Structure and diversity of the vegetation of the Gorgona Island National Natural Park, Colombia

 

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Autor: Vásquez-Vélez, Ana Isabel
Médium: artículo original
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Datum vydání:2014
Popis:Gorgona is a continental island in the Pacific of Colombia. We studied the structure and diversity of its vegetation with 16 Gentry transects (total area 0.16ha) in nine sites on the island. With these data, we calculate Importance Value Index (IVI), distribution of individuals according to their height and diameter at breast height (DBH), cumulative species curves, and species diversity. The vegetation is mainly secondary forest, with remnants of primary forest on the hills. By density, frequency, and coverage, the most important family is Rubiaceae, with 0.275 IVF. The species with the highest IVI (0.157) isLacistema aggregatum (Lacistemataceae). In height and diameter classes (DBH), individuals have an inverted “J” distribution. The plant community has a Shannon-Wiener diversity index of 3.98. The cumulative species curve of the plant community does not level off even after more than ten transects. Transects were grouped in the similarity analysis but not strongly. There were species richness differences among transects. Rev. Biol. Trop. 62 (Suppl. 1): 13-26. Epub 2014 February 01.
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Instituce:Universidad de Costa Rica
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Jazyk:Español
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On-line přístup:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/15976
Klíčové slovo:Horizontal structure
vertical structure
plant diversity
Gentry transects
Gorgona Island
Chocó biogeographic region
Estructura horizontal
estructura vertical
diversidad vegetal
transectos de Gentry
Isla Gorgona
Diámetro a la altura del pecho (DAP)
Índice de valor de importancia (IVI)