Regeneration of monsoon rain forest in northern Australia: the dormant seed bank

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Russell-Smith ◽  
Diane E. Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Seed Bank ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Dormant Seed ◽  
Monsoon Rain

The ravine monsoon rain forest in Jinggangshan of Jiangxi Province and its super zonal characteristics

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
景慧娟 JING Huijuan ◽  
凡强 FAN Qiang ◽  
王蕾 WANG Lei ◽  
廖文波 LIAO Wenbo ◽  
陈春泉 CHEN Chunquan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Jiangxi Province ◽  
Monsoon Rain

Allosyncarpia-dominated rain forest in monsoonal northern Australia

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Russell-Smith ◽  
D.E. Lucas ◽  
J. Brock ◽  
D. M. J. S. Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Northern Australia

Depauperate seed banks in urban tropical seagrass meadows

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 935
Author(s):  
Glendon Hong Ming Ong ◽  
Samantha Lai ◽  
Siti Maryam Yaakub ◽  
Peter Todd
Keyword(s):  
Seed Bank ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Seed Viability ◽  
Seed Banks ◽  
Dormant Seed ◽  
Seagrass Meadows ◽  
Halophila Ovalis ◽  
The Status ◽  
Cymodocea Rotundata

Seagrasses need to be resilient if they are to persist in the long term. Being able to build up a dormant seed bank in sediments is a key strategy that some species employ to regenerate from large-scale degradation. Much of the research on seed banks has focussed on temperate species, and little is known regarding the status of seed banks in tropical meadows. In the present study, we examined the seed bank status of three common seagrass species at six sites in Singapore and attempted to identify potential drivers of seed abundance. Our results indicated depauperate seed banks with few species setting viable seed and low seed densities. Halophila ovalis seeds were found at four sites and Halodule uninervis seeds at two sites, but Cymodocea rotundata seeds were absent from all six sites. Whereas H. ovalis seed viability ranged from 20% to 68.8%, none of the H. uninervis seeds was viable. Halophila ovalis seed densities (33–334m–2) were much higher than those of H. uninervis (9–21m–2). Of the variables examined, only H. ovalis cover was positively correlated with the number of seeds. Our study has highlighted the vulnerability of seagrass meadows in Singapore’s urban waters to future disturbances.

Rediscovery of Aeschynanthus monetaria (Gesneriaceae) in Southeast Tibet, China after more than 100 years

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 450 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-114
Author(s):  
JUN HU ◽  
YU-NING XIONG ◽  
LI LI ◽  
QING LIU ◽  
FANG WEN
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Color Images ◽  
Taxonomic Note ◽  
Specific Epithet ◽  
Monsoon Rain ◽  
Yarlung Zangbo River ◽  
Southeast Tibet

Aeschynanthus monetaria, a beautiful epiphytic species of Gesneriaceae, was rediscovered in monsoon rain forest along the Yarlung Zangbo River in Motuo County, Southeast Tibet (Xizang), China. Its description is amended and completed with both fresh and dried specimens in this discovery. To better facilitate its identification, the color images in the field and line illustrations based on our specimens are given. A taxonomic note concerning its lectotype and the ending of specific epithet is discussed.

Herpetofauna of a northern Australian monsoon rain forest: seasonal changes and relationships to adjacent habitats

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. C. Martin ◽  
W. J. Freeland
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Australian Monsoon ◽  
Monsoon Rain ◽  
Frog Species ◽  
Cape York ◽  
Forest Habitats ◽  
Monsoon Forests

ABSTRACTThe herpetofauna of a floodplain monsoon rain forest in northern Australia is composed primarily of species from non rain forest habitats. The majority of frog species use rain forest as a seasonal refuge, and there is a marked increase in numbers during the dry season. Faunal richness lies within limits expected on the basis of the length of the dry season and species richnesses of non-Australian faunas. There are few lizard species and an abundance of frog species (none of which is a rain forest specialist) in comparison to rain forest herpetofaunas in other tropical regions. The impoverished lizard fauna, and the paucity of rain forest specialists may be because (a) seasonal invasion of rain forest by frogs prevents evolution of, or colonization by, specialists or (b) rain forest specialists may not have been able to cross semiarid habitats separating the Northern Territory from eastern Australian rain forests. The herpetofaunas of monsoon forests in Cape York Peninsula may provide a means of distinguishing between these hypotheses.

Courtship behaviour of manakins and seed bank composition in a French Guianan rain forest

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Krijger ◽  
M. Opdam ◽  
M. Théry ◽  
F. Bongers
Keyword(s):  
Seed Bank ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Courtship Behaviour
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