Tree species diversity and community composition in a human-dominated tropical forest of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Anitha ◽  
Shijo Joseph ◽  
Robert John Chandran ◽  
E.V. Ramasamy ◽  
S. Narendra Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Tree Species Diversity

scholarly journals Tree Species Diversity, Composition and Aboveground Biomass Across Dry Forest Land-Cover Types in Coastal Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 194008292199541
Author(s):  
Xavier Haro-Carrión ◽  
Bette Loiselle ◽  
Francis E. Putz
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Stem Density ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Land Cover Types ◽  
Schizolobium Parahyba

Tropical dry forests (TDF) are highly threatened ecosystems that are often fragmented due to land-cover change. Using plot inventories, we analyzed tree species diversity, community composition and aboveground biomass patterns across mature (MF) and secondary forests of about 25 years since cattle ranching ceased (SF), 10–20-year-old plantations (PL), and pastures in a TDF landscape in Ecuador. Tree diversity was highest in MF followed by SF, pastures and PL, but many endemic and endangered species occurred in both MF and SF, which demonstrates the importance of SF for species conservation. Stem density was higher in PL, followed by SF, MF and pastures. Community composition differed between MF and SF due to the presence of different specialist species. Some SF specialists also occurred in pastures, and all species found in pastures were also recorded in SF indicating a resemblance between these two land-cover types even after 25 years of succession. Aboveground biomass was highest in MF, but SF and Tectona grandis PL exhibited similar numbers followed by Schizolobium parahyba PL, Ochroma pyramidale PL and pastures. These findings indicate that although species-poor, some PL equal or surpass SF in aboveground biomass, which highlights the critical importance of incorporating biodiversity, among other ecosystem services, to carbon sequestration initiatives. This research contributes to understanding biodiversity conservation across a mosaic of land-cover types in a TDF landscape.

scholarly journals Nitrogen and phosphorus additions negatively affect tree species diversity in tropical forest regrowth trajectories

Ecology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 91 (7) ◽  
pp. 2121-2131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilyas Siddique ◽  
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira ◽  
Susanne Schmidt ◽  
David Lamb ◽  
Cláudio José Reis Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Forest Regrowth

Effects of tree species diversity on a community of weaver spiders in a tropical forest plantation

Biotropica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Esquivel-Gómez ◽  
Luis Abdala-Roberts ◽  
Miguel Pinkus-Rendón ◽  
Víctor Parra-Tabla
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Plantation ◽  
Tree Species Diversity

scholarly journals Composition and importance value of tree-families in undisturbed and disturbed moist tropical forest of eastern Nepal

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Tilak Prasad Gautam ◽  
Tej Narayan Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Forest Disturbances ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
The Status ◽  
Family Importance Value

Tropical forest disturbances have reduced the tree species diversity and hereby, the ecosystem services provided by them. Present study was carried out to understand the status of tree-families in terms of their dominance in the undisturbed and disturbed stands of moist tropical forest in eastern Nepal. As per the result, the dominant family in both the forest was Dipterocarpaceae, with family importance value of 53.6 and 53.9 in undisturbed and disturbed stands, respectively. The second dominant family in both forest stands was Rubiaceae.

scholarly journals Effects of tree species diversity and genotypic diversity on leafminers and parasitoids in a tropical forest plantation

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Abdala-Roberts ◽  
Alejandra González-Moreno ◽  
Kailen A. Mooney ◽  
Xoaquín Moreira ◽  
Alejandro González-Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Genotypic Diversity ◽  
Forest Plantation ◽  
Tree Species Diversity
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