scholarly journals Precipitation chemistry at a high elevation forest in central Taiwan

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 438-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Bin Ding ◽  
Teng-Chiu Lin ◽  
Shih-Chien Chan ◽  
Jeen-Liang Huang ◽  
Neng-Hui Lin
Keyword(s):  
Precipitation Chemistry ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Central Taiwan ◽  
High Elevation Forest

­A new species of phytotelm breeding frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4779 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-354
Author(s):  
JODI J. L. ROWLEY ◽  
DUONG THI THUY LE ◽  
HUY DUC HOANG ◽  
TRUNG TIEN CAO ◽  
VINH QUANG DAU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Central Vietnam ◽  
Hands And Feet ◽  
A New Species ◽  
High Elevation Forest

We describe a new species of phytotelm-breeding rhacophorid frog from central Vietnam. Gracixalus trieng sp. nov. is distinguished from all congeners by a combination of (1) body size medium (37.2–41.4 mm in five adult males), (2) snout rounded in dorsal and lateral views, (3) dorsal surface brown or yellowish with a darker brown interorbital crossbar and inverse-Y shape on the back, (4) throat and chest yellow or yellowish brown with pinkish mottling and belly and ventral surfaces of limbs including hands and feet pinkish, (5) tympanum and supratympanic fold distinct, (6) iris pale gold with darker gold radiating out from anterior and posterior edges of pupil, (7) majority of dorsal body and limb surfaces smooth in adults, with some individuals having sparsely distributed low, irregular tubercles, (8) nuptial pads on fingers I and II in adult males, and (9) eggs deposited as a tightly spaced array of non-pendent eggs on the wall of a phytotelmon. The species occurs in syntopy with G. lumarius. At present, Gracixalus trieng sp. nov. is known only from montane bamboo and evergreen forest (>1700 m) on Mount Ngoc Linh and adjacent peaks; and it is likely to be restricted to high-elevation forest with an estimated geographical distribution of <1000 km2. 

Evaporative water loss simulation improves models’ prediction of habitat suitability for a high-elevation forest skink

Oecologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 192 (3) ◽  
pp. 657-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Ping Huang ◽  
Ruth E. Kearley ◽  
Kuan-Wei Hung ◽  
Warren P. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Water Loss ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Evaporative Water Loss ◽  
Evaporative Water ◽  
High Elevation Forest

Spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of high-elevation forest stands in southern Siberia

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 822-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav I. Kharuk ◽  
Kenneth J. Ranson ◽  
Sergey T. Im ◽  
Alexander S. Vdovin
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Southern Siberia ◽  
High Elevation Forest

Precipitation chemistry and deposition at a high-elevation site in the Pacific Northwest United States (1989–2015)

2019 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 221-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M. Johansen ◽  
Clint Duncan ◽  
Ashleen Reddy ◽  
Naomi Swain ◽  
Mari Sorey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Precipitation Chemistry ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
High Elevation Site ◽  
The Pacific

Effect of gap size on litter decomposition and soil nitrate concentrations in a high-elevation spruce–fir forest

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 2210-2220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy E Prescott ◽  
Graeme D Hope ◽  
Leandra L Blevins
Keyword(s):  
Forest Floor ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
N Availability ◽  
Abies Lasiocarpa ◽  
Subalpine Fir ◽  
Engelmann Spruce ◽  
Nitrate Losses ◽  
Nitrate Concentrations ◽  
High Elevation Forest

Possible mitigation of nitrate losses associated with clearcuts through harvesting smaller gaps was tested in a high-elevation forest of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.) and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.). We measured concentrations of ammonium and nitrate after 6-week buried bag incubations of forest floor and mineral soil samples in replicated plots of uncut forest and gaps of 10, 1.0, and 0.1 ha and single-tree removal for 7 years after harvest. Nitrate concentrations in forest floor and mineral soil were elevated 3–7 years after harvesting in gaps of 0.1 ha and larger. Removal of the same proportion of trees as single trees did not result in increased nitrate concentrations, suggesting that nitrate losses could be reduced by harvesting single trees rather than creating gaps. Greater N availability was not associated with faster rates of decomposition of litter and forest floor, which were similar in gaps of all sizes (0–10 ha). Reciprocal transplant of forest floor and soil from the 10-ha gaps and the uncut forests indicated that changes in the nature of the forest floor or soil following harvest had a greater influence on nitrate concentrations than the changes in environmental conditions in the gaps.

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