Is there someone else working on the dynamics and ecology of coarse woody debris (CWD), snags and leaf litter in tropical forests?

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Jian Wang

Hi Ximena,

We have collected coarse woody debris (CWD) and leaf litter data from woodland , open forest and subtropical rainforest over many years in Queensland. Please contact my lab head, Dr Teresa Eyre, for further information.

Kind regards,

Jian

Ximena Herrera - Alvarez

Thank you very much to everyone for your responses and information! hope to publish our results about this topic soon and in case someone is interested in work this topic with us in the Ecuadorian Amazon, we are very open to collaborate. All the best to everyone, Ximena