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ArticleiScience2026

Narrow thresholds of canopy disturbance determine the microclimate buffering potential of tropical forests.

Michael J W Boyle, Joseph Williamson, Stephen J Rossiter, Marion Pfeifer, Rosie Drinkwater, Joel S Woon, Louise A Ashton, Michiel van Breugel, Paul Eggleton, Theodore A Evans and 5 more

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Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Michael J W BoyleSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Joseph WilliamsonDepartment of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Stephen J RossiterCentre for Biodiversity and Sustainability, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Marion PfeiferGeorgina Mace Centre, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, UK.
Rosie DrinkwaterCentre for Biodiversity and Sustainability, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Joel S WoonSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Louise A AshtonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Michiel van BreugelDepartment of Geography, National University of Sinagpore, Singapore, Singapore.
Paul EggletonDepartment of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum London, London, UK.
Theodore A EvansDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Owen T LewisDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sarab S SethiGeorgina Mace Centre, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, UK.
Eleanor M SladeAsian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore City, Singapore.
Arthur Y C ChungForest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, Sepilok, Sabah, Malaysia.
Robert M EwersGeorgina Mace Centre, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The importance of protecting logged and recovering tropical forests has gained much attention. Disturbed forests can, however, have hotter microclimates, exacerbating the effects of future climate change. Using thermal imaging we captured understory surface temperatures along a gradient of tropical forest disturbance, and compared these to the upper thermal limits (CT

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