Modelling sun-induced fluorescence for improved evaluation of forest carbon flux (GPP): Case study of tropical deciduous forest, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 449 ◽  
pp. 109552
Author(s):  
Sanjiv K. Sinha ◽  
Hitendra Padalia ◽  
N.R. Patel ◽  
Prakash Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Flux ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Forest Carbon ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest

scholarly journals Implications of Land Use Dynamics on Ecosystem Service Value: A Case Study from Goalpara District of Assam, Northeast India

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (04) ◽  
pp. 270-277
Author(s):  
Sangeeta Deka ◽  
Lal Bihari Singha ◽  
Om Prakash Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽  
Ecosystem Service Value ◽  
Service Value

Systematic studies on implications of land use change on ecosystem service value (ESV) at landscape level are scarce in Northeast India hence, a case study was undertaken in the vicinity of Ghagra Pahar Forest (GPF) predominated by tropical deciduous forest in Goalpara district of Assam. Study aims to assess the ecosystem services (ES) provided by the forest ecosystem. Altogether 23 ES were identified and grouped based on peoples’ knowledge and perceptions. Study area has been categorized in to six land use types. Temporal change analysis revealed that the area coverage under plantation, agriculture and settlement expanded, on the contrary, forest cover, water bodies and grassland decreased remarkably within a time gap of 20 years. The total ESV for the study area was disproportionately distributed among the different functions of ecosystem. Agricultural land contributed the maximum ESV. The total ESV declined at a rate of 0.64 percent per year with a net decrease of 12.7 percent. Sensitivity analysis shows that the values were less than unity indicating that total ecosystem service values would fluctuate only by 0.03-0.42 percent. Results of this study would be useful to the land use planners and policy makers to prioritise conservation efforts for sustainable resource management.

Paleoecological and archaeological implications of a Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene record of vegetation and climate from the Pacific coastal plain of Panama

2003 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores R. Piperno ◽  
John G. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Early Holocene ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Core Sediment ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Holocene Record

AbstractA phytolith record from Monte Oscuro, a crater lake located 10 m above sea level on the Pacific coastal plain of Panama, shows that during the Late Pleistocene the lake bed was dry and savanna-like vegetation expanded at the expense of tropical deciduous forest, the modern potential vegetation. A significant reduction of precipitation below current levels was almost certainly required to effect the changes observed. Core sediment characteristics indicate that permanent inundation of the Monte Oscuro basin with water occurred at about 10,500 14C yr B.P. Pollen and phytolith records show that deciduous tropical forest expanded into the lake’s watershed during the early Holocene. Significant burning of the vegetation and increases of weedy plants at ca. 7500 to 7000 14C yr B.P. indicate disturbance, which most likely resulted from early human occupation of the seasonal tropical forest near Monte Oscuro and the development of slash-and-burn methods of cultivation.

Wood Specific Gravity in Species from Two Tropical Forests in Mexico

IAWA Journal ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefina Barajas-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Tropical Rainforest ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
T Test ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽  
Wood Specific Gravity ◽  
Dry Deciduous Forest

The specific gravity of 220 woody species, half of them from a tropical rainforest, half from a tropical deciduous forest was measured. The two groups were compared using a Student t-test. The results show highly significant differences in specific gravity between the species from the two areas: woods from the dry deciduous forest tend to be much heavier than those from the rainforest.

Successional Change and Resilience of a Very Dry Tropical Deciduous Forest Following Shifting Agriculture

Biotropica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin Lebrija-Trejos ◽  
Frans Bongers ◽  
Eduardo A. Pérez-García ◽  
Jorge A. Meave
Keyword(s):  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽  
Shifting Agriculture ◽  
Successional Change

Dry Season Den Use by Pygmy Spotted Skunk (Spilogale pygmaea) in a Tropical Deciduous Forest of Mexico

Biotropica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisette Cantú-Salazar ◽  
Mircea G. Hidalgo-Mihart ◽  
Carlos A. López-González ◽  
Alberto González-Romero
Keyword(s):  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽  
Den Use

scholarly journals Large-river dominated black carbon flux and budget: A case study of the estuarine-inner shelf of East China Sea, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 651 ◽  
pp. 2489-2496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin Fang ◽  
Yingjun Chen ◽  
Limin Hu ◽  
Chongguo Tian ◽  
Yongming Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Carbon ◽  
East China Sea ◽  
Carbon Flux ◽  
Large River ◽  
East China ◽  
Inner Shelf ◽  
China Sea

scholarly journals Inventario florístico del Cerro El Cebú y zonas adyacentes en la Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo (Polígono V), Chiapas, México

2017 ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Jorge Martínez-Meléndez ◽  
Miguel Ángel Pérez-Farrera ◽  
Oscar Farrera-Sarmiento
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Tropical Rain Forest ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Red List ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽  
Oak Forest

A total of 502 species that belong to 115 families and 301 genera were recorded for Mt. El Cebu and adjacent zones in Polygon V of the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. The most speciose families were Orchiclaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Bromeliaceae and polypodiaceae with 58, 29, 28, 17, and 17 species, respectively. Six plant communities were recognized in the area, among which the cloud forest was the most diverse with 234 species, followed by pine-oak fore st with 150 species, and the tropical rain forest with 127. The oak forest and the tropical deciduous forest were less diverse, with 71 and 39 species, respectively. Only 13 species are included in the Mexican red list of endangered taxa.

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