Photosynthetic acclimation of the liana Stigmaphyllon lindenianum to light changes in a tropical dry forest canopy

Oecologia ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Avalos ◽  
Stephen S. Mulkey
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Photosynthetic Acclimation

Effect of forest disturbance on ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity in a Mexican tropical dry forest canopy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Hernández‐Flores ◽  
Alejandro Flores‐Palacios ◽  
Miguel Vásquez‐Bolaños ◽  
Víctor Hugo Toledo‐Hernández ◽  
Ofelia Sotelo‐Caro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest

Effects of hurricane disturbance on a tropical dry forest canopy in western Mexico

2018 ◽  
Vol 426 ◽  
pp. 39-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Parker ◽  
Angelina Martínez-Yrízar ◽  
Juan C. Álvarez-Yépiz ◽  
Manuel Maass ◽  
Salvador Araiza
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Western Mexico ◽  
Hurricane Disturbance

Colonization Strategies of Two Liana Species in a Tropical Dry Forest Canopy

Biotropica ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Avalos ◽  
Stephen S. Mulkey ◽  
Kaoru Kitajima ◽  
S. Joseph Wright
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest

scholarly journals Occurrence of termites (Isoptera) on living and standing dead trees in a tropical dry forest in Mexico

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Calderón-Cortés ◽  
Luis H. Escalera-Vázquez ◽  
Ken Oyama
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Dead Wood ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Dead Tree ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Standing Dead ◽  
Standing Dead Trees ◽  
Main Factor

Termites play a key role as ecosystem engineers in numerous ecological processes though their role in the dynamics of wood degradation in tropical dry forests, particularly at the level of the crown canopy, has been little studied. In this study, we analysed the occurrence of termites in the forest canopy by evaluating the density and proportion of living and standing dead trees associated with termites in deciduous and riparian habitats of the tropical dry forest in Chamela, Mexico. The results indicated that 60–98% of standing dead trees and 23–59% of living trees in Chamela were associated with termites. In particular, we found that the density of standing dead trees was higher in deciduous forests (0.057–0.066 trees/m2) than in riparian forests (0.022 and 0.027 trees/m2), even though the proportion of trees was not significantly different among habitats. Additionally, we found a higher density of trees associated with termites in trees of smaller size classes (0.01–0.09 trees/m2) than in larger class sizes (0–0.02 trees/m2). Interestingly, 72% of variation in the density of trees associated with termites is explained by the density of standing dead trees. Overall, these results indicate that standing dead tree availability might be the main factor regulating termite populations in Chamela forest and suggest that termites could play a key role in the decomposition of above-ground dead wood, mediating the incorporation of suspended and standing dead wood into the soil.

scholarly journals Hymenochaete cifuentesii, H. potosina, and H. raduloides spp. nov. from the tropical dry forest of Mexico

Mycotaxon ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Contreras-Pacheco ◽  
Ricardo Valenzuela ◽  
Tania Raymundo ◽  
Leticia Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest

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 Spondias tuberosa Arruda (Anacardiaceae), a threatened tree of the Brazilian Caatinga?

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 542-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mertens ◽  
J. Germer ◽  
J. A. Siqueira Filho ◽  
J. Sauerborn
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Threat Assessment ◽  
Red List ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
International Union ◽  
Population Decrease ◽  
Domestic Ruminants ◽  
Spondias Tuberosa ◽  
Iucn Assessment ◽  
Additional Income

Abstract Spondias tuberosa Arr., a fructiferous tree endemic to the northeast Brazilian tropical dry forest called Caatinga, accounts for numerous benefits for its ecosystem as well as for the dwellers of the Caatinga. The tree serves as feed for pollinators and dispersers as well as fodder for domestic ruminants, and is a source of additional income for local smallholders and their families. Despite its vantages, it is facing several man-made and natural threats, and it is suspected that S. tuberosa could become extinct. Literature review suggests that S. tuberosa suffers a reduced regeneration leading to population decrease. At this juncture S. tuberosa cannot be considered threatened according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Categories and Criteria, as it has not yet been assessed and hampered generative regeneration is not considered in the IUCN assessment. The combination of threats, however, may have already caused an extinction debt for S. tuberosa. Due to the observed decline in tree density, a thorough assessment of the S. tuberosa population is recommended, as well as a threat assessment throughout the entire Caatinga.

Unraveling the drivers of plant taxonomic and phylogenetic β-diversity in a human-modified tropical dry forest

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kátia F. Rito ◽  
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez ◽  
Jeannine Cavender-Bares ◽  
Edgar E. Santo-Silva ◽  
Gustavo Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Β Diversity

scholarly journals Relations between stomatal closure, leaf turgor and xylem vulnerability in eight tropical dry forest trees

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. BRODRIBB ◽  
N. M. HOLBROOK ◽  
E. J. EDWARDS ◽  
M. V. GUTIÉRREZ
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Closure ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Xylem Vulnerability
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