Tree Species Composition, Breeding Systems, and Pollination and Dispersal Syndromes in Three Forest Successional Stages in a Tropical Dry Forest in Mesoamerica

Almulqu AA, Arpornpong N, Boonyanuphap J. 2018. Tree species composition and structure of dry forest in Mutis Timau Protected Forest Management Unit of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 496-503. Plots 10,000 m2 were established in four sites of Mutis Timau Protected Forest Management Unit (Mutis Timau PFMU), in order to determine tree species density, basal area, importance value index, species richness and to identify the relationship betwen species richness and abundance of trees. A total of 94 species belonging to 72 genera and 45 families were recorded. Species richness and forest structure were different between sites. Moraceae was the dominant tree family at most sites, particulary for Eucalyptus urophylla. The results suggest controlling the number of species, level on species distribution pattern, silvicultural interventions to pioneer species through thinning liberation, seeding and planting (pioneer species) could accelerate the tree regeneration of Mutis Timau PFMU in Kupang District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.

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Langfristige Entwicklung von zwei Waldgesellschaften im Białowieża-Urwald

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2008.0080 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 159 (4) ◽

pp. 80-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bogdan Brzeziecki ◽

Feliks Eugeniusz Bernadzki

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

Tree Species ◽

Stand Structure ◽

Temporal Dynamics ◽

Structural Parameters ◽

Forest Communities ◽

Natural Forests ◽

Tree Species Composition ◽

Strong Trend ◽

Long Term Study

The results of a long-term study on the natural forest dynamics of two forest communities on one sample plot within the Białowieża National Park in Poland are presented. The two investigated forest communities consist of the Pino-Quercetum and the Tilio-Carpinetum type with the major tree species Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Betula sp., Quercus robur, Tilia cordata and Carpinus betulus. The results reveal strong temporal dynamics of both forest communities since 1936 in terms of tree species composition and of general stand structure. The four major tree species Scots pine, birch, English oak and Norway spruce, which were dominant until 1936, have gradually been replaced by lime and hornbeam. At the same time, the analysis of structural parameters indicates a strong trend towards a homogenization of the vertical stand structure. Possible causes for these dynamics may be changes in sylviculture, climate change and atmospheric deposition. Based on the altered tree species composition it can be concluded that a simple ≪copying≫ (mimicking) of the processes taking place in natural forests may not guarantee the conservation of the multifunctional character of the respective forests.

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Identification of spectral features in the longwave infrared (LWIR) spectra of leaves for the discrimination of tropical dry forest tree species

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation ◽

10.1016/j.jag.2020.102286 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 97 ◽

pp. 102286

Author(s):

Yaqian Long ◽

Benoit Rivard ◽

Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa ◽

Russell Greiner ◽

Dominica Harrison ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tree Species ◽

Tropical Dry Forest ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Dry Forest ◽

Spectral Features ◽

Forest Tree Species

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Classification of tree species based on longwave hyperspectral data from leaves, a case study for a tropical dry forest

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation ◽

10.1016/j.jag.2017.11.009 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 ◽

pp. 93-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

D. Harrison ◽

B. Rivard ◽

A. Sánchez-Azofeifa

Keyword(s):

Tree Species ◽

Tropical Dry Forest ◽

Hyperspectral Data ◽

Dry Forest

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Effects of nitrogen deposition on nitrate leaching from forests of the northeastern United States will change with tree species composition

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/cjfr-2016-0529 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (8) ◽

pp. 997-1009 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Katherine F. Crowley ◽

Gary M. Lovett

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Species Composition ◽

Nitrate Leaching ◽

Tree Species ◽

N Deposition ◽

Red Oak ◽

Northeastern United States ◽

Tree Species Composition ◽

White Ash ◽

Species Change

As tree species composition in forests of the northeastern United States changes due to invasive forest pests, climate change, or other stressors, the extent to which forests will retain or release N from atmospheric deposition remains uncertain. We used a species-specific, dynamic forest ecosystem model (Spe-CN) to investigate how nitrate (NO3–) leaching may vary among stands dominated by different species, receiving varied atmospheric N inputs, or undergoing species change due to an invasive forest pest (emerald ash borer; EAB). In model simulations, NO3– leaching varied widely among stands dominated by 12 northeastern North American tree species. Nitrate leaching increased with N deposition or forest age, generally with greater magnitude for deciduous (except red oak) than coniferous species. Species with lowest baseline leaching rates (e.g., red spruce, eastern hemlock, red oak) showed threshold responses to N deposition. EAB effects on leaching depended on the species replacing white ash: after 100 years, predicted leaching increased 73% if sugar maple replaced ash but decreased 55% if red oak replaced ash. This analysis suggests that the effects of tree species change on NO3– leaching over time may be large and variable and should be incorporated into predictions of effects of N deposition on leaching from forested landscapes.

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Differences of tree species composition and microclimate between a mahogany(swietenia macrophyllaking) plantation and a secondary forest in Mt. Makiling, Philippines

Forest Science and Technology ◽

10.1080/21580103.2006.9656293 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yong Kwon Lee ◽

Don Koo Lee ◽

Su‐Young Woo ◽

Emmanuel Rodantes G. Abraham ◽

Wilfredo M. Carandang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

Tree Species ◽

Secondary Forest ◽

Tree Species Composition

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Tree species composition and nutrient availability affect soil microbial diversity and composition across forest types in subtropical China

CATENA ◽

10.1016/j.catena.2021.105224 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 201 ◽

pp. 105224

Author(s):

Xiaxia Ding ◽

Guanglu Liu ◽

Songling Fu ◽

Han Y.H. Chen

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

Microbial Diversity ◽

Nutrient Availability ◽

Tree Species ◽

Forest Types ◽

Subtropical China ◽

Soil Microbial Diversity ◽

Tree Species Composition ◽

Soil Microbial

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Squamata reptiles of a fragment of tropical dry forest in northwestern Venezuela (Lake Maracaibo region)

Check List ◽

10.15560/8.6.1220 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 1220 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Junior T. Larreal ◽

Gilson A. Rivas ◽

Carlos Portillo-Quintero ◽

Tito R. Barros

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

San Francisco ◽

Tropical Dry Forest ◽

Single Species ◽

Dry Forest ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Dry Forests ◽

Maracaibo Basin ◽

Lake Maracaibo

We present a commented taxonomic list of the reptiles found during herpetological surveys carried out in an isolated fragment of tropical dry forest located in the municipality of San Francisco, Zulia state, northwestern Venezuela between January-December 2011. We report a total of 24 species belonging to the order Squamata, distributed in 12 families and 21 genera. Colubridae is the most diverse family with six species, followed by Dipsadidae (four species), Boidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Phyllodactylidae and Teiidae with two species each, and finally Dactyloidae, Iguanidae, Elapidae, Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylidae and Viperidae with a single species each. The species composition at this site matches what would be expected in a tropical dry forest in the region. Our study suggests that this isolated tropical dry forest fragment is the last refuge of the herpetofauna that once occupied much of the dry forests of the northern Maracaibo basin and should therefore be considered for conservation purposes.

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