Journal of Tropical Ecology
SCIE-ISI SCOPUS (1985-2023)
0266-4674
1469-7831
Anh Quốc
Cơ quản chủ quản: Cambridge University Press , CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Lĩnh vực:
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Các bài báo tiêu biểu
Density and diversity of lianas along a chronosequence in a central Panamanian lowland forestThe abundance and diversity of lianas were examined along a tropical forest chronosequence at the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, Panama. Lianas ≥0.5 cm diameter were sampled along transects in two replicated stands in secondary (20, 40, 70 and 100 y after abandonment) and old-growth (>500 y) forests. Ordination of stands based on relative abundance, but not presence-absence, showed a s... ...
Tập 16 Số 1 - Trang 1-19 - 2000
The mound-building termite Macrotermes michaelseni as an ecosystem engineerMany organisms create or alter resource flows that affect the composition and spatial arrangement of current and future organismal diversity. The phenomenon called ecosystem engineering is considered with a case study of the mound building termite Macrotermes michaelseni . It is argued that this species acts as an ecosystem engineer acro... ...
Tập 14 Số 4 - Trang 507-520 - 1998
General flowering in the climax rain forests of South-east AsiaABSTRACT The general flowering of lowland dipterocarp forests of South-east Asia is a unique phenomenon that occurs intermittently, sometimes many years apart, and may be widespread throughout the region or sporadic. During a general flowering a very large number of tree families, including the well-known Dipterocarpaceae, flower and fruit exceptionally heavily. The... ...
Tập 1 Số 3 - Trang 225-240 - 1985
Effects of soils and topography on the distribution of tree species in a tropical riverine forest in south-eastern BrazilABSTRACT The relationships between soil properties, topography and tree species distribution were analysed in a tropical riverine forest at the margins of the Rio Grande, in Bom Sucesso, state of Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil. The forest was sampled by three 0.18 ha plots, with each plot made up of eight contiguous 15 m X 15 m quadrats, four of which were place... ...
Tập 10 Số 4 - Trang 483-508 - 1994
Diversity and distribution of lianas in a neotropical rain forest, Yasuní National Park, EcuadorLianas (woody vines) contribute substantially to the diversity of woody
plants in Yasuní National Park, Eastern Ecuador. In total 606
individuals, belonging to 138 species, were found in two 20-m × 100-m
plots. The liana diversity was higher than in any comparable study, but the
density was relatively low. Sapindaceae and Leguminosae were the most
species-rich families, whereas Leguminosae... ...
Tập 17 Số 1 - Trang 1-19 - 2001
Characteristics of vertebrate-dispersed fruits in Hong KongABSTRACT Hong Kong has a native angiosperm flora of approximately 1800 species, of which 27% (482 spp.) bear fleshy, presumably vertebrate-dispersed fruits, including 76% of the 337 tree and shrub species and 70% of the 103 climber species. Morphological characteristics were determined for 255 species and nutritional characteristics of the fruit pulp for 153 species... ...
Tập 12 Số 6 - Trang 819-833 - 1996
Roosting habits of bats affect their parasitism by bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae)The Smithsonian Venezuela Project (SVP) conducted extensive surveys of mammals and ectoparasites in the 1960s. The 25 238 individuals and 130 species of bat collected by SVP hosted 36 663 streblid bat flies, representing 116 species of these ectoparasitic dipterans. Roosts of bat species differ in durability and protection, and bat flies separate from the host to pupate in the roost. We pr... ...
Tập 23 Số 2 - Trang 177-189 - 2007
Spatial variation of throughfall volume in an old-growth tropical wet forest, Costa RicaThroughfall volume and interception of bulk precipitation events were measured during individual rain events of differing magnitudes in a primary wet tropical forest at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. The relationship between canopy structure and throughfall were examined to identify key sources of spatial variation. Geostatistical analyses were also used to examine the spatial va... ...
Tập 18 Số 3 - Trang 397-407 - 2002
Dissecting biomass dynamics in a large Amazonian forest plotAbstract: Above-ground biomass (AGB) is increasing in most of the Amazon forests. One hypothesis is that forests are responding to widespread and intense human intervention prior to the European conquest (>500 y ago). In this study we confront this hypothesis with changes in AGB over 6.3 y in a large western Amazonian forest