Plant traits in relation to the performance and distribution of woody species in wet and dry tropical forest types in Panama

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Brenes‐Arguedas ◽  
Adam B. Roddy ◽  
Thomas A. Kursar
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Plant Traits ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest

scholarly journals Quantitative estimates of deciduousness in woody species from a seasonally dry tropical forest are related to leaf functional traits and the timing of leaf flush

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Souparna Chakrabarty ◽  
Sheetal Sharma ◽  
Shatarupa Ganguly ◽  
Asmi Jezeera ◽  
Neha Mohanbabu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Leaf Phenology ◽  
Deciduous Species ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Quantitative Estimates

AbstractLeaf phenology based classification of woody species into discrete evergreen and deciduous categories is widely used in ecology, but these categories hide important variation in leaf phenological behaviour. Few studies have examined the continuous nature of deciduousness and our understanding of variation in quantitative estimates of leaf shedding behaviour and the causes and consequences of this is limited. In this study we monitored leaf phenology in 75 woody species from a seasonally dry tropical forest to quantify three quantitative measures of deciduousness, namely: maximum canopy loss, duration of deciduousness, and average canopy loss. Based on proposed drought tolerance and drought avoidance strategies of evergreen and deciduous species, respectively, we tested whether the quantitative measures of deciduousness were related to leaf functional traits. Additionally, to understand the functional consequences of variation in deciduousness we examined relationships with the timing of leaf flushing and senescing. We found wide and continuous variation in quantitative measures of deciduousness in these coexisting species. Variation in deciduousness was related to leaf function traits, and the timing of leaf flushing. Along a continuous axis ranging from evergreen to deciduous species, increasing deciduousness was associated with more acquisitive leaf functional traits, with lower leaf mass per area and leaf dry matter content, and greater leaf nitrogen content. These results indicate that the continuous nature of deciduousness is an important component of resource acquisition strategies in woody species from seasonally dry forests.

The small-mammal community of a dry-tropical forest in central Thailand

1992 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 57-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Walker ◽  
Alan Rabinowitz
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Dipterocarp Forest ◽  
Dry Dipterocarp Forest ◽  
Central Thailand

ABSTRACTSmall mammal live-trapping was carried out in a dry tropical forest mosaic in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, central Thailand. Trapping was done in two forest types in three seasons.Maxomys surijerwas the dominant species in both plots. The three most abundant species in each plot accounted for > 90% of all captures. Community structure, density, relative abundance, biomass, age structure of populations, and habitat usage of some small mammal species varied by forest type and season. The dry evergreen/mixed deciduous forest type supported a greater abundance and biomass of small mammals than the mixed deciduous/dry dipterocarp forest type in all seasons, although species richness was the same. The greatest density, biomass, and home-range size forMaxomys surijeroccurred in the rainy season in both forest types. Seasonal changes in ratios of adults and subadulls of several species suggested a breeding peak at the end of the dry season or beginning of the rainy season. The mixed deciduous/dry dipterocarp forest showed a drastic drop in numbers, density, and biomass of small mammals six weeks after a fire burned through it.

Symbiosis with AMF and leaf Pi supply increases water deficit tolerance of woody species from seasonal dry tropical forest

2016 ◽  
Vol 207 ◽  
pp. 84-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Frosi ◽  
Vanessa A. Barros ◽  
Marciel T. Oliveira ◽  
Mariana Santos ◽  
Diego G. Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest

Increase in biomass of two woody species from a seasonal dry tropical forest in association with AMF with different phosphorus levels

2016 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 46-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Frosi ◽  
V.A. Barros ◽  
M.T. Oliveira ◽  
U.M.T. Cavalcante ◽  
L.C. Maia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Phosphorus Levels

scholarly journals Nutrient stock and nutritional efficiency of woody species in dry tropical forest as reforestation indicators

Revista CERES ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 387-394
Author(s):  
Mozart Duarte Barbosa ◽  
Fernando José Freire ◽  
Luiz Carlos Marangon ◽  
Ana Lícia Patriota Feliciano ◽  
Rosival Barros de Andrade Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Nutrient Stock

Leaf phytohormone levels and stomatal control in an evergreen woody species under semiarid environment in a Brazilian seasonally dry tropical forest

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla V. Figueiredo-Lima ◽  
Hiram M. Falcão ◽  
Gladys F. Melo-de-Pinna ◽  
Alfonso Albacete ◽  
Ian C. Dodd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Stomatal Control ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Semiarid Environment ◽  
Seasonally Dry
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