Publications

Dalling, J.W., and John R. C. (2007) Recruitment limitation and Coexistence of Pioneer species. In press in Tropical Forest Community Ecology (Eds: Carson WP and Schnitzer SA), Blackwell Science

Gallery, R.E., Dalling J.W., Wolfe, B.T., and Arnold A.E. (2007) The influence of litter, seed bank density and fungi on Cecropia seed survival. In press in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal: Theory and Application in a Changing World Volume 4 (Eds: Wescott D, Dennis A, and Schupp EW), CABI

Dalling, J.W., and Burslem, D.F.R.P. (2007) Anthropogenic Disturbance in Tropical Forests: Towards a functional understanding of seedling responses. In press in Seedlings: Ecology and Evolution (Ed. Leck, M). Cambridge University Press

Dalling, J.W. (2007) Pioneer species In: Encyclopedia of Ecology, Elsevier Press

Kluger, C.G., Dalling, J.W., Gallery, R.E., Sanchez, E., Weeks-Galindo, C., and Arnold A.E. (2007) Prevalent host-generalism among fungi association with the seeds of four neotropical pioneer species. Journal of Tropical Ecology, in press

Kikuchi, D.W., Lasso, E., Dalling, J.W., and Nur, N. (2007) Pollinators and pollen dispersal of Piper dilatatum on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23:603-606

John, R.C., Dalling, J.W., Harms, K.E., Yavitt, J.B., Stallard, R.F., Mirabello, M., Hubbell, S.P., Valencia, R., Navarrete, H., Vallejo, M., and Foster, R.B. (2007) Soil nutrients influence spatial distributions of tropical tree species. PNAS, 104:864-869

Gallery, R., Dalling J.W., and Arnold, A.E (2007) Diversity, host affinity and distribution of seed-infecting fungi: a case-study with neotropical Cecropia. Ecology, 83:582-588

Engelbrecht B.M.J, Dalling J.W., Pearson T.R.H, Wolf R.L., Galvez D.A., Koehler T., Ruiz M.C., Kursar T.A. (2006) Short dry spells in the wet season increase mortality of tropical pioneer seedlings. Oecologia, 148:258-269

Daws, M.I., Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Mullins, C.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2005) Interactions of topographic position, litter, and seed size on seedling demography in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panama. Plant Ecology, 179:93-105

Dalling, J.W., and Burslem D.F.R.P. (2005) Role of life-history and performance trade-offs in the equalization and differentiation of tropical tree species. Pages 65-88 in Biotic Interactions in the Tropics (Burslem D., Pinard, M., and Hartley, S. editors). Cambridge University Press, UK

Fornara D.A. and Dalling J.W. (2005) Seed bank dynamics in five Panamanian forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21:223-226

Fornara D.A., and Dalling J.W. (2005) Post-dispersal removal of seeds of pioneer species from five Panamanian forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21:79-84

Wehncke E.V., and Dalling J.W. (2005) Post-dispersal removal and germination of seeds dispersed by Cebus capuchinus. Biotropica, 37:73-80

Dalling J.W. (2004) The fate of seed banks: factors affecting seed survival for light-demanding species in tropical forests. Pages 31-44 in Seed Fate: Predation, dispersal and seedling establishment (Forget, PM., Lambert, JE., Hulme, PE., and Vander Wall, S. editors). CABI, Wallingford, UK

Muller-Landau, H., Dalling, J.W., Harms, K.E., and Wright, S.J. (2004) Seed dispersal and density-dependent seed and seedling survival in Trichilia tuberculata and Miconia argentea. Pages 340-362 In E.C. Losos, and E.G. Leigh Jr. (eds.) Tropical Forest Diversity and Dynamism: Findings from a Large-scale Plot network.  Chicago University Press, Chicago.

Dalling J.W., Winter K. and Hubbell S.P. (2004) Variation in growth responses of neotropical pioneer species to simulated gaps. Functional Ecology, 18:725-736

Yesson, C., Russell, S.J., Parrish, T., Dalling, J.W., and Garwood, N.C. (2004) A phylogenetic framework for Trema (Celtidaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 248:85-109

Silvera, K., Skillman, J.B., and Dalling, J.W. (2003). Seed germination, seedling growth and habitat partitioning in two morphotypes of the tropical pioneer tree Trema micrantha in a seasonal forest in Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 19:27-34.

Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Mullins C.E., and Dalling J.W. (2003) Functional significance of photoblastic germination in neotropical pioneer trees: A seedís eye view. Functional Ecology 17:394-402.

Wehncke, E.V., Hubbell S.P., Foster R.B., and Dalling J.W. (2003) Seed dispersal patterns produced by white-faced monkeys: Implications for the dispersal limitation of neotropical tree species. Journal of Ecology 91:677-685.

Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Goeriz, R.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2003) Interactions of gap size and herbivory on establishment, growth and survival of three species of neotropical pioneer trees. Journal of Ecology 91:785-796.

Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Goeriz R.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2003) Regeneration niche partitioning in neotropical pioneers: effects of gap size, seasonal drought and herbivory on growth and survival. Oecologia 137:456-465.

Daws, M.I., Mullins, C.E., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Paton, S., and Dalling, J.W. (2002). Topographic position affects the water regime in a semideciduous tropical forest in Panama. Plant and Soil 238:79-90

Velasquez-Runk, J. and Dalling, J.W. (2002). La artesania de la tagua y el cocobolo en las comunidades Wounaan y Embera de Darien. Pp. 187-192 in S. Heckado-Moreno (ed.)  Panama: Puente Biologico.  Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.

