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	· The role of plant architecture in plant function and resource balance.  　　· Life-history and functional diversity of savanna trees.  　　· Morphology and physiology of plants of different functional types.  　　· Distribution and evolution of anti-herbivory strategies of plants.  　　· Consequences of fragmentation for species biodiversity.

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Tomlinson KW*, Sterck FJ, Barbosa ERM, de Bie S, Prins HHT, van Langevelde F. Seedling growth of savanna tree species from three continents under grass competition and nutrient limitation in a greenhouse experiment. Journal of Ecology.  Tomlinson K.W., F. van Langevelde, D.M. Ward, H.H.T. Prins, S. de Bie, B. Vosman, E.V.S.B. Sampaio, F. Sterck. 2016. Defence against vertebrate herbivores diverges into architectural and low nutrient strategies amongst savanna tree species. Oikos 125: 126-136.   Padmanaba M, Tomlinson KW, Hughes ACH, Corlett RT. 2017. Alien plant  invasions of protected areas in Java, Indonesia. Scientific Reports.   Chen Q, Tomlinson KW, Wang B. 2017. Effects of fragmentation on the seed  predation and dispersal by rodents differ among species with different seed size. Integrative Zoology.   Monoy C.C., K.W. Tomlinson, Y. Iida, N. Swenson, F.J.W. Slik. 2016. Temporal changes in tree species and trait composition in a cyclone-prone Pacific dipterocarp forest. Ecosystems.   Beng K.C., K.W. Tomlinson, X-H. Shen, Y. Surget-Groba, A.C. Hughes, R.T. Corlett, J.W.F. Slik. 2016. The utility of DNA metabarcoding for studying the response of arthropod diversity and composition to land-use change in the tropics. Scientific Reports.   Liu J-J, Yu M-J, Tomlinson K, Slik JWF. 2017. Patterns and drivers of plant biodiversity in Chinese university campuses. Landscape and Urban Planning.   Bo W, Phillips JS, Tomlinson KW. Trade-off between physical and chemical defence in plant seeds is mediated by seed mass. Oikos   Corlett RT, Tomlinson KW. 2020. Climate change and edaphic specialists: irresistible force meets immovable object?  Trends in Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.12.007  Xu W, Tomlinson KW, Jie L. 2020. Strong intraspecific trait variation in a tropical dominant tree species along an elevational gradient. Plant Diversity 42: 1-6.    Ratnam J, Tomlinson KW*, Rasquinha DN & Sankaran M. 2016. Savannahs in Asia: evidence for antiquity, biogeography, and an uncertain future. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.  Siddiq Z, Tomlinson KW, Cao KF. 2019. Does fluctuation of meteorological conditions across years influence stand transpiration of Tectona grandis plantation  Ecohydrology.   Huang G, Sreekar R, Velho N, Corlett RT, Quan R-C, Tomlinson KW. Combining camera-trap surveys and interviews to determine the status of mammals in protected rainforests and rubber plantations of Menglun, Xishuangbanna, China. Animal Conservation. DOI: 10.1111/acv.12588.  Gao J, Long Z, Zhao W, Wang X-R, Tomlinson KW, Xia S, Chen J. Combined genotype and phenotype analyses reveal patterns of genomic adaptation to local environments in the subtropical oak Quercus acutissima.Journal of Systematics and Evolution. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12568.  Armani M, Goodale UM, Charles-Dominique T, Barton KE, Yao X, Tomlinson KW*. 2020.Investment in spines is coupled with chemical defences but trades off with leaf productivity across saplings of spiny plants. Oikos. DOI:10.1111/oik.06960.  Yue X, Hughes ACH, Tomlinson KW, Xia S, Li S, Chen J. Phenotypic responses of Chinese Bats to recent environmental change. Journal of Mammalogy.   Roeder M, Liu JJ, Pasion BOP, Yasuda M, Slik JWF, Tomlinson KW. 2019. Growth, mortality and wood density of lianas in fragmented forest in SW China. Journal of Vegetation Science 30(1143-1152). DOI:10.1111.  Armani M, Charles-Dominique T, Barton KE, Tomlinson KW*. Developmental constraints and resource environment shape early emergence and investment in spines in saplings. Annals of Botany.   Song H-K, Singh D, Tomlinson KW, Yang X-D, Ogwu M, Slik JWF, Adams JM. 2019. Tropical forest conversion to rubber plantation in southwest China results in lower fungal beta diversity and reduced network complexity. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiz092.  Khaing TT, Pasion BO, Lapuz RS, Tomlinson KW*. 2019. Determinants of plant composition, diversity and structure in a seasonally dry forest in Myanmar. GECCO 19(e00669).  10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00669.  Roeder M, Yang W, Tomlinson KW. 2019. Influence of smoke, heat and fire on germination of woody species occurring in the dry valleys of southwest China. Journal of Plant Ecology (931-940). DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtz030.  Singh D, Slik FJW, Jeon YS, Tomlinson KW, Yang X-D, Wang J, Porazinska DL, Adams JM. 2019. Conversion of Asian tropical forests to monoculture rubber plantation reduces small metazoan α-diversity, and overall diversity. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42333-4.  Armani M, van Langevelde F, Tomlinson KW, Adu-Bredu S, Djagbletey G, Veenendaal EM. Compositional patterns of overstorey and understorey woody communities in a forest-savanna boundary in Ghana. Plant Ecology & Diversity. DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2018.1539133.  Pasion BO, Roeder M, Liu J-J, Yasuda M, Corlett RT, Slik JFW, Tomlinson KW*. 2018. Do large trees represent overall plant diversity patterns and responses to forest fragmentation in tropical forests. Scientific Reports 8. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29635-9.  Beng KC, Corlett RC, Tomlinson KW. 2018. Seasonal changes in the diversity and composition of the litter fauna in natural forests and rubber plantations. Scientific Reports 8. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28603-7.  Charles-Dominique T, Midgley GF, Tomlinson KW, Bond WJ. 2018. Steal the light: Shade versus fire adapted vegetation in forest-savanna mosaics. New Phytologist.  Griffith DM, Lehmann CER, Stromberg CAE, Parr CL, Sankaran M, Ratnam J, Still CJ, Powell RL, Hanan NP, Nippert JB, Osborne CP, Good SP, Anderson M, Holdo RM, Veldman JW, Durigan G, Tomlinson KW, Hoffmann WA, Archibald S, Bond WJ. 2017.  Comment on “The extent of forest in dryland biomes”. Science 358: eaao1309.  Dayananda S, Mammides C, Lee M-B, Liu J-J, Pasion B, Sreekar R, Yasuda M, Quan R-C, Slik F, Tomlinson KW, Goodale E. Topography and soil type are critical to understanding how bird and herpetofaunal communities persist in forest fragments of tropical China. Biological Conservation.  Chaturvedi RK, Raghubanshi AS, Tomlinson KW & Singh JS. Impacts of human disturbance in tropical dry forests increase with soil moisture stress. Journal of Vegetation Science 28(5): 997-1007.  Leles B, Xiao X, Pasion B, Nakamura A, Tomlinson KW. 2017. Does plant diversity increase top-down control of herbivorous insects in tropical forest? Oikos.   Chen Y-J., S. Schnitzer; Y-J. Zhang, Z-X. Fan, G. Goldstein, K.W. Tomlinson, K-F. Cao, J-L. Zhang. 2016. Stomatal regulation and efficient xylem water transport regulate diurnal water and carbon balances of tropical lianas. Functional Ecology. Doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12724.  Dayananda S.K., E. Goodale, M-B. Lee, J-J. Liu, C. Mammides, B.O. Pasion, R-C. Quan, J.W.F. Slik, R. Sreekar, K.W. Tomlinson, M. Yasuda. 2016. Effects of forest fragmentation on nocturnal Asian birds: a case study from Xishuangbanna, China. Zoological Research 37: 151-158.  Sreekar R., G. Huang, M. Yasuda, R-C. Quan, E. Goodale, R. Corlett, K.W. Tomlinson. 2016. Effects of forests, roads and mistletoe on bird diversity in monoculture rubber plantations. Scientific Reports.     Chen Y-J, F. Bongers, K. Tomlinson, Z-X. Fan, H. Lin, S-B. Zhang, Y-L. Zheng, Y-P. Li, K-F. Cao, J-L. Zhang. 2015. Time lags between crown and basal sap flows in tropical lianas and co-occurring trees. Tree Physiology. DOI:10.1093/treephys/tpv103.  Roeder M, F.J.W. Slik , R.D. Harrison , E. Paudel, K.W. Tomlinson. 2015. Proximity to the host is an important characteristic for the selection of the first support in lianas. Journal of Vegetation Science 26: 1054-1060.

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