Properties of Some Natural Waters in a Tropical Wet Forest of Costa Rica

BioScience ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 20 (20) ◽  
pp. 1096-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. McColl
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Natural Waters ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest

scholarly journals Biogenic volatile organic compound emissions from a lowland tropical wet forest in Costa Rica

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (23) ◽  
pp. 3793-3802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Geron ◽  
Alex Guenther ◽  
Jim Greenberg ◽  
Henry W Loescher ◽  
Deborah Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Organic Compound ◽  
Volatile Organic Compound ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions ◽  
Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound

Stem-Growth Periodicity of Trees in a Tropical Wet Forest of Costa Rica

Ecology ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 1156-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Breitsprecher ◽  
J. S. Bethel
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Growth Periodicity

Microhabitat distribution of protostelids in a Tropical Wet Forest in Costa Rica

Mycologia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Moore ◽  
Steven L. Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Microhabitat Distribution

Deeply Buried Seeds in a Tropical Wet Forest in Costa Rica

Biotropica ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Young
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Buried Seeds

Growth rates and age-size relationships of tropical wet forest trees in Costa Rica

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Lieberman ◽  
Milton Lieberman ◽  
Gary Hartshorn ◽  
Rodolfo Peralta
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Growth Behaviour ◽  
Carapa Guianensis ◽  
Light Levels ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Shade Tolerant Species ◽  
Zero Growth

ABSTRACTDiameter growth rates and age-size relationships are reported for 45 abundant tree species and one liana in tropical wet forest at La Selva, Costa Rica. Thirteen-year increments in each species were analysed using growth simulation, a stochastic technique which projects growth trajectories.Median growth rates ranged from 0.35 mm yr-1 (Anaxagorea crassipetala) to 13.41 mm yr-1) (Stryphnodendron excelsum). Maximum ranges ranged from 0.95 mm yr-1 (Quararibea brac-teolosa) to 14.62 mm yr-1 (Hernandia didymanthera). Minimum rates ranged from zero growth (Capparis pittieri, Colubrina spinosa, Doliocarpus spp.) to 7.45 mm yr-1 (Stryphno dendron excelsum).Projected lifespan (from 100 mm dbh to the maximum dbh for the species) varied from 52 years (Anaxagorea crassipetala, Guatteria inuncta) to 442 years (Carapa guianensis). The mean longevity among the 45 tree species studied is 190 years.Four main patterns of growth behaviour are recognized, based upon longevity and growth rates: (1) understorey species have slow maximum growth rates and short lifespans; (2) shade-tolerant subcanopy trees live around twice as long as understorey trees and grow at approxi-mately the same maximum rates; (3) canopy and subcanopy trees that are shade-tolerant but respond opportunistically to increased light levels have long lifespans and fast maximum growth rates; (4) shade-intolerant canopy and subcanopy species are short-lived and have fast maximum growth rates. Understorey species intergrade with shade-tolerant subcanopy species in terms of growth behaviour; shade-tolerant subcanopy species with opportunistic, shade-tolerant species; and opportunistic, shade-tolerant with shade-intolerant species.Intraspecific variation in growth rates is lower in short-lived trees (understorey species with uniformly slow growth and shade-intolerant species with uniformly rapid growth) than in the two long-lived groups. These patterns are discussed in the context of tree ecophysiology and forest light environments.

scholarly journals Liana diversity, abundance, and mortality in a tropical wet forest in Costa Rica

2004 ◽  
Vol 190 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Mascaro ◽  
Stefan A. Schnitzer ◽  
Walter P. Carson
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest

Microhabitat Distribution of Protostelids in a Tropical Wet Forest in Costa Rica

Mycologia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Moore ◽  
Steven L. Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Microhabitat Distribution
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