scholarly journals Using large‐scale tropical dry forest restoration to test successional theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leland K. Werden ◽  
Erick Calderón‐Morales ◽  
Pedro Alvarado J. ◽  
Milena Gutiérrez L. ◽  
Derek A. Nedveck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest Restoration

Dynamic seed zones to guide climate-smart seed sourcing for tropical dry forest restoration in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 490 ◽  
pp. 119127
Author(s):  
Tobias Fremout ◽  
Evert Thomas ◽  
Kelly Tatiana Bocanegra-González ◽  
Carolina Adriana Aguirre-Morales ◽  
Anjuly Tatiana Morillo-Paz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Seed Zones ◽  
Dry Forest Restoration ◽  
Seed Sourcing

scholarly journals Seedling Survival and Growth of Tree Species: Site Condition and Seasonality in Tropical Dry Forest Restoration

2014 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
CLAUDIA ALVAREZ-AQUINO ◽  
GUADALUPE WILLIAMS-LINERA
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Seedling Survival ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Cedrela Odorata ◽  
Guazuma Ulmifolia ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Tabebuia Rosea ◽  
Dry Forest Restoration ◽  
Ceiba Aesculifolia

La restauración del bosque tropical seco es prioritaria por ser el bosque más amenazado. En Veracruz, el bosque seco se ha reducido al 7% de su cobertura original. Nuestro objetivo fue determinar el efecto de la condición del sitio a restaurar y la estacionalidad en la supervivencia y tasa de crecimiento relativo en altura y diámetro de especies de árboles nativos. Estudiamos el desempeño de plántulas durante dos estaciones secas y dos lluviosas, y el efecto de la vegetación leñosa existente > 1 m de altura. Se trasplantaron 960 plantas: 40 individuos de seis especie (Cedrela odorata, Ceiba aesculifolia, Guazuma ulmifolia, Ipomoea wolcottiana, Luehea candida, Tabebuia rosea) en cuatro sitios abandonados. La supervivencia y la tasa de crecimiento relativo se registraron cada cuatro meses durante dos años. La mayor supervivencia se observó en sitios con mayor riqueza de especies arbóreas y la tasa de crecimiento relativo en altura estuvo positivamente correlacionada con la altura de la vegetación existente. La mayor tasa de crecimiento relativo para especies y sitios se registró durante la estación lluviosa. En el sitio con menos vegetación, el desempeño de las plántulas fue pobre y sólo Guazuma sobrevivió. Ceiba mostró la mayor supervivencia (82-90%) pero una tasa de crecimiento relativo baja; Guazuma presentó una supervivencia elevada (20-94%) y la mayor tasa de crecimiento relativo; Cedrela mostró la menor supervivencia (3-7%) y tasa de crecimiento relativo alta. Los resultados sugieren que la vegetación del sitio, la estacionalidad y las especies afectan el desempeño de las plántulas durante el establecimiento temprano. La implicación en términos de la restauración ecológica es la importancia de aprovechar la vegetación existente aunque ésta sea escasa.

Ant Foraging As an Indicator of Tropical Dry Forest Restoration

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 991-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hernández-Flores ◽  
M. Osorio-Beristain ◽  
C. Martínez-Garza
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Ant Foraging ◽  
Dry Forest Restoration

The value of local ecological knowledge to guide tree species selection in tropical dry forest restoration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Fremout ◽  
Claudia Elena Gutierrez‐Miranda ◽  
Siebe Briers ◽  
José Luis Marcelo‐Peña ◽  
Eduardo Cueva‐Ortiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Species Selection ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Guide Tree ◽  
Dry Forest Restoration

The Role of Nurse Trees in Mitigating Fire Effects on Tropical Dry Forest Restoration: A Case Study

AMBIO ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 604-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo J. Santiago-García ◽  
Sandra Molina Colón ◽  
Phillip Sollins ◽  
Skip J. Van Bloem
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Fire Effects ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest Restoration

scholarly journals Canopy Temperature Differences between Liana-Infested and Non-Liana Infested Areas in a Neotropical Dry Forest

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Yuan ◽  
Kati Laakso ◽  
Philip Marzahn ◽  
G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Thermal Infrared ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Woody Vines ◽  
Forest Gaps ◽  
Higher Temperature

Lianas (woody vines) are important non-structural elements of all tropical forests. Current field observations across the Neotropics suggest that liana abundance is rising as a result of forest disturbance, increasing atmospheric CO2, and more frequent extreme climate events. Lianas can cause mechanical stress on their host trees, thus increasing mortality, in addition to potentially reducing carbon storage capacity. Furthermore, previous studies have suggested that liana leaves have an overall higher temperature than tree leaves, which presents the question of whether these differences can be extended from the leaf to the canopy. In this context, the ability to detect these temperature differences from a remote sensing platform has so far not been put into test, despite the importance such knowledge can have in large-scale land surface modeling studies and liana extent monitoring. To partially fill this knowledge gap, we acquired thermal infrared data using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system over an intermediate tropical dry forest in Costa Rica, Central America. Classification results from a previous study in the same area were used to subset the thermal infrared images into liana-infested areas, non-liana infested areas, and forest gaps. The temperature differences between these three image components were then investigated using the Welch and Games–Howell post-hoc statistical tests. Our results suggest that liana-infested areas have, on average, a statistically significant higher temperature than non-liana infested areas. Shadowed forest gaps, used as reference, have a cooler temperature than forest canopies. Our findings on the temperature differences between liana-infested and non-liana infested areas support previous leaf-level observations and open the door to the use of new approaches for the classification and modeling of liana infestation in tropical ecosystems.

Patterns and consequences of re-invasion into a Hawaiian dry forest restoration

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 2573-2586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin J. Questad ◽  
Jarrod M. Thaxton ◽  
Susan Cordell
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest Restoration
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