scholarly journals Phylogenetic and morphologic evidence confirm the presence of a new montane cloud forest associated bird species in Mexico, the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii; Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)

PeerJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e1598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary R. Hanna ◽  
Marco F. Ortiz-Ramírez ◽  
César A. Ríos-Muñoz ◽  
Héctor Cayetano-Rosas ◽  
Rauri C. K. Bowie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
Breeding Condition

Here we provide evidence to support an extension of the recognized distributional range of the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii) to include southern Mexico. We collected two specimens in breeding condition in northwestern Sierra Norte de Chiapas, Mexico. Morphologic and genetic evidence support their identity asElaenia frantzii. We compared environmental parameters of records across the entire geographic range of the species to those at the northern Chiapas survey site and found no climatic differences among localities.

scholarly journals Phylogenetic and morphologic evidence confirm the presence of a new montane cloud forest associated bird species in Mexico, the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii; Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary R Hanna ◽  
Marco F Ortiz-Ramírez ◽  
César A. Ríos-Muñoz ◽  
Héctor Cayetano-Rosas ◽  
Rauri C. K. Bowie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
Breeding Condition

We here provide evidence to support an extension of the recognized distributional range of the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii) to include southern Mexico. We collected two specimens in breeding condition in northwestern Sierra Norte de Chiapas, Mexico. Morphologic and genetic evidence support their identity as Elaenia frantzii. We compared environmental parameters of records across the entire geographic range of the species to those at the northern Chiapas survey site and found no climatic differences among localities.

scholarly journals Phylogenetic and morphologic evidence confirm the presence of a new montane cloud forest associated bird species in Mexico, the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii; Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary R Hanna ◽  
Marco F Ortiz-Ramírez ◽  
César A. Ríos-Muñoz ◽  
Héctor Cayetano-Rosas ◽  
Rauri C. K. Bowie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
Breeding Condition

We here provide evidence to support an extension of the recognized distributional range of the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii) to include southern Mexico. We collected two specimens in breeding condition in northwestern Sierra Norte de Chiapas, Mexico. Morphologic and genetic evidence support their identity as Elaenia frantzii. We compared environmental parameters of records across the entire geographic range of the species to those at the northern Chiapas survey site and found no climatic differences among localities.

Soil altitudinal sequence on base-poor parent material in a montane cloud forest in Sierra Juárez, Southern Mexico

Geoderma ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 144 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 593-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Álvarez Arteaga ◽  
N.E. García Calderón ◽  
P.V. Krasilnikov ◽  
S.N. Sedov ◽  
V.O. Targulian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Parent Material ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest

scholarly journals Host affinity and vertical distribution of epiphytic orchids in a montane cloud forest in southern Mexico

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezequiel Hernández-Pérez ◽  
Eloy Solano ◽  
Ramiro Ríos-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Epiphytic Orchids ◽  
Host Trees ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Vertical Zone ◽  
Bark Texture

<p class="Standard1"><strong>Background</strong>: The host´s structural characteristics provide diverse microhabitats that influence the distribution patterns of the epiphytes at different vertical zones and among tree species.</p><p class="Standard1"><strong>Hypotheses</strong>: Epiphytic orchids have preference for larger host trees and with non-exfoliating rough bark, while the limiting hosts will be those of smaller size and smooth and exfoliating bark, and there will be fewer individuals in the upper canopy of the host trees because the micro-environmental conditions are more stressful compared to the middle and lower parts of the host trees.</p><p class="Standard1"><strong>Methods</strong>: The host preferences and vertical distribution<strong> </strong>of the epiphytic orchids were analyzed in 20 montane cloud forest fragments. In each fragment, two transects of 2 × 50 m were drawn, and the trees with a diameter at a breast height ≥ 20 cm were recorded. In each tree, basal area was quantified and bark texture was characterized. In each tree and vertical zone, the orchid species present were identified and quantified.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: Orchid distribution patterns vary between vertical zones and host tree species, and the richness is related to host size and bark texture. The highest species richness and number of epiphytic orchid’s individuals were recorded in host trees with fissured bark and larger size. The distribution of orchids in the host was not homogeneous nor was it related to any particular host species. However, five trees species were considered as host preferred, while five tree species were limiting hosts. The highest richness was recorded in vertical zone II and the lowest in zones I and V.</p><p class="Standard1"><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Larger trees contain greater richness of epiphytic orchids, because they offer better conditions for their establishment, provide a great diversity of microhabitats, greater time and area for epiphytic colonization events. The texture of the bark is a relevant factor in the host preference, and in the hosts with smooth bark, the presence of epiphytic orchids depends on the accumulation of organic matter.</p>

