Floristic Relationships of Seasonally Dry Forests of Eastern South America Based on Tree Species Distribution Patterns

2006 ◽  
pp. 159-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ary T. Oliveira-Filho ◽  
João Jarenkow ◽  
Maria Jesus Nogueira Rodal
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Seasonally Dry

scholarly journals Correction: Climate change versus deforestation: Implications for tree species distribution in the dry forests of southern Ecuador

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. e0195851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos E. Manchego ◽  
Patrick Hildebrandt ◽  
Jorge Cueva ◽  
Carlos Iván Espinosa ◽  
Bernd Stimm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Southern Ecuador

Patterns of Indigenous Tree Species Distribution in Guangdong Province and the Implications for Tree Introduction

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 5324-5329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Lin Wang ◽  
Jing Peng Li ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Zhi Yao Su
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Indicator Species ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Indicator Species Analysis ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Species Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Indigenous Tree Species

Distribution pattern of 1148 indigenous tree species in Guangdong province and their relations to the environment were investigated based on the 0.5°×0.5° latitude-longitude grid system. The results showed that indigenous tree species richness increased with increasing latitude. Richness peaked in the middle of the study area with longitudinal gradient. Four ecological areas for indigenous tree species distribution were delimited using cluster analysis and TWINSPAN (two-way indicator species analysis). Indicator Species Analysis showed a significant difference was found in indicator species distribution across latitude gradient and the 4 ecological areas. Northern mountain areas and southern coastal areas possessed most of the indicator species (IV ≥ 0.7), among which Celtis philippensis, Gironniera cuspidata and Symplocos chunii were strongly indicative of the environmental characteristics. The study of distribution patterns and classification of ecological areas, which reflects different geographical and climatic characteristics, will be of significant implications for introduction of indigenous tree species from natural ecological areas.

scholarly journals Cross-scale determinants of palm species distribution

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Salm ◽  
Nilson Vicente de Salles ◽  
Wladimir J. Alonso ◽  
Cynthia Schuck-Paim
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Palm Species

We investigate palm species distribution, richness and abundance along the Mokoti, a seasonally-dry river of southeastern Amazon and compare it to the patterns observed at a large scale, comprising the entire Brazilian territory. A total of 694 palms belonging to 10 species were sampled at the Mokoti River basin. Although the species showed diverse distribution patterns, we found that local palm abundance, richness and tree basal area were significantly higher from the hills to the bottomlands of the study region, revealing a positive association of these measures with moisture. The analyses at the larger spatial scale also showed a strong influence of vapor pressure (a measure of moisture content of the air, in turn modulated by temperature) and seasonality in temperature: the richest regions were those where temperature and humidity were simultaneously high, and which also presented a lower degree of seasonality in temperature. These results indicate that the distribution of palms seems to be strongly associated with climatic variables, supporting the idea that, by 'putting all the eggs in one basket' (a consequence of survival depending on the preservation of a single irreplaceable bud), palms have become vulnerable to extreme environmental conditions. Hence, their distribution is concentrated in those tropical and sub-tropical regions with constant conditions of (mild to high) temperature and moisture all year round.

A coupled phylogeographical and species distribution modelling approach recovers the demographical history of a Neotropical seasonally dry forest tree species

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (23) ◽  
pp. 5845-5863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosane G. Collevatti ◽  
Levi Carina Terribile ◽  
Matheus S. Lima-Ribeiro ◽  
João C. Nabout ◽  
Guilherme de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Species Distribution Modelling ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Distribution Modelling ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
History Of ◽  
Seasonally Dry Forest ◽  
Modelling Approach

scholarly journals Analyzing the edge effects in a Brazilian seasonally dry tropical forest

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Arruda ◽  
P. V. Eisenlohr
Keyword(s):  
Edge Effects ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Edges ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Dry Tropical Forests ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions

Abstract Due to the deciduous nature of dry forests (widely known as seasonally dry tropical forests) they are subject to microclimatic conditions not experienced in other forest formations. Close examinations of the theory of edge effects in dry forests are still rare and a number of questions arise in terms of this topic. In light of this situation we examined a fragment of the dry forest to respond to the following questions: (I) Are there differences in canopy cover along the edge-interior gradient during the dry season? (II) How does the microclimate (air temperature, soil temperature, and relative humidity) vary along that gradient? (III) How does the microclimate influence tree species richness, evenness and abundance along that gradient? (IV) Are certain tree species more dominant closer to the forest edges? Regressions were performed to address these questions. Their coefficients did not significantly vary from zero. Apparently, the uniform openness of the forest canopy caused a homogeneous internal microclimate, without significant differentiation in habitats that would allow modifications in biotic variables tested. We conclude that the processes of edge effect commonly seen in humid forests, not was shared with the dry forest assessed.

Large changes in carbon storage under different land-use regimes in subtropical seasonally dry forests of southern South America

2014 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 68-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Conti ◽  
Natalia Pérez-Harguindeguy ◽  
Fabien Quètier ◽  
Lucas D. Gorné ◽  
Pedro Jaureguiberry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
South America ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Southern South America ◽  
Seasonally Dry

scholarly journals Climate change versus deforestation: Implications for tree species distribution in the dry forests of southern Ecuador

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. e0190092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos E. Manchego ◽  
Patrick Hildebrandt ◽  
Jorge Cueva ◽  
Carlos Iván Espinosa ◽  
Bernd Stimm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Southern Ecuador
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