scholarly journals Disentangling the functional trait correlates of spatial aggregation in tropical forest trees

Ecology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian R. McFadden ◽  
Megan K. Bartlett ◽  
Thorsten Wiegand ◽  
Benjamin L. Turner ◽  
Lawren Sack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Functional Trait ◽  
Spatial Aggregation ◽  
Forest Trees

scholarly journals Ecological Implications of a Flower Size/Number Trade-Off in Tropical Forest Trees

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e16111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris J. Kettle ◽  
Colin R. Maycock ◽  
Jaboury Ghazoul ◽  
Pete M. Hollingsworth ◽  
Eyen Khoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Flower Size ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Ecological Implications

Do racket-tailed drongos make tree guards for their nest trees?

Behaviour ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 157 (14-15) ◽  
pp. 1239-1244
Author(s):  
Samira Agnihotri ◽  
Marian Kethegowda ◽  
Jadeswamy
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Tree Trunk ◽  
Mixed Species ◽  
Old World ◽  
Mixed Species Flocks ◽  
Old World Tropics ◽  
Species Flocks ◽  
Nesting Season

Abstract Greater racket-tailed drongos are renowned for their splendid mimicking abilities, and for their significant roles within mixed species flocks in the Old World tropics. Yet, we know little about their basic ecology and breeding behaviour. Here we describe a set of unique behaviours of these drongos during their nesting season. Racket-tailed drongos nested in trees in an open patch of forest, often returning to the same tree year after year. The nesting pair also smoothened the bark of the nest tree trunk with their beaks. These findings suggest that the nest tree is a crucial resource for this species, and have implications for the cognitive abilities of drongos, as well as for hitherto unknown interactions between an avian species and tropical forest trees.

scholarly journals Lightning Damage Facilitates Beetle Colonization of Tropical Trees

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brady P Parlato ◽  
Evan M Gora ◽  
Stephen P Yanoviak
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Tropical Trees ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Beetle Population ◽  
Tree Diameter ◽  
Crown Dieback ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Lightning is a common agent of disturbance in many forest ecosystems. Lightning-damaged trees are a potentially important resource for beetles, but most evidence for this association is limited to temperate pine forests. Here, we evaluated the relationship between lightning damage and beetle colonization of tropical trees. We recorded the number of beetle holes on the trunks of trees from 10 strike sites (n = 173 lightning-damaged trees) and 10 matching control sites (n = 137 control trees) in Panama. The trunks of lightning-struck trees had 370% more beetle holes than control trees. The abundance of beetle holes increased with increasing total crown dieback among both control and lightning-damaged trees, and with larger tree diameter among lightning-struck trees. Beetle holes also were more abundant in trunk sections of lightning-damaged trees located directly below a damaged section of the crown. The results of this study suggest that lightning damage facilitates beetle colonization in tropical forest trees and provide a basis for investigations of the effects of lightning-caused disturbance on beetle population dynamics and assemblage structure.

scholarly journals DIOECISM IN TROPICAL FOREST TREES

Evolution ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. Bawa ◽  
P. A. Opler
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Trees

Silicon cycled by tropical forest trees: effects of species, elevation and parent material on Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 443 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 155-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Nakamura ◽  
Hidehiro Ishizawa ◽  
Rota Wagai ◽  
Shizuo Suzuki ◽  
Kanehiro Kitayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Parent Material ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Mount Kinabalu

Age-related Crown Thinning in Tropical Forest Trees

Biotropica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eadaoin M. Quinn ◽  
Sean C. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Crown Thinning

scholarly journals Diversity of deciduousness and phenological traits of key Indian dry tropical forest trees

2010 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Prakash Kushwaha ◽  
Shri Kant Tripathi ◽  
Gopal Shankar Singh ◽  
Kaushlendra Pratap Singh
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest

scholarly journals Constraints on physiological function associated with branch architecture and wood density in tropical forest trees

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1609-1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. C. Meinzer ◽  
P. I. Campanello ◽  
J.-C. Domec ◽  
M. G. Gatti ◽  
G. Goldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Wood Density ◽  
Physiological Function ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Branch Architecture
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