Tree canopy composition in the tropical mountain rainforest of los Tuxtlas, Mexico

 

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Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Συγγραφείς: Vázquez Torres, Mario, Onaindia, Miren
Μορφή: artículo original
Κατάσταση:Versión publicada
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2008
Περιγραφή:We studied the arboreal composition of the tropical mountain rainforest's upper canopy in the San Martín Pajapán volcano, Tatahuicapan, Veracruz, México (18°26' N; 94°17' W). Two forest stands were studied, one in an exposed position and one protected. The Shannon index of diversity and the Jaccard index of affinity were calculated to calculate affinities between plots and between stands of different environmental exposures. The average Shannon value was 3.391 +0.121 for the exposed zone and 3.511 +0.53 for the protected zone. There is a greater species number and tree density in the exposed stand. This difference might be caused be different orientation to dominant winds. The diversity index value is high is similar between the stands, despite the important difference in species composition.
Χώρα:Portal de Revistas UCR
Ίδρυμα:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Γλώσσα:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/5730
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5730
Access Level:acceso abierto
Λέξη-Κλειδί :Copa arbórea
diversidad de plantas
neotrópico
selva lluviosa
Tuxtlas
Canopy
neotropic
plant biodiversity
rainforest