Leaf construction cost is related to water availability in three species of different growth forms in a Brazilian tropical dry forest

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiram Marinho Falcão ◽  
Camila Dias Medeiros ◽  
Jarcilene Almeida-Cortez ◽  
Mauro Guida Santos
Keyword(s):  
Water Availability ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Construction Cost ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Growth Forms ◽  
Leaf Construction Cost

Distribution Patterns of Tropical Dry Forest Trees Along a Mesoscale Water Availability Gradient

Biotropica ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Balvanera ◽  
Sandra Quijas ◽  
Alfredo Pérez-Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Water Availability ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Trees

scholarly journals Flowering phenology, growth forms, and pollination syndromes in tropical dry forest species: Influence of phylogeny and abiotic factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Cortés-Flores ◽  
Karen Beatriz Hernández-Esquivel ◽  
Antonio González-Rodríguez ◽  
Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Flowering Phenology ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Growth Forms ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Pollination Syndromes

Leaf phenology is associated with soil water availability and xylem traits in a tropical dry forest

Trees ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Méndez-Alonzo ◽  
Fernando Pineda-García ◽  
Horacio Paz ◽  
Julieta A. Rosell ◽  
Mark E. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Leaf Phenology ◽  
Soil Water Availability

scholarly journals Hummingbird-Plant Network in a Lowland Dry Forest in Yucatan, Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 194008292097383
Author(s):  
Vanessa Martínez-García ◽  
Oscar González ◽  
Raúl Ortiz-Pulido
Keyword(s):  
Water Availability ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Point Counts ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Extinction ◽  
Seeds And Fruits

Pollination by animals contributes to the production of nearly 87.5% of the seeds and fruits in the world. Hummingbirds are one of the main groups of pollinating birds in the Americas, and they form pollination networks with the plants they visit. Few hummingbird-plant networks have been studied in tropical dry forest, which is one of the vegetation types most affected by deforestation worldwide. In this study, we describe the characteristics of the core species of a mutualistic hummingbird-plant network in a lowland dry forest located on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The study lasted a full year, from August 2017 to June 2018. Using point counts and focal observations, we identified three species of hummingbirds that visited eight plant species. The network was highly connected and had three modules—one for each hummingbird species. The core hummingbird species was Chlorostilbon canivetii, and the key plants were Cordia dodecandra, Senna racemosa and Psittacanthus mayanus. This hummingbird-plant network is apparently driven by water availability, which determines plant phenology, which in turn, determines hummingbird activity. In the context of global extinction, the conservation of core species will be critical to maintain the interactions that support all of the species in the network.

scholarly journals Hymenochaete cifuentesii, H. potosina, and H. raduloides spp. nov. from the tropical dry forest of Mexico

Mycotaxon ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Contreras-Pacheco ◽  
Ricardo Valenzuela ◽  
Tania Raymundo ◽  
Leticia Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest

scholarly journals Soil Moisture Dynamics in Response to Precipitation and Thinning in a Semi-Dry Forest in Northern Mexico

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Argelia E. Rascón-Ramos ◽  
Martín Martínez-Salvador ◽  
Gabriel Sosa-Pérez ◽  
Federico Villarreal-Guerrero ◽  
Alfredo Pinedo-Alvarez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Rainfall Events ◽  
Rainfall Characteristics ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moisture Dynamics

Understanding soil moisture behavior in semi-dry forests is essential for evaluating the impact of forest management on water availability. The objective of the study was to analyze soil moisture based in storm observations in three micro-catchments (0.19, 0.20, and 0.27 ha) with similar tree densities, and subject to different thinning intensities in a semi-dry forest in Chihuahua, Mexico. Vegetation, soil characteristics, precipitation, and volumetric water content were measured before thinning (2018), and after 0%, 40%, and 80% thinning for each micro-catchment (2019). Soil moisture was low and relatively similar among the three micro-catchments in 2018 (mean = 8.5%), and only large rainfall events (>30 mm) increased soil moisture significantly (29–52%). After thinning, soil moisture was higher and significantly different among the micro-catchments only during small rainfall events (<10 mm), while a difference was not noted during large events. The difference before–after during small rainfall events was not significant for the control (0% thinning); whereas 40% and 80% thinning increased soil moisture significantly by 40% and 53%, respectively. Knowledge of the response of soil moisture as a result of thinning and rainfall characteristics has important implications, especially for evaluating the impact of forest management on water availability.

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