Alfonso Alonso
Biographic Data
| ID | 4004629 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alfonso Alonso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alfonso |
| FAMILY NAME | Alonso |
| SIGNATURE | ALONSO Á |
| AFFILIATIONS | Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6860-8432 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exploring the relation between remotely sensed vertical canopy structure and tree species diversity in Gabon
Mapping tree species diversity is increasingly important in the face of environmental change and biodiversity conservation. We explore a potential way of mapping this diversity by relating forest structure to tree species diversity in Gabon. First, we test the relation between canopy height, as a proxy for niche volume, and tree species diversity. Then, we test the relation between vertical canopy structure, as a proxy for vertical niche occupati…
Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition
Past human influences on Amazonian forest The marks of prehistoric human societies on tropical forests can still be detected today. Levis et al. performed a basin-wide comparison of plant distributions, archaeological sites, and environmental data. Plants domesticated by pre-Columbian peoples are much more likely to be dominant in Amazonian forests than other species. Furthermore, forests close to archaeological sites often have a higher abundanc…
Quantifying impact reduction due to avoidance, minimization and restoration for a natural gas pipeline in the Peruvian Andes
We present monitoring methods and quantitative biodiversity data to document components of the mitigation hierarchy. We estimated avoidance, minimization, restoration and impact reduction in quality hectares for the 25 m wide right of way of a 408 km natural gas buried pipeline that crosses 14 Ecological Landscape Units (ELUs) in the tropical Andes of Peru. We found that applying the mitigation hierarchy as part of a comprehensive biodiversity ac…
Hyperdominance in the Amazonian Tree Flora
Introduction Recent decades have seen a major international effort to inventory tree communities in the Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield (Amazonia), but the vast extent and record diversity of these forests have hampered an understanding of basinwide patterns. To overcome this obstacle, we compiled and standardized species-level data on more than half a million trees in 1170 plots sampling all major lowland forest types to explore patterns of commo…
Intersectionality by Other Means? New Equality Policies in Portugal
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society - Volume 19, Number 4, Winter 2012
Primate Abundance in an Unhunted Region of the Northern Peruvian Amazon and the Influence of Seismic Oil Exploration
Costs of Mediterranean and western dietary patterns in a Spanish cohort and their relationship with prospective weight change
BACKGROUND: There is a scarcity of studies evaluating the relationship between food costs and adherence to different food patterns and obesity. METHODS: This was a dynamic cohort of Spanish university graduates (n = 17,197 for the cross-sectional baseline assessment and n = 11,195 for the prospective follow-up analyses). Mean age was 38.6 (SD 12.2) years, and 60% of participants were women. A 136-item food frequency questionnaire previously valid…
Rehabilitating the health system after conflict in East Timor
Efforts to rehabilitate health systems after periods of prolonged conflict have often been characterized by poor coordination of external actors - multilateral agencies, donors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This paper describes the process and analyses the roles of the different stakeholders in the establishment of a government-led district health system in East Timor, between 1999 and 2002, after decades of chronic conflict and Indo…
Challenges for forest conservation in Gabon, Central Africa
A randomized field trial of acindes
Rehabilitating the health system after conflict in East Timor
Efforts to rehabilitate health systems after periods of prolonged conflict have often been characterized by poor coordination of external actors - multilateral agencies, donors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This paper describes the process and analyses the roles of the different stakeholders in the establishment of a government-led district health system in East Timor, between 1999 and 2002, after decades of chronic conflict and Indo…
Costs of Mediterranean and western dietary patterns in a Spanish cohort and their relationship with prospective weight change
BACKGROUND: There is a scarcity of studies evaluating the relationship between food costs and adherence to different food patterns and obesity. METHODS: This was a dynamic cohort of Spanish university graduates (n = 17,197 for the cross-sectional baseline assessment and n = 11,195 for the prospective follow-up analyses). Mean age was 38.6 (SD 12.2) years, and 60% of participants were women. A 136-item food frequency questionnaire previously valid…
Challenges for forest conservation in Gabon, Central Africa
Intersectionality by Other Means? New Equality Policies in Portugal
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society - Volume 19, Number 4, Winter 2012
Primate Abundance in an Unhunted Region of the Northern Peruvian Amazon and the Influence of Seismic Oil Exploration
A randomized field trial of acindes
Rehabilitating the health system after conflict in East Timor
Efforts to rehabilitate health systems after periods of prolonged conflict have often been characterized by poor coordination of external actors - multilateral agencies, donors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This paper describes the process and analyses the roles of the different stakeholders in the establishment of a government-led district health system in East Timor, between 1999 and 2002, after decades of chronic conflict and Indo…
Challenges for forest conservation in Gabon, Central Africa
Costs of Mediterranean and western dietary patterns in a Spanish cohort and their relationship with prospective weight change
BACKGROUND: There is a scarcity of studies evaluating the relationship between food costs and adherence to different food patterns and obesity. METHODS: This was a dynamic cohort of Spanish university graduates (n = 17,197 for the cross-sectional baseline assessment and n = 11,195 for the prospective follow-up analyses). Mean age was 38.6 (SD 12.2) years, and 60% of participants were women. A 136-item food frequency questionnaire previously valid…
Intersectionality by Other Means? New Equality Policies in Portugal
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society - Volume 19, Number 4, Winter 2012
Primate Abundance in an Unhunted Region of the Northern Peruvian Amazon and the Influence of Seismic Oil Exploration
Hyperdominance in the Amazonian Tree Flora
Introduction Recent decades have seen a major international effort to inventory tree communities in the Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield (Amazonia), but the vast extent and record diversity of these forests have hampered an understanding of basinwide patterns. To overcome this obstacle, we compiled and standardized species-level data on more than half a million trees in 1170 plots sampling all major lowland forest types to explore patterns of commo…
Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition
Past human influences on Amazonian forest The marks of prehistoric human societies on tropical forests can still be detected today. Levis et al. performed a basin-wide comparison of plant distributions, archaeological sites, and environmental data. Plants domesticated by pre-Columbian peoples are much more likely to be dominant in Amazonian forests than other species. Furthermore, forests close to archaeological sites often have a higher abundanc…
Quantifying impact reduction due to avoidance, minimization and restoration for a natural gas pipeline in the Peruvian Andes
We present monitoring methods and quantitative biodiversity data to document components of the mitigation hierarchy. We estimated avoidance, minimization, restoration and impact reduction in quality hectares for the 25 m wide right of way of a 408 km natural gas buried pipeline that crosses 14 Ecological Landscape Units (ELUs) in the tropical Andes of Peru. We found that applying the mitigation hierarchy as part of a comprehensive biodiversity ac…
Exploring the relation between remotely sensed vertical canopy structure and tree species diversity in Gabon
Mapping tree species diversity is increasingly important in the face of environmental change and biodiversity conservation. We explore a potential way of mapping this diversity by relating forest structure to tree species diversity in Gabon. First, we test the relation between canopy height, as a proxy for niche volume, and tree species diversity. Then, we test the relation between vertical canopy structure, as a proxy for vertical niche occupati…
Geography (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Amazon rainforest (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Amazonian (2 works) · Biodiversity (2 works)