scholarly journals Diversidad florística del bosque mesófilo en el norte de Chiapas y su relación con México y Centroamérica

2017 ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neptalí Ramírez-Marcial
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Scaling Analysis ◽  
Diverse Families ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Geographical Position ◽  
Sierra De Manantlán ◽  
Northern Highlands

The distribution of woody genera in the montane cloud forest in the northern highlands of Chiapas was registered and compared with other 23 localities in Mexico and Central America. A total of 312 genera in 99 families were recorded. The most diverse families were Rubiaceae (19), Leguminosae (16), Ericaceae ( 15) and Compositae ( 14). Quercus, Clelhra, Cornus, Oreopanax, and Ceslrum were present in more than 95% of the si tes, while 32 genera ( 10%) alone were registe red once. Non-metric multidimentional scaling analysis showed the presence of six groups of localities according to their diversity values and geographical position. Sierra de Manantlán, El Triunfo, Cordillera of Talamanca, and Northern highlands of Chiapas were the most diverse localities. The greater proportion of the genera (41 %) have a meridional distribution (except pantropical), 15% holarctic, 4% american-african, 9% malayan-american, 3% austral-antarctic, 14% pantropical, 5% widely distribution and 9% of the genera are considered exclusive of Mexico and/or Central America.

scholarly journals A New Species of Isopterygium (Pylaisiadelphaceae) from Central America

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Buck ◽  
Bruce Allen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
A New Species

Abstract Isopterygium zunilense (Pylaisiadelphaceae) is described from a montane cloud forest in Guatemala. It is distinguished by its large stature with leaves rounded to the insertions.

Ixchelia kochii (Violaceae, Rinoreeae), a new species from western Mexico and the third one of the genus

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 391 (2) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
RAMÓN CUEVAS GUZMÁN ◽  
ENRIQUE V. SÁNCHEZ RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
NORA M. NÚÑEZ LÓPEZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Western Mexico ◽  
The Third ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
A New Species

Ixchelia kochii Cuevas (Violaceae, Rinoreeae), a new species from western Mexico, is described and illustrated; it constitutes the third species of a recently described genus endemic to Mexico and Central America. The species grows in ecotones between tropical subdeciduous forest and montane cloud forest. The species of the genus are compared, and their relationships discussed.

Sideroxylon cochranei (Sapotoideae, Sapotaceae): a new cloud forest tree species from the Sierra de Manantlán and Cuale in western México

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 498 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-122
Author(s):  
J. ANTONIO VÁZQUEZ-GARCÍA ◽  
FRANCISCO J. SANTANA-MICHEL ◽  
RAMÓN CUEVAS-GUZMÁN ◽  
A. SALOMÉ ORTEGA-PEÑA
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Western Mexico ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Sierra De Manantlán ◽  
Iucn Criteria

Sideroxylon cochranei (Sapotaceae) from Sierra de Manantlán and Cuale, in Jalisco, México is here described and illustrated. It is morphologically close to S. salicifolium, but it differs from the latter in being montane cloud forest trees versus sea-shore to lower montane tropical trees, also in having clustered leaves with longer petioles and sepals and larger fruits. A key to the species of Sideroxylon in western Mexico and a distribution map are provided. According to IUCN criteria, its conservation status was assessed as critically endangered (CR).

Leaf litter copepods from a cloud forest mountain top in Honduras (Copepoda: Cyclopidae, Canthocamptidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3630 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANK FIERS ◽  
MERLIJN JOCQUE
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
National Park ◽  
New World ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
Litter Sample ◽  
Forest Mountain

Five different species of Copepoda were extracted from a leaf litter sample collected on the top (at 2000 m a.s.l.) of a cloud forested mountain in El Cusuco National Park, Honduras. Three of them, one Cyclopidae and two Canthocamptidae are new to science, and are described herein. Olmeccyclops hondo sp. nov. is the second representative thus far known of this New World genus. Moraria catracha sp. nov. and Moraria cusuca sp. nov. are the first formally described members of the genus occurring in Central America. The concept of a “Moraria-group” is considered to be an artificial grouping and is limited here to the genera Moraria and Morariopsis only. The distributional range of this group is essentially Holarctic, with the mountainous regions inHonduras, and probably in westNicaragua, as the southernmost limits in theNew World.

Rainfall Runoff Relationships for a Cloud Forest Watershed in Central America: Implications for Water Resource Engineering1

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1022-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis A. Caballero ◽  
Alon Rimmer ◽  
Zachary M. Easton ◽  
Tammo S. Steenhuis
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Rainfall Runoff ◽  
Forest Watershed

The impact of light quality and leaf wetness on photosynthesis in north-west Andean tropical montane cloud forest

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 549-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Guy Letts ◽  
Mark Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Net Photosynthesis ◽  
Leaf Wetness ◽  
Total Solar Radiation ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Lowland Rain Forest ◽  
North West ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

Photosynthesis was limited by low-intensity photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and leaf wetness in a lower montane cloud forest (LMCF) of Cauca, Colombia. Mean PAR intensity remained below the saturation level for leaf-scale net photosynthesis (Pn) throughout the solar day during the wet season and for most of the solar day during the dry season. PAR represented a smaller fraction of total solar radiation (K↓) in LMCF than in lowland rain forest (LRF). In LMCF trees and shrubs, mean PAR-saturated Pn ranged from 4.3–10.6 μmol C m−2 s−1 at 1450 m, and from 3.5–10.2 μmol C m−2 s−1 at 2150 m. Pn was reduced by abaxial wetness in leaves of some trees and shrubs, and eliminated in others. This study indicates that persistent cloudiness and interception of cloud water by leaves limit LMCF productivity.

The fog regime in a tropical montane cloud forest in Brazil and its effects on water, light and microclimate

2019 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 359-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo R.L. Bittencourt ◽  
Fernanda de V. Barros ◽  
Cleiton B. Eller ◽  
Caroline S. Müller ◽  
Rafael S. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Tropical Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest

scholarly journals MOSS AS BIOINDICATORS FOR POLLUTION AT FRASER HILL AND CAMERON HIGHLAND PAHANG MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainul Mukrim Baharuddin ◽  
Ainna Hanis Zuhairi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Iron Concentration ◽  
Tropical Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Sources Of Pollution ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Physical Attributes ◽  
Key Indicators

Tropical Montane Cloud Forest (TMCF) is one of Earth’s most neglected ecosystems around the globe. More than half of these forests are situated within Southeast Asia. Malaysia is known for its numerous mountains that are exceptionally rich in biodiversity and locally endemic species, but they are also threatened by expanding human activity such as forestry, agriculture, infrastructure, and climate change. The study aims to critically assess the current state of moist TMCF, focusing on their physical and biological potentials as Bio indicators through Bio monitoring at Fraser Hill and Cameron Highland, Pahang, Malaysia. The mix-methods of observation surveys are to identify physical attributes such as light intensity, altitudes, temperature, wind velocity and air humidity. Secondly, laboratory tests are to identify heavy metal contamination absorbed by mosses. Based on the findings collected around the trails, a connection between altitude and microclimate could be found. The study finds that as the altitude increases and the temperature decreases, the vegetation becomes more dwarfed. Secondly, results from the analysis at Abu Suradi trail within Fraser Hill and Brinchang Trail within Cameron Highland have a higher average of aluminium and iron concentration. Mosses were manifested as good key indicators of air pollution with heavy metals to Malaysia highland forest ecosystems. It showed differential accumulation of heavy metals located near sources of pollution. Thus, the moss data confirms the persistence of risk of pollution of highland forest ecosystems in Malaysia, which demands environmental management. Furthermore, decision makers, planners and designers around the region can evaluate and improve their local strategies related to Tropical Montane Cloud Forest (TMCF) conservation and preservation, especially highlands such as Fraser Hill and Cameron Highland.

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