Daws, M.I., Burslem, D.F.R.P, Crabtree, L.M., Kirkman, P., Mullins, C.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2002). Differences in seed germination responses may promote coexistence of four sympatric Piper species. Functional Ecology 16:258-267.

Dalling, J.W. (2002) Ecologia de semillas. Pp. 345 - 375 in  M. Guariguata  and G. Kattan (eds.) Ecologia y conservacion de Bosques Neotropicales.  Libro Universitario Regional, Cartago, Costa Rica.

Dalling, J.W. and Hubbell S.P. (2002) Seed size, growth rate and gap microsite conditions as determinants of recruitment success for pioneer species.  Journal of Ecology 90:557-568.

Dalling, J.W., Muller-Landau, H.C., Wright, S.J., and Hubbell, S.P. (2002) Role of dispersal in the recruitment limitation of neotropical pioneer species. Journal of Ecology 90:714-727.

Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P, Mullins, C.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2002) Germination ecology of neotropical pioneers: Interacting effects of environmental conditions and seed size. Ecology 83:2798-2807.

Dalling, J.W., Winter, K., Nason, J.D., Hubbell, S.P., Murawski, D.A., and Hamrick, J.L. (2001). The unusual case of Alseis blackiana: A shade-persistent pioneer tree? Ecology 82:933-945.

Krause, G.H., Koroleva O.Y., Dalling, J.W., and Winter, K. (2001). Acclimation of tropical tree seedlings to excessive light in simulated tree-fall gaps. Plant, Cell and Environment 24:1345-1352.

Harms, K.E. and Dalling, J.W. (2000). Successful bruchid beetle and seedling emergence from a single diaspore of Attalea butyracea. Journal of Tropical Ecology 16:319-325.

Schnitzer, S.A., Dalling, J.W., and Carson, W.P. (2000). The impact of lianas on tree regeneration in tropical forest canopy gaps: Evidence for an alternative pathway of gap-phase regeneration. Journal of Ecology 88:655-666.

Dalling, J.W. and Harms, K.E. (1999). Damage tolerance and cotyledonary resource use in the tropical tree Gustavia superba. Oikos 85:257-264.

Dalling, J.W., Lovelock, C.E., and Hubbell, S.P. (1999). Growth responses of two neotropical pioneer seedlings to simulated forest gap environments. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15:827-839.

Dalling, J.W., Swaine, M.D., and Garwood, N.C. (1998) Dispersal patterns and seed bank dynamics of pioneer tree species in moist tropical forest, Panama. Ecology 79:564-578.

Tyree, M.T., Velez, V., and Dalling, J.W. (1998) Growth dynamics of root and shoot hydraulic conductance in seedlings of five neotropical tree species: Scaling to show possible adaptation to differing light regimes. Oecologia 114:293-298.

Dalling J.W., Hubbell, S.P., and Silvera, K. (1998). Seed dispersal, seedling emergence and gap partitioning in gap-dependent tropical tree species. Journal of Ecology 86:674-689.

Dalling, J.W. and Denslow, J.S. (1998). Changes in soil seed bank composition along a chronosequence of lowland secondary tropical forest, Panama. Journal of Vegetation Science 9:669-678.

Dalling, J.W. and Wirth, R. (1998). Dispersal of Miconia argentea seeds by the leaf-cutting ant, Atta colombica. Journal of Tropical Ecology 14:705-710.

Harms, K.E., Dalling, J.W., and Aizpr™a, R. (1997). Cotyledonary resprouting capacity of Gustavia superba (Lecythidaceae). Biotropica 29:234-237.

Harms, K.E. and Dalling, J.W. (1997). Damage and herbivory tolerance through resprouting as an advantage of large seed size in tropical trees and lianas. Journal of Tropical Ecology 13:481-490.

Dalling, J.W., Harms, K.E., and Aizpr™a, R. (1997) Seed damage tolerance and seedling resprout ability of Prioria copaifera ('El Cativo'). Journal of Tropical Ecology 13:617-621.

Dalling, J.W., Swaine, M.D., Garwood, N.C. (1997) Soil seed bank community dynamics in seasonally moist lowland forest, Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 13:659-680.

Dalling, J.W., Harms, K.E., Candenado, I., and Eberhard, J. (1996). Natural history and uses of vegetable ivory (Phytelephus seemannii) in Panama. Principes 40:16-23.

Dalling, J.W. and Tanner, E.V.J. (1995). An experimental study of regeneration on landslides in montane forest in Jamaica. Journal of Ecology 83:55-64.

Dalling, J.W., Swaine, M.D., and Garwood, N.C. (1995). Effect of soil depth on seedling emergence in tropical soil seed-bank investigations. Functional Ecology 9:119-121.

Harms, K.E. and Dalling, J.W. (1995). Seasonal consistency in germination timing in the palm Scheelia zonensis. Principes 39:104-106.

Dalling, J.W. (1995). Effects of litter removal and soil scarification on seed germination in a Jamaican montane rain forest. Caribbean Journal of Science 31:223-230.

Dalling, J.W. (1994). The vegetation colonization on landslides in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica. Biotropica 26:392-399.

Dalling, J.W. and Iremonger, S.F. (1994) Landslide disturbance in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica. Caribbean Journal of Science 30:290-292.

Bellingham, P.J., Kapos, V., Varty, N., Healey, J.R., Tanner, E.V.J., Kelly, D.L., Dalling, J.W., Burns, L.S., Lee, D., and Sidrak, G. (1992). Hurricanes need not cause high mortality: The effects of Hurricane Gilbert on forests in Jamaica. Journal of Tropical Ecology 8:217-223.