Faculty of Science
Department of Biological Sciences
FacultyEdward L. WebbAssociate Professor Contact Information:
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PhD
University of Miami
AB Occidental College
Research Interests
I am interested in applied plant ecology as it pertains to the conservation and management of plants in tropical and subtropical forests. This includes basic quantitative descriptions of habitat composition and structure. Examples of applied ecological questions of interest include the diversity of plant communities in managed forests, and recovery of tropical forest after disturbances such as cyclones. Additionally, I study the human-biodiversity interface, specifically how rural people are or are not successful in protecting biodiversity in managed forests. My geographical area of interest is broad and ranges from the Himalayas through Polynesia.
Selected Publications
Books
Webb, E.L., and Shivakoti, G.P. (Eds.). 2008. Decentralization,
forests and rural communities: policy outcomes in
South and Southeast Asia. Sage Press, India.
Webb, E.L. 2010. A guide to the native ornamental trees of American Samoa. Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Government of American Samoa.
Articles 2003-present
Phelps, J., Friess, D. A., and Webb, E.L. 2012. Win-win REDD+ approaches belie carbon-biodiversity trade-offs. Biological Conservation (in press).
Phelps, J., and Webb, E.L. 2011. Integrating world heritage forests into a future REDD+ mechanism. Pp. 39-41 in: Adapting to Change: the state of conservation of World Heritage Forests in 2011. UNESCO, Paris.
Phelps, J., and Webb, E.L. 2011. What World Heritage can offer REDD+ policy development. Pp. 42-45 in: Adapting to Change: the state of conservation of World Heritage Forests in 2011. UNESCO, Paris.
Friess, D.A., Kudavidanage, E., and Webb, E.L. 2011. The digital globe is our oyster. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9: 542, doi: 10.1890/11.WB.029.
Balke, T., Bouma, T.J., Horstman, E.M., Webb, E.L., Erftemeijer, P.L.A., and Herman, P.M.J. 2011. Windows of opportunity: thresholds to mangrove seedling establishment on tidal flats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 440: 1-9, doi: 10.3354/meps09364
Friess, D.A., Krauss, K.W., Balke, T., Horstman, E., Bouma, T.J., Galli, D., and Webb, E.L. 2011. Are all intertidal wetlands naturally created equal? Thresholds, bottlenecks and physical characteristics of mangrove and saltmarsh ecosystems. Biological Reviews, doi: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2011.00198.x
Webb, E.L., Steinmetz, R., Seuaturian, N., Chutipong, W., and van de Bult, M. 2011. Structure and diversity of seasonal mixed evergreen-deciduous tropical forest, western Thailand. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 57: 19-34.
Webb, E.L., Seamon, J.O., and Fa’aumu, S. 2011. Frequent, low-amplitude disturbances drive high tree turnover rates on a remote, cyclone-prone Polynesian island. Journal of Biogeography 38:1240-1252.
Friess, D.A., and Webb, E.L. 2011. Bad data equals bad policy: how to trust estimates of ecosystem loss when there is so much uncertainty? Environmental Conservation 38: 1-5.
Ziegler, A.D., Fox, J.M., Webb, E.L., Padoch, C., Leisz, S., Cramb, R.A., Mertz, O., Bruun, T.B., and Vien, T.D. 2011. Recognizing contemporary roles of swidden agriculture in transforming landscapes of Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology 25(4): 846-848.
Webb, E.L., and Dhakal, A. 2011. Patterns and drivers of fuelwood collection in a middle hill watershed of Nepal. Biomass and Bioenergy 35: 121-132.
Phelps, J., Webb, E.L. and Koh, L.P. 2010. Risky business: an uncertain future for biodiversity conservation finance through REDD+. Conservation Letters. 4(2): 88-94.
Phelps, J., Webb, E.L. Bickford, D.P., Nijman, V. and Sodhi, N.S. 2010. Boosting CITES. Science 330: 1752-1753.
Karna, B.K., Shivakoti, G.P. and Webb E.L. 2010. Resilience of community forestry under conditions of armed conflict in Nepal. Environmental Conservation 37: 201-209.
Phelps, J., Guerrero, M.C., Dalabajan, D.A., Young, B. and Webb, E.L. What makes a REDD country? Global Environmental Change 20: 322-332.
Phelps, J., Webb, E.L. and Agrawal, A. 2010. Does REDD plus threaten to recentralize forest governance? Science 328: 312-313.
Sodhi, N.S., Lee, T.M., Sekercioglu, C.H., Webb, E.L., Prawiradilagam D.M., Lohman, D.J., Pierce, N.E., Diesmos, A.C. and Ehrlich, P.R. 2010. Local people value environmental services provided by forested parks. Biodiversity and Conservation 19: 1175-1188.
Webb, E.L. and Kabir, Md. E. 2009. Home gardening for tropical biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 23: 1641-1644.
Lhendup, P., and Webb, E.L. 2009. Black-necked Cranes Grus nigricollis in Bhutan: migration routes, threats and conservation prospects. Forktail 25: 125-129.
Kabir, Md. E., and Webb, E.L. 2009. Household and homegarden characteristics in southwestern Bangladesh. Agroforestry Systems 75: 129-145.
Kabir, Md. E. and Webb, E.L. 2008. Can homegardens conserve biodiversity in Bangladesh? Biotropica 40(1): 95-103.
Sudtongkong, C., and Webb, E.L. 2008. Outcomes of state- vs. community-based mangrove management in southern Thailand. Ecology and Society 13 (2): 27. [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss2/art27/.
Dung, N.T. and Webb, E.L. 2008. Combining local knowledge and quantitative forest surveys to select indicator species for forest monitoring in Nam Dong district, central Vietnam. Ecological Indicators 8(5): 767-770.
Kabir, Md. E., and Webb, E.L. 2008. Floristics and structure of southwestern Bangladesh homegardens. International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management 4: 54-64.
Kabir, Md. E. and Webb, E.L. 2008. Can homegardens conserve biodiversity in Bangladesh? Biotropica 40(1): 95-103.
Thiha, Webb, E.L. and Honda, K. 2007. Biophysical and policy drivers of landscape change in a central Vietnamese district. Environmental Conservation 34(2): 164-172.
Yonariza and Webb, E.L. 2007. Rural household participation in illegal timber felling in a protected area of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Environmental Conservation 34(1): 73-82.
Webb, E.L., Bult, M. van de, Chutipong, W., and Kabir, Md. E. 2006. Composition and structure of lowland rainforest tree communities on Ta’u, American Samoa. Pacific Science 60(3): 333-354.
Bista, S. and Webb, E.L. 2006. Collection and marketing of non-timber forest products in the Far Western Hills of Nepal. Environmental Conservation 33(3): 244-255.
Dorji, L., Webb, E.L., and Shivakoti, G. 2006. Property rights, incentives and forest management in Bhutan. Environmental Conservation 33(2): 141-147.
Kabir, Md. E. and Webb, E.L. 2006. Saving a forest: the composition and structure of a deciduous forest under community management in northeast Thailand. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 54(2): 63-84.
Kabir, Md. E., and Webb, E.L. 2005. Suitability and productivity analysis of community forestry woodlot species in Dhaka Forest Division, Bangladesh. Forest Ecology and Management 212: 243-252.
Webb, E.L. and Hossain, S.M.Y. 2005. Dalbergia sissoo (Roxb.) mortality in Bangladesh plantations: correlations with environmental and management parameters. Forest Ecology and Management 206: 61-69.
Webb, E.L., Maliao, R.J., and Siar, S.V. 2004. Using local user perceptions to evaluate outcomes of protected area management: a case study of Sagay Marine Reserve, Philippines. Environmental Conservation 31(2): 138-148.
Webb, E.L., Evangelista, M.A., and Robinson, J.A. 2004. Scanning, compression and land cover classification using astronaut-acquired orbital photographs. International Journal of Remote Sensing 25(3): 653-667.
Webb, E.L., Maliao, R.J., and Siar, S.V. 2004. Using local user perceptions to evaluate outcomes of protected area management: a case study of Sagay Marine Reserve, Philippines. Environmental Conservation 31(2): 138-148.
Gautam, A.P., Shivakoti, G.P., and Webb, E.L. 2004. A review of forest policies, institutions, and the resource condition in Nepal. International Forestry Review 6(2): 136-148.
Gautam, A.P, Shivakoti, G.P., and Webb, E.L. 2004. Forest cover change, physiography, local economy and institutions in a mountain watershed in Nepal. Environmental Management 33(1): 48-61.
Kijtewachakul, N., Shivakoti, G.P., and Webb, E.L. 2004. Forest health, collective behavior, and management. Environmental Management 33(5):620-636.
Maliao, R, Webb, E., and Jensen, K. 2004. A survey of stock of the donkey’s ear abalone, Haliotis asinina L. in Sagay Marine Reserve, Philippines: evaluating the effectiveness of marine protected area (MPA) enforcement. Fisheries Research 66(2-3): 343-353.
Webb, E.L., and Sah, R.N. 2003. Plant diversity in natural forest, successional forest, and Eucalyptus camaldulensis plantations in the Terai region of Nepal. Forest Ecology and Management 176:337-353.
Dorji, L., Webb, E.L., and Shivakoti, G. 2003. Can a nationalized forest management system uphold local institutions? A case of leaf litter forest (sokshing) management in Bhutan. Asian Studies Review 27(3): 341-359.
Gautam, A.P., Webb, E.L., Shivakoti, G., and Zoebisch, M. 2003. Land use dynamics and landscape change pattern in a mountain watershed in Nepal. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 99: 83-96.
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