scholarly journals Large‐sized rare tree species contribute disproportionately to functional diversity in resource acquisition in African tropical forest

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 4349-4361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Kearsley ◽  
Koen Hufkens ◽  
Hans Verbeeck ◽  
Marijn Bauters ◽  
Hans Beeckman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Resource Acquisition

A case of gender equality: absence of sex-related costs in a dioecious tropical forest tree species

Plant Ecology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Forni Martins ◽  
Rafaela Letícia Brito Bispo ◽  
Priscilla de Paula Loiola
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Forest Tree Species

scholarly journals Effects of disturbance intensity on species and functional diversity in a tropical forest

2012 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 1453-1463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geovana Carreño-Rocabado ◽  
Marielos Peña-Claros ◽  
Frans Bongers ◽  
Alfredo Alarcón ◽  
Juan-Carlos Licona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Disturbance Intensity

Tropical Forest Restoration in the Eastern Himalaya: Evaluating Early Survival and Growth of Native Tree Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-63
Author(s):  
Noopur Borawake ◽  
Aparajita Datta ◽  
Rohit Naniwadekar
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Native Tree Species ◽  
Early Survival ◽  
Tropical Forest Restoration

scholarly journals Effect of disturbance on plant species abundance and density distribution in tropical forest of Sunsari district, Eastern Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Tilak Prasad Gautam ◽  
Tej Narayan Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Tree Density ◽  
Shrub Species

The disappearance of global tropical forests due to deforestation and forest degradation has reduced the biodiversity and carbon sequestration capacity. In these contexts, present study was carried out to understand the species composition and density in the undisturbed and disturbed stands of moist tropical forest located in Sunsari district of eastern Nepal. Study revealed that the forest disturbance has reduced the number of tree species by 33% and tree density by 50%. In contrary, both number and density of herb and shrub species have increased with forest disturbance.

scholarly journals Plant Diversity, Ethnobotany and Conservation Issues at Swoyambhu World Heritage, Kathmandu, Nepal

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keshab Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Exotic Species ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Northern Slope ◽  
Pinus Roxburghii ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Pristine Forest

Lying at western corner of the Kathmandu city, the Swoyambhu hillock (1403.76m) represents a surviving pristine forest in the metropolitan capital of Nepal. Once an extension of Jamaca (2096m) with luxuriant sub-tropical forest is now invaded by dense human population and other developmental activities. This hillock is still rich with a total plant species of 319. Of them, 65 are trees, 43 shrubs, 194 herbs and 17 climbers. Northern slope of the hillock is rich in tree species with scattered patches of under-growing bushes and ferns, whereas southern, western and eastern slopes are much disturbed with exotic species of plants, creating challenges to the norms of the heritage standard. Domination by Pinus roxburghii (chire pine) and Eucalyptus, Jacaranda and Callistemon, etc are altering the indigenous nature of the hillock. And also the forested hillock has been randomly utilized for refreshment, yoga, ayurbedic remedy and food. Due to growing constructions and exploitations, the forested hillock is now facing a threat to maintain its pristine ecosystem. <i>Nepal Journal of Science and Technology</i> Vol. 7, 2006

5. Simple complex questions

2020 ◽  
pp. 73-93
Author(s):  
Jaboury Ghazoul
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Simple Complex ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Biological Richness

‘Simple complex questions’ contrasts top-down and bottom-up approaches to ecological puzzles. For example, plants evade herbivores with physical defences that render them toxic or unpalatable, and the predators then evolve their own defences. How can a tropical forest support over 1,000 different tree species in a 50-hectare plot? When trees in the same forest differ in their response to environmental changes, can we still describe their environment as a niche? In species-rich systems, is there stability in complexity? Do we need so many species? Even when answering this question, we might benefit from a less human-centred approach. Earth’s biological richness has resonance beyond the dominant species.

scholarly journals Past human disturbances and soil fertility both influence the distribution of light‐demanding tree species in a Central African tropical forest

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-453
Author(s):  
Jason Vleminckx ◽  
David Bauman ◽  
Marine Demanet ◽  
Olivier J. Hardy ◽  
Jean‐Louis Doucet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Human Disturbances
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