scholarly journals Variation in three community features across habitat types and scales within a 15-ha subtropical evergreen-deciduous broadleaved mixed forest dynamics plot in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (23) ◽  
pp. 11987-11998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang Feng ◽  
Jun-Qing Li ◽  
Run-Guo Zang ◽  
Yi Ding ◽  
Xun-Ru Ai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Forest Dynamics Plot

Camera trap survey of animals in Xishuangbanna Forest Dynamics Plot, Yunnan

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Mingxia ◽  
Cao Lin ◽  
Quan Ruichang ◽  
Xiao Zhishu ◽  
Yang Xiaofei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Forest Dynamics Plot

Terrestrial gastropods from the Himsworth Game Preserve, Ontario, and their significance in Parelaphostrongylus tenuis transmission

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 688-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Kearney ◽  
Frederick F. Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Betula Papyrifera ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Terrestrial Gastropods ◽  
The Third ◽  
Open Habitat ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Parelaphostrongylus Tenuis ◽  
Collection Period

Terrestrial gastropods were collected within the 1220-ha Himsworth Game Preserve in central Ontario during 1974 to determine their abundance and habitat preference. Collections from systematically arranged plots occurred 23 May to 4 June, 6 July to 14 July, and 26 August to 5 September. In all 16 498 gastropods were collected; 4351, in the first, 5622 in the second, and 6525 in the third collection period. Sixteen species were represented with Discus cronkhitei and Zonitoides arboreus accounting for 69.3% of the specimens. Deroceras laeve and Pallifera dorsalis were the most common slugs. Gastropods (excluding slugs) showed a significant preference for mixed forest and a significant aversion to open habitat types during all collection periods. Slugs were significantly less abundant in mixed forest and more abundant in open habitat types during the third collection period.Eight of the 16 species collected (80.1% of the specimens) have previously been identified as intermediate hosts of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis. However, only 19 third-stage larvae of P. tenuis were obtained from the 16450 gastropods digested in pepsin. It is proposed that Zonitoides arboreus in association with Betula papyrifera may be important components in the transmission of P. tenuis to cervids on the Himsworth Game Preserve.

scholarly journals Plant DNA barcodes and a community phylogeny of a tropical forest dynamics plot in Panama

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (44) ◽  
pp. 18621-18626 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Kress ◽  
D. L. Erickson ◽  
F. A. Jones ◽  
N. G. Swenson ◽  
R. Perez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Plant Dna ◽  
Forest Dynamics Plot ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics

scholarly journals Distribution and Habitat Preference of Sloth Bear in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Dinesh Ghimire ◽  
Tej Bahadur Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Habitat Preference ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Sal Forest ◽  
Chitwan National Park ◽  
Sloth Bear ◽  
Effective Conservation

Effective conservation of Sloth bear requires detailed information regarding their distribution and habitat use. This study attempted to generate baseline data on distribution and habitat preference of Sloth Bear in Chitwan National Park, Nepal during March–May 2012. The study area was divided into 74 grids each measuring 16 Km2. Of the total grids, 35 were randomly selected for occupancy sampling. A total of 288 spatial replicates were sampled in 35 different grids recording 87 direct or indirect evidences of Sloth bear. Among them, 50 diggings, 25 scats, four scrapes with live animals in eight points were detected in four different habitat types of the Park. The variance to mean ratio showed clumped distribution of Sloth bear. The RPI values revealed that the mixed forest was found to be most preferred (RPI = 0.42) by Sloth Bear followed by grassland (RPI = 0.21). Riverine forest and Sal forest were less preferred (RPI = -0.25 and -0.11 respectively) but not avoided. Distribution of Sloth bear was influenced by distance to nearest water sources, distance to road and altitude. Similarly, disturbances like human activities, presence of cattle and fi re were found to affect the distribution of Sloth bear.J. Nat. Hist. Mus. Vol. 28, 2014: 9-17

scholarly journals Direct estimates of downslope deadwood movement over 30 years in a temperature forest illustrate impacts of treefall on forest ecosystem dynamics

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad Oberle ◽  
Amy M. Milo ◽  
Jonathan A. Myers ◽  
Maranda L. Walton ◽  
Darcy F. Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Ecosystem Dynamics ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Forest Inventories ◽  
Lower Elevation ◽  
Large Trees ◽  
Forest Dynamics Plot ◽  
Import And Export

Deadwood plays important roles in forest ecosystems by storing carbon, influencing hydrology, and provisioning countless organisms. Models for these processes often assume that deadwood does not move and ignore redistribution that occurs when trees fall. To evaluate the effects of treefall, we provide the first direct estimates for the magnitude, direction, and drivers of deadwood movement in a long-term oak–hickory forest dynamics plot in Missouri, USA. Among 1871 total pieces of deadwood, logs today pointed downslope more often than branches and occurred at lower elevation than snags. Of these, 477 logs retained tags from which we reconstructed movement using new formulae for reconciling survey coordinates and calculating log shape. Relocated logs occurred at lower elevation than their original rooting location, with the magnitude of the drop dependent on log size, degree of decay, and slope. Although changes in elevation were modest, the log centroids moved up to several meters horizontally. Consequently, as large trees fall, they predictably redistribute deadwood downhill, suggesting that models of deadwood dynamics in small inventory plots may gain accuracy by incorporating import and export along with recruitment and decay. We highlight implications of small-scale deadwood movement for forest inventories, carbon dynamics, and biodiversity.

scholarly journals Comparing tree seedling composition and distribution patterns under different sampling intensities in the 24 ha Gutianshan forest dynamics plot

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1093-1104
Author(s):  
Yin Guo ◽  
◽  
Yunquan Wang ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Xiangcheng Mi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Forest Dynamics Plot

Pollen morphology of the Amacayacu Forest dynamics plot, Western Amazon, Colombia

Palynology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-79
Author(s):  
Daiana Fontes ◽  
Carlos Jaramillo ◽  
J. Enrique Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Pollen Morphology ◽  
Forest Dynamics Plot
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