scholarly journals Bird species inventory in secondary tropical montane cloud forest at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve, Talamanca Mountains, Costa Rica

Check List ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-65
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Powell ◽  
Jonathan P. Slifkin ◽  
Frank T. Spooner ◽  
Jeffrey Roth ◽  
Laurie Allnatt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Point Count ◽  
Species Inventory ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Slope ◽  
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests

The tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) of the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica are a unique and understudied habitat that is home to a high number of endemic bird species. Cloudbridge Nature Reserve is a TMCF reforestation reserve lying on the Pacific slope of Cerro Chirrip&oacute; in the cant&oacute;n of P&eacute;rez Zeled&oacute;n. Here, we synthesize data collected at Cloudbridge between March 2016 and May 2020 from multi-year point count, walking, call-playback, and camera trap surveys along with photographs collected from February 2007 to April 2021 to present a bird species inventory of the reserve. In total, 204 bird species from 40 families, including 40 endemic species, were identified, and monthly presence summarized for each species. We discuss the implications of our findings for understanding TMCF avian communities, as well as the importance of year-round surveys using a variety of techniques to better capture overall avian diversity.

Leaf litter copepods from a cloud forest mountain top in Honduras (Copepoda: Cyclopidae, Canthocamptidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3630 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANK FIERS ◽  
MERLIJN JOCQUE
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
National Park ◽  
New World ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
Litter Sample ◽  
Forest Mountain

Five different species of Copepoda were extracted from a leaf litter sample collected on the top (at 2000 m a.s.l.) of a cloud forested mountain in El Cusuco National Park, Honduras. Three of them, one Cyclopidae and two Canthocamptidae are new to science, and are described herein. Olmeccyclops hondo sp. nov. is the second representative thus far known of this New World genus. Moraria catracha sp. nov. and Moraria cusuca sp. nov. are the first formally described members of the genus occurring in Central America. The concept of a “Moraria-group” is considered to be an artificial grouping and is limited here to the genera Moraria and Morariopsis only. The distributional range of this group is essentially Holarctic, with the mountainous regions inHonduras, and probably in westNicaragua, as the southernmost limits in theNew World.

The impact of light quality and leaf wetness on photosynthesis in north-west Andean tropical montane cloud forest

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 549-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Guy Letts ◽  
Mark Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Net Photosynthesis ◽  
Leaf Wetness ◽  
Total Solar Radiation ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Lowland Rain Forest ◽  
North West ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

Photosynthesis was limited by low-intensity photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and leaf wetness in a lower montane cloud forest (LMCF) of Cauca, Colombia. Mean PAR intensity remained below the saturation level for leaf-scale net photosynthesis (Pn) throughout the solar day during the wet season and for most of the solar day during the dry season. PAR represented a smaller fraction of total solar radiation (K↓) in LMCF than in lowland rain forest (LRF). In LMCF trees and shrubs, mean PAR-saturated Pn ranged from 4.3–10.6 μmol C m−2 s−1 at 1450 m, and from 3.5–10.2 μmol C m−2 s−1 at 2150 m. Pn was reduced by abaxial wetness in leaves of some trees and shrubs, and eliminated in others. This study indicates that persistent cloudiness and interception of cloud water by leaves limit LMCF productivity.

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