RADIAL GRADIENTS IN WOOD SPECIFIC GRAVITY IN TREES OF CENTRAL AMAZONIAN FLOODPLAINS

IAWA Journal ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Parolin
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Fast Growth ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Main Trend ◽  
Pioneer Species ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Wood Specific Gravity ◽  
Central Amazonia

Increases in wood specific gravity (SG) with distance from pith are associated with the growth strategies of trees and their environments. In the present study, radial gradients in SG were analysed for 20 species from nutrient-rich whitewater floodplains (várzea), including seven pioneer species, and for 15 species from nutrient-poor blackwater floodplains (igapó) in Central Amazonia. Average SG increased from pith to bark by 12% in the species from igapó, compared to 16% in the nonpioneers and 35% in the pioneers from várzea. The increases lie in the range of tropical dry forests. SG variation follows the growth strategies of the trees. The main trend in nutrient-rich várzea is fast growth, with low SG wood initially and higher increases in SG. In nutrientpoor igapó, the tendency is relatively constant, slow growth and low SG changes throughout tree life.

scholarly journals Pan tropical biomass equations for Mexico's dry forests

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Návar
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Stand Structure ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Large Sample Size ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Wood Specific Gravity ◽  
Spatial Coverage ◽  
Ecological Importance

This study reports a set of robust regional M-tree allometric equations for Mexico's tropical dry forests and their application to a forest inventory dataset for the States of Durango and Sinaloa, Mexico. Calculated M data from 15 reported equations were fitted, applied and validated for regional and global models. Proposed theoretical models, empirically derived equations, as well as global and local reported equations were fitted and applied to calculated M-tree data using wood specific gravity, diameter at breast height, and top height as exogenous variables. Empirically-derived, computer-based equations assessed the M-tree evaluations slightly better than the theoretical, the global and the local models. However, the theoretical models projected compatible M-tree values and deserve further attention once wood specific gravity data are collected in the field. Using the best fit equation, mean M plot density values of 30, 41 and 35 Mg ha-1 were estimated from 57 plots (1,600 m2 each), 217 plots (1,000 m2 each) and 166 plots (1,000 m2 each) in the tropical dry forests of the States of Durango, Tiniaquis and Vado Hondo (Sinaloa), respectively. The large sample size, the richness of the tested allometric models, the economic and ecological importance of this data-source, and the spatial coverage of these equations made this dataset uniquely useful for biomass, charcoal, and other bio-energy estimations, as well as for understanding the inherent heterogeneity of the stand-structure in dynamic tropical forest environments.

How Tropical Dry Forests Respond To Hurricane Damage

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Daniel Avila Cabadilla ◽  
Mariana Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Hurricane Damage

Soil biogeochemistry across Central and South American tropical dry forests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie G. Waring ◽  
Mark E. De Guzman ◽  
Dan V. Du ◽  
Juan M. Dupuy ◽  
Maga Gei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
South American ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Soil Biogeochemistry

scholarly journals Seed dispersal by carnivores in temperate and tropical dry forests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabián Alejandro Rubalcava‐Castillo ◽  
Joaquín Sosa‐Ramírez ◽  
José de Jesús Luna‐Ruíz ◽  
Arturo Gerardo Valdivia‐Flores ◽  
Luis Ignacio Íñiguez‐Dávalos
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Dry Forests

Variation in xylem anatomy of selected populations of lodgepole pine

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 2049-2057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongli Wang ◽  
Sally N Aitken
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
High Density ◽  
Cell Wall Thickness ◽  
Fast Growth ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Xylem Anatomy ◽  
Latewood Density

Variation in xylem anatomy among selected populations of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia Engelm.) was examined using digital image analysis based on an annual growth ring (age 10) per tree. Four subpopulations were selected using the following criteria for height growth and wood density: (i) fast growth and high density; (ii) slow growth and high density; (iii) fast growth and low density; and (iv) slow growth and low density. Significant differences were found among subpopulations for several anatomical parameters including tracheid density, lumen size, and cell wall thickness that may affect the economic value and utilization of wood. Principal component analysis indicate that the first four principal components (PCs) were associated with (i) ring area (PC1), (ii) earlywood density (PC2), (iii) latewood density (PC3), and (iv) lumen shape in earlywood (PC4), suggesting that these aspects of wood properties and growth are controlled by different sets of genes. Relative contributions of total number of tracheids, tracheid lumen size, and cell wall thickness to ring area and correlations between cell wall area proportion and X-ray density are discussed.

Paraburkholderia spp. are the main rhizobial microsymbionts of Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. in soils of the Brazilian tropical dry forests (Caatinga biome)

2021 ◽  
pp. 126208
Author(s):  
Marcos André Moura Dias ◽  
Claudia Silva Gomes Bomfim ◽  
Dalila Ribeiro Rodrigues ◽  
Aleksandro Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Jéssica Caroline Souza Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Mimosa Tenuiflora
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