Tropical tree species diversity in a mountain system in southern Mexico: local and regional patterns and determinant factors

Biotropica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Martínez-Camilo ◽  
Mario González-Espinosa ◽  
Neptalí Ramírez-Marcial ◽  
Luis Cayuela ◽  
Miguel Ángel Pérez-Farrera
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Regional Patterns ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Determinant Factors ◽  
Tropical Tree Species ◽  
Mountain System

scholarly journals Positive Effects of Plant Genotypic and Species Diversity on Anti-Herbivore Defenses in a Tropical Tree Species

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e105438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xoaquín Moreira ◽  
Luis Abdala-Roberts ◽  
Víctor Parra-Tabla ◽  
Kailen A. Mooney
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Tropical Tree Species ◽  
Herbivore Defenses

Tree species diversity alters plant defense investment in an experimental forest plantation in southern Mexico

Biotropica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Rosado-Sánchez ◽  
Víctor Parra-Tabla ◽  
David Betancur-Ancona ◽  
Xoaquín Moreira ◽  
Luis Abdala-Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Defense ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Plantation ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Southern Mexico

scholarly journals Tree Species Diversity, Composition and Aboveground Biomass Across Dry Forest Land-Cover Types in Coastal Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 194008292199541
Author(s):  
Xavier Haro-Carrión ◽  
Bette Loiselle ◽  
Francis E. Putz
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Stem Density ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Land Cover Types ◽  
Schizolobium Parahyba

Tropical dry forests (TDF) are highly threatened ecosystems that are often fragmented due to land-cover change. Using plot inventories, we analyzed tree species diversity, community composition and aboveground biomass patterns across mature (MF) and secondary forests of about 25 years since cattle ranching ceased (SF), 10–20-year-old plantations (PL), and pastures in a TDF landscape in Ecuador. Tree diversity was highest in MF followed by SF, pastures and PL, but many endemic and endangered species occurred in both MF and SF, which demonstrates the importance of SF for species conservation. Stem density was higher in PL, followed by SF, MF and pastures. Community composition differed between MF and SF due to the presence of different specialist species. Some SF specialists also occurred in pastures, and all species found in pastures were also recorded in SF indicating a resemblance between these two land-cover types even after 25 years of succession. Aboveground biomass was highest in MF, but SF and Tectona grandis PL exhibited similar numbers followed by Schizolobium parahyba PL, Ochroma pyramidale PL and pastures. These findings indicate that although species-poor, some PL equal or surpass SF in aboveground biomass, which highlights the critical importance of incorporating biodiversity, among other ecosystem services, to carbon sequestration initiatives. This research contributes to understanding biodiversity conservation across a mosaic of land-cover types in a TDF landscape.

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