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Overview

J. W. Ferry Slik is affiliated with Universiti Brunei Darussalam in Brunei Darussalam. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific work in Molecular Biology and Genetics.

The scientist's recent publication record includes the paper titled "Museomics for reconstructing historical floristic exchanges: Divergence of stone oaks across Wallacea", published in 2020 in the journal PLoS ONE.

Research topics frequently addressed by J. W. Ferry Slik encompass:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food

Slik has collaborated with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Joeri S. Strijk
  • Hoàng Thi Binh
  • Nguyễn Văn Ngọc
  • Joan T. Pereira
  • Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri

Their work is published in venues such as PLoS ONE, reflecting their engagement with journals that promote open-access research dissemination.

Best Publications

  • Drought–mortality relationships for tropical forests

    Oliver L. Phillips;Geertje van der Heijden;Simon L. Lewis;Gabriela López-González

  • Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics

    J.W. Ferry Slik;Gary Paoli;Krista L. McGuire;Iêda Leão Amaral

  • Designing optimal human-modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation.

    Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Lenore Fahrig;Marcelo Tabarelli;James I. Watling

  • An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

    J. W. Ferry Slik;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

  • Diversity and carbon storage across the tropical forest biome

    Martin J. P. Sullivan;Joey Talbot;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Oliver L. Phillips

  • Soil nutrients affect spatial patterns of aboveground biomass and emergent tree density in southwestern Borneo

    Gary D. Paoli;Lisa M. Curran;J. W. F. Slik

  • Hydraulic conductivity traits predict growth rates and adult stature of 40 Asian tropical tree species better than wood density

    Ze-Xin Fan;Shi-Bao Zhang;Guang-You Hao;J.W. Ferry Slik

  • Effects of fire and selective logging on the tree species composition of lowland dipterocarp forest in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

    J.W. Ferry Slik;Rene W. Verburg;Rene W. Verburg;Paul J.A Keßler

  • Leaf element concentrations of terrestrial plants across China are influenced by taxonomy and the environment

    Shi-Bao Zhang;Jiao-Lin Zhang;J. W. Ferry Slik;Kun-Fang Cao

  • Botanical richness and endemicity patterns of Borneo derived from species distribution models

    Niels Raes;Marco C. Roos;J. W. Ferry Slik;E. Emiel Van Loon

  • Long-term carbon sink in Borneo’s forests halted by drought and vulnerable to edge effects

    Lan Qie;Lan Qie;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez

  • Using species distribution modeling to improve conservation and land use planning of Yunnan, China

    Ming-Gang Zhang;Ming-Gang Zhang;Zhe-Kun Zhou;Zhe-Kun Zhou;Wen-Yun Chen;J.W. Ferry Slik

  • Functional and phylogenetic assembly in a Chinese tropical tree community across size classes, spatial scales and habitats

    Jie Yang;Jie Yang;Guocheng Zhang;Guocheng Zhang;Xiuqin Ci;Xiuqin Ci;Nathan G. Swenson

  • Variation in forest soil fungal diversity along a latitudinal gradient

    Ling-Ling Shi;Ling-Ling Shi;Peter E. Mortimer;Peter E. Mortimer;J. W. Ferry Slik;Xiao-Ming Zou;Xiao-Ming Zou

  • Wallace's Line and plant distributions: two or three phytogeographical areas and where to group Java?

    Peter C. Van Welzen;John A. N. Parnell;J. W. Ferry Slik

  • Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

    J. W.Ferry Slik;Janet Franklin;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Richard Field

  • The utility of DNA metabarcoding for studying the response of arthropod diversity and composition to land-use change in the tropics

    Kingsly Chuo Beng;Kingsly Chuo Beng;Kyle W. Tomlinson;Xian Hui Shen;Xian Hui Shen;Yann Surget-Groba;Yann Surget-Groba

  • Environmental correlates for tropical tree diversity and distribution patterns in Borneo

    J.W.F. Slik;N. Raes;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;F.Q. Brearley

  • Historical distribution of Sundaland’s Dipterocarp rainforests at Quaternary glacial maxima

    Niels Raes;Charles H. Cannon;Charles H. Cannon;Robert J. Hijmans;Thomas Piessens

  • Biodiversity Conservation in the REDD

    Gary D. Paoli;Philip L. Wells;Erik Meijaard;Matthew J. Struebig;Matthew J. Struebig

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles H. Cannon
Charles H. Cannon Morton Arboretum
Douglas Sheil
Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research
Rhett D. Harrison
Rhett D. Harrison World Agroforestry, Zambia
Terry Sunderland
Terry Sunderland University of British Columbia
Shin-ichiro Aiba
Shin-ichiro Aiba Hokkaido University
Reuben Nilus
Reuben Nilus Sabah Forestry Department
Simon L. Lewis
Simon L. Lewis University College London
Niels Raes
Niels Raes Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Felipe P. L. Melo
Felipe P. L. Melo Federal University of Pernambuco
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez National Autonomous University of Mexico

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