Reproductive Phenology of a Tropical Dry Forest in Mudumalai, Southern India

1994 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 759 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. Murali ◽  
R. Sukumar
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Reproductive Phenology

scholarly journals Tree damage, growth and phenology after a hurricane in a tropical dry forest in Veracruz

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (67) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Williams-Linera ◽  
Claudia Alvarez-Aquino ◽  
Javier Tolome
Keyword(s):  
Tree Mortality ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Flowering Phenology ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Community ◽  
Trophic Relationships ◽  
Reproductive Phenology ◽  
Tree Damage ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Hurricane Damage

As a major disturbance, hurricanes affect growth and phenology of trees. Tree diameters were annually measured for three years, and the phenology of 16 tree species monthly recorded in a seasonally dry tropical forest in Veracruz, Mexico, when on September 2010, Hurricane Karl struck the region. One month later, tree damage was recorded and phenological observations resumed for 12 more months, and diameter measurement for two more years. Tree damage due to the hurricane was high: 10 % were uprooted, 7 % broken and 2 % bent. All trees uprooted died, but some broken or bent trunk trees resprouted (15 % of tagged trees died). Overall, mean diameter growth of trees that survive the hurricane (0.79 cm yr-1) was greater than pre-hurricane growth rate (0.68 cm yr-1). For all the studied species together, leaf fall, leafing, and flowering phenology did not differ between pre- and post-hurricane whereas fruiting was lower for the post-hurricane year. At species level, most species displayed differences in reproductive phenology between pre-hurricane and post-hurricane years. Most species did not flower, lower flowering and fruiting (Calyptranthes schiedeana), or did not fruit (Luehea candida, Maclura tinctoria, Tabebuia chrysantha) the year following the hurricane. In conclusion, due to hurricane damage, tree mortality was high but many trees recovered from damage, and that the hurricane negatively influenced intensity in reproductive phenology, and in turn may alter forest structure, shift species composition, and affect the trophic relationships and functioning of the whole forest community.

Canopy, Understorey Leaf Phenology and Seasonality in Tropical Dry Forest, Southern India

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (0) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanda Appaji ◽  
Hiregouja.M Prakasha ◽  
Hebbalalu S Suresh ◽  
Yelugere L Krishna Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Leaf Phenology

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
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