Forest structure as a predictor of tree species diversity in the North Carolina Piedmont

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1151-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Hakkenberg ◽  
Conghe Song ◽  
Robert K. Peet ◽  
Peter S. White
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
The North ◽  
North Carolina Piedmont

scholarly journals Forest Structure and Tree Species Diversity along an Altitudinal Gradient in Doi Inthanon National Park, Northern Thailand

Tropics ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakhan TEEJUNTUK ◽  
Pongsak SAHUNALU ◽  
Katsutoshi SAKURAI ◽  
Witchaphart SUNGPALEE
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Doi Inthanon

scholarly journals Tree species diversity in a seasonally-dry forest: the case of the Pinkaití site, in the Kayapó Indigenous Area, Southeastern limits of the Amazon

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Salm
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Natural Disturbance ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Great Heterogeneity ◽  
History Of

This study investigates patterns of forest structure and tree species diversity in an anthropogenic palm grove and undisturbed areas at the seasonally-dry Pinkaití research station, in the Kayapó Indigenous Area. This site, managed by the Conservation International do Brasil, is the most southeastern site floristically surveyed in the Amazon until now. The secondary and a nearby undisturbed forest were sampled in a group of 52 floristic plots of 0.0625-ha (25x25-m) where all trees with DBH > 10 cm were measured and identified. The analyses were complemented with other two floristic plots of 1-ha (10x1000-m). The present study has shown that the Pinkaití, like other seasonally-dry forests, have great heterogeneity in forest structure and composition, associated with biotic characteristics of the most important tree species, natural disturbance and history of land-use. The palm grove, moderately dominated by the arborescent palm Attalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart., presented high tree species diversity and was floristically similar to undisturbed forests at the study site. It is discussed the importance of large arborescent palms for the seasonally-dry Amazon forests regeneration.

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.

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