scholarly journals Changes in composition, diversity and structure of woody plants in successional stages of tropical dry forest in southwest Mexico

2012 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Carlos Almazán-Núñez ◽  
María Del Coro Arizmendi Arriaga ◽  
Luis Enrique Eguiarte Fruns ◽  
Pablo Corcuera y Martínez del Río
Keyword(s):  
Woody Plants ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Successional Stages

Contrasting patterns of morphology, fluctuating asymmetry and leaf herbivory in three plant species of different successional stages of a tropical dry forest

Trees ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 1075-1086
Author(s):  
Joan Sebastian Aguilar-Peralta ◽  
Antonio González-Rodríguez ◽  
Yurixhi Maldonado-López ◽  
Marcílio Fagundes ◽  
Maurício L. Faria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Fluctuating Asymmetry ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Successional Stages ◽  
Leaf Herbivory

scholarly journals β-Diversity of Functional Groups of Woody Plants in a Tropical Dry Forest in Yucatan

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e73660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Omar López-Martínez ◽  
Lucía Sanaphre-Villanueva ◽  
Juan Manuel Dupuy ◽  
José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni ◽  
Jorge Arturo Meave ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Groups ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Β Diversity

scholarly journals COMPOSICIÓN VEGETAL, PREFERENCIAS ALIMENTICIAS Y ABUNDANCIA DE BIBLIDINAE (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE) EN UN FRAGMENTO DE BOSQUE SECO TROPICAL EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL ATLÁNTICO, COLOMBIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Angélica VARGAS- ZAPATA ◽  
Carlos José BOOM- URUETA ◽  
Leidys Isabel SEÑA-RAMOS ◽  
Alba Lucia ECHEVERRY-IGLESIAS ◽  
Neis José MARTÍNEZ HERNÁNDEZ
Keyword(s):  
Woody Plants ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Plant Composition ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Determining Factor

<p>Se analizó la variación espacio-temporal de la abundancia de las mariposas de la subfamilia Biblidinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) en un fragmento de Bs-T en la Reserva Campesina La Montaña (RCM), Atlántico, Colombia; desde enero hasta agosto de 2011. Se marcaron cuatro puntos dentro del área de estudio, donde se ubicaron trampas Van Someren–Rydon cebadas con calamar en descomposición, fruta fermentada y con una mezcla de los anteriores cebos. Adicionalmente, se realizó una caracterización de la vegetación por punto, para lo cual se tomaron datos de diámetro a la altura del pecho (DAP), altura y tamaño de la copa para todas aquellas plantas leñosas con DAP mayor o igual a 2,5 cm. Se capturaron 76 individuos agrupados en seis especies y cuatro géneros; destacándose <em>Hamadryas februa</em> (Hübner) como la más dominante con 32 individuos. El mes de marzo presentó la mayor riqueza y abundancia (6 especies y 25 individuos) durantes las primeras lluvias en la zona. El punto 3 presentó los valores más altos de diversidad y abundancia de Biblidinae (5 especies y 37 individuos) y la mayor densidad de árboles (D= 0,28 individuos/m<sup>2</sup>). Se demuestra que la estructura de este grupo de mariposas presenta un patrón temporal y espacial en esta reserva. El análisis de componentes principales demostró que el área basal total (ABT) y la Densidad (D) de plantas leñosas, pueden considerarse como un factor determinante en la distribución y abundancia de las especies de la subfamilia Biblidinae en la RCM.</p><p align="center"><strong>Plant Composition, Feeding Preferences and Abundance of Biblidinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in a Tropical Dry Forest Fragment in the Department of Atlántico, Colombia</strong></p><p>The abundance and spatio-temporal variation of butterflies of the Biblidinae subfamily (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in a fragment of Tropical dry forest at the Reserva Campesina La Montaña (RCM), Atlántico, Colombia; from January until August 2011, was analyzed. Within the study area four points were marked; Van Someren-Rydon traps were placed.in each point using rotten squid, fermented fruit and a mixture of both as bait. In addition, a characterization of the vegetation by point was performed, taking data of the diameter to the breast height (DBH), height and size of treetop of all woody plants with a DBH greater than or equal to 2.5 cm. In total 76 butterfly individuals grouped in six species and four genera were captured; being <em>Hamadryas februa</em> (Hübner) the most dominant with 32 individuals. The greatest richness and abundance was recorded in March (6 species and 25 individuals), during the first rains in the study area. The point 3 presented the highest values of diversity and abundance (five species and 37 individuals) of Biblidinae and the higher density of trees (D= 0,28 individuals/m2). The structure of this butterflies group presents a spatio-temporal pattern in this reserve. The principal components analysis showed that the total basal area (ABT) and the density (D) of woody plants, can be considered a determining factor in the distribution and abundance of species of the subfamily Biblidinae at the RCM.</p>

Contrasting successional stages lead to intra- and interspecific differences in leaf functional traits and herbivory levels in a Mexican tropical dry forest

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Sebastian Aguilar-Peralta ◽  
Yurixhi Maldonado-López ◽  
Mário M. Espírito-Santo ◽  
Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa ◽  
Ken Oyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Interspecific Differences ◽  
Successional Stages

Multiscale analysis of factors influencing herpetofaunal assemblages in early successional stages of a tropical dry forest in western Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 196-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yesenia Fraga-Ramírez ◽  
Ireri Suazo-Ortuño ◽  
Luis Daniel Avila-Cabadilla ◽  
Mariana Alvarez-Añorve ◽  
Javier Alvarado-Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Multiscale Analysis ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Western Mexico ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Successional Stages

scholarly journals Ant Assemblage Structure in a Secondary Tropical Dry Forest: The Role of Ecological Succession and Seasonality

Sociobiology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatianne Gizelle Marques ◽  
Mário Marcos Espírito-Santo ◽  
Frederico Siqueira Neves ◽  
José Henrique Schoereder
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Biological Mechanisms ◽  
Ant Assemblages ◽  
Β Diversity ◽  
Advanced Stages ◽  
Successional Stages ◽  
Late Stages

This study identified the main biological mechanisms governing the diversity of ants on different ecological time scales. Ants were sampled in 15 plots distributed in early, intermediate and late stages of succession (five plots per stage) at the Parque Estadual da Mata Seca, Brazil. At each sample point, unbaited pitfall traps were installed in hypogaeic, epigaeic and arboreal strata. We collected 95 ant species from 26 genera and nine subfamilies. Our results indicated that there was an increase in species richness in advanced stages of succession. We also observed that ant assemblages were different among successional stages. For the arboreal and epigaeic strata, species richness did not change with succession progression, but species composition of these two strata differed among successional stages. Unlike to arboreal and epigaeic ants, hypogaiec ant species richness was higher in the intermediate and late stages of succession and the composition of hypogaeic ants differed among successional stages. Similarity between ant species foraging in arboreal and epigaeic strata decreases with succession progression and β-diversity was higher in advanced successional stages. Additionally, species richness was higher in the dry season, whereas the composition of ant assemblages did not change between seasons. A considerable fraction of the ant assemblage was found only in advanced stages of succession, demonstrating the importance of secondary habitats in maintaining biodiversity in dry forests.

Composition, structure and diversity of phyllostomid bat assemblages in different successional stages of a tropical dry forest

2009 ◽  
Vol 258 (6) ◽  
pp. 986-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Daniel Avila-Cabadilla ◽  
Kathryn Elizabeth Stoner ◽  
Mickaël Henry ◽  
Mariana Yolotl Alvarez Añorve
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Successional Stages ◽  
Composition Structure
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