Long-term decline of native tropical dry forest remnants in an invaded Hawaiian landscape

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1699-1716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Hibit ◽  
Curtis C. Daehler
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Remnants

Temporal variation in the influence of forest succession on caterpillar communities: A long‐term study in a tropical dry forest 

Biotropica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Boege ◽  
Edith Villa‐Galaviz ◽  
Antonio López‐Carretero ◽  
Rubén Pérez‐Ishiwara ◽  
Alejandro Zaldivar‐Riverón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Forest Succession ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Long Term Study

Long-term (33 years) rainfall and runoff dynamics in a tropical dry forest ecosystem in western Mexico: Management implications under extreme hydrometeorological events

2018 ◽  
Vol 426 ◽  
pp. 7-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Maass ◽  
Raúl Ahedo-Hernández ◽  
Salvador Araiza ◽  
Abel Verduzco ◽  
Angelina Martínez-Yrízar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Management Implications ◽  
Western Mexico ◽  
Runoff Dynamics

scholarly journals Bats use live fences to move between tropical dry forest remnants

Biotropica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
José G. Martínez‐Fonseca ◽  
Marlon Chávez‐Velásquez ◽  
Kimberly Williams‐Guillen ◽  
Carol L. Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Live Fences

Effects of Long‐Term Ungulate Exclusion and Recent Alien Species Control on the Preservation and Restoration of a Hawaiian Tropical Dry Forest

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 439-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Cabin ◽  
Stephen G. Weller ◽  
David H. Lorence ◽  
Tim W. Flynn ◽  
Ann K. Sakai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Preservation And Restoration

scholarly journals Accidental consumption of Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Artibeus lituratus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-26
Author(s):  
Sebastián Montoya-Bustamante ◽  
Natalya Zapata-Mesa
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Psidium Guajava ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Atta Cephalotes ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Generalist Species ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Valle Del Cauca ◽  
Artibeus Lituratus

During a 6-months research carried out in the Robles village (Jamundí municipality, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia) in 2014, bat feces were collected to determine the diet of fruit-eating bats. This study area included farms and tropical dry forest remnants, where A. lituratus was the most generalist species, with 10 different plant species recorded in its diet, including Ficus, Psidium, Mangifera, Cecropia, and Piper species (Montoya-Bustamante et al., 2016). Within two (out of 130) different fecal samples an individual of Atta cephalotes (both workers) were found associated to Psidium guajava seeds and pulp

Long‐term shifts in the functional composition and diversity of a tropical dry forest: a 30‐yr study

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan G. Swenson ◽  
Catherine M. Hulshof ◽  
Masatoshi Katabuchi ◽  
Brian J. Enquist
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Functional Composition

Tropical dry forest recovery after long term Henequen (sisal, Agave fourcroydes Lem.) plantation in northern Yucatan, Mexico

2002 ◽  
Vol 167 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 67-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Antonio González-Iturbe ◽  
Ingrid Olmsted ◽  
Fernando Tun-Dzul
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Recovery ◽  
Agave Fourcroydes

Seasonal fruiting and seed dispersal by the brown lemur in a tropical dry forest, north-western Madagascar

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Sato
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Feeding Activity ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Eulemur Fulvus ◽  
Faecal Analysis ◽  
North Western ◽  
Essential Food

Abstract:Community-wide seasonal fruiting and seed dispersal by the common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus fulvus) was investigated in a tropical dry forest, north-western Madagascar. The brown lemur is the sole disperser of large seeds > 10 mm in diameter. Considering the limited assemblage of dispersers, large-seeded plants should display distinctive fruiting patterns to acquire dispersers. To compare fruiting patterns and seed dispersal by the brown lemur between small-seeded and large-seeded plants, fruiting conditions for 432 trees on a transect, feeding activity over 1212 h of observation, and the composition of 1126 dung samples were recorded for 1 y. Seeds of a total of 52 species were identified through both observations and faecal analysis. As rainfall increased, larger numbers of species and individuals of small-seeded plants fruited. Among the 52 species, the brown lemur dispersed 29 and 13 species with small and large seeds, respectively, during the rainy season. High moisture levels probably favoured seed germination and seedling establishment in various species. During the dry season, although small-seeded species rarely fruited, a few large-seeded species, particularly Vitex beraviensis, formed a long-term fruiting peak and provided essential food resources for the brown lemur. Because seeds of these large-seeded plants were frequently dispersed by the brown lemur, dry-season fruiting seemed to be favourable to avoid competition for dispersers with other plant species.

Coppice shoot dynamics in a tropical dry forest after human disturbance

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (03) ◽  
pp. 259-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Lévesque ◽  
Kurt P. McLaren ◽  
Morag A. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Regeneration Mechanism ◽  
Shoot Dynamics ◽  
Rate Of Recovery ◽  
Experimental Cutting

Abstract:Coppicing is an important regeneration mechanism in tropical dry forest after disturbance, but little is known about the long-term dynamics and the rate of recovery of the coppice shoots following clearance. This study reports on the growth and dynamics of coppice shoots following experimental cutting in a tropical dry forest in Jamaica. The fate of coppice shoots was tracked on a total of 481 stumps, representing 51 species over 10 y. The number of coppice shoots and the height and dbh of the leading shoots were measured on the tree stumps 14 mo and 10 y after cutting. Coppicing was vigorous for most tree species, but the average number of shoots per stump decreased significantly over the 9 y period, from 25 to 8 shoots per stump. The average height and diameter of the leading shoots after 10 y were 4.5 m and 3.8 cm, respectively, and the average percentage diameter recovered by the shoots varied between 36% and 95% among the species. Coppicing facilitates the long-term persistence of this dry forest, and the rapid growth of coppice shoots contributed to the resilience of most species after cutting.

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