lourens Poorter;Frans Bongers;T. Mitchell Aide;Angélica M. Almeyda Zambrano

  • The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: A 32-year investigation

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;José L.C. Camargo;Regina C.C. Luizão;Susan G. Laurance;Susan G. Laurance

  • Carbon sequestration potential of second-growth forest regeneration in the Latin American tropics

    Robin L. Chazdon;Robin L. Chazdon;Eben N. Broadbent;Danaë M. A. Rozendaal;Danaë M. A. Rozendaal;Danaë M. A. Rozendaal;Frans Bongers

  • Multidimensional tropical forest recovery

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  • Positive Feedbacks among Forest Fragmentation, Drought, and Climate Change in the Amazon

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;G. Bruce Williamson;G. Bruce Williamson

  • Receding Forest Edges and Vanishing Reserves

    Unknown

  • Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

    Danaë Rozendaal;Frans Bongers;T. Mitchell Aide;Esteban Álvarez-Dávila

  • Measuring wood specific gravity…Correctly

    G. Bruce Williamson;Michael C. Wiemann

  • Alternative successional pathways in the Amazon Basin

    Rita C.G. Mesquita;Kalan Ickes;Gislene Ganade;G. Bruce Williamson

  • Successional dynamics in Neotropical forests are as uncertain as they are predictable

    Natalia Norden;Héctor A. Angarita;Frans Bongers;Miguel Martínez-Ramos

  • Bioassays for allelopathy: Measuring treatment responses with independent controls

    G. Bruce Williamson;Donald Richardson

  • An Amazonian rainforest and its fragments as a laboratory of global change

    William F. Laurance;José L.C. Camargo;Philip M. Fearnside;Thomas E. Lovejoy

  • Forest fragmentation differentially affects seed dispersal of large and small-seeded tropical trees

    Jennifer M. Cramer;Rita C.G. Mesquita;G. Bruce Williamson

  • Amazonian Tree Mortality During the 1997 El Niño Drought

    G. Bruce Williamson;G. Bruce Williamson;William F. Laurance;Alexandre A. Oliveira;Patricia Delamônica

  • Wet and dry tropical forests show opposite successional pathways in wood density but converge over time

    Lourens Poorter;Danaë M. A. Rozendaal;Frans Bongers;Jarcilene S. de Almeida-Cortez

  • High temperature of forest fires under pines as a selective advantage over oaks

    Unknown

  • Amazon Rain Forest Succession: Stochasticity or Land-Use Legacy?

    Rita de Cássia Guimarães Mesquita;Paulo Eduardo dos Santos Massoca;Catarina Conte Jakovac;Tony Vizcarra Bentos

  • WOOD SPECIFIC GRAVITY GRADIENTS IN TROPICAL DRY AND MONTANE RAIN FOREST TREES

    Michael C. Wiemann;G. Bruce Williamson

  • Pattern and Seral Composition in an Old‐growth Beech‐Maple Forest

    Unknown

  • Phylogenetic community structure during succession: Evidence from three Neotropical forest sites

    Susan G. Letcher;Susan G. Letcher;Robin L. Chazdon;Ana C.S. Andrade;Frans Bongers

  • Geographic Variation in Wood Specific Gravity: Effects of Latitude, Temperature, and Precipitation

    Michael C. Wiemann;G. Bruce Williamson

  • EXTREME RADIAL CHANGES IN WOOD SPECIFIC GRAVITY IN SOME TROPICAL PIONEERS

    Michael C. Wiemann;G. Bruce Williamson

  • Effects of a Strong Drought on Amazonian Forest Fragments and Edges

    William F. Laurance;G. Bruce Williamson;Patricia Delamonica;Alexandre A. Oliveira

  • Ceratiolin and other flavonoids from Ceratiola ericoides

    Nesrin Tanrisever;Frank R. Fronczek;Nikolaus H. Fischer;G.Bruce Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Michiel van Breugel
Michiel van Breugel National University of Singapore
Robin L. Chazdon
Robin L. Chazdon University of Connecticut
Miguel Martínez-Ramos
Miguel Martínez-Ramos National Autonomous University of Mexico
William F. Laurance
William F. Laurance James Cook University
Jorge A. Meave
Jorge A. Meave National Autonomous University of Mexico
Robert Muscarella
Robert Muscarella Uppsala University
Patricia Balvanera
Patricia Balvanera National Autonomous University of Mexico
Juan Manuel Dupuy
Juan Manuel Dupuy Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán
Pedro H. S. Brancalion
Pedro H. S. Brancalion Universidade de São Paulo
Dylan Craven
Dylan Craven Universidad Mayor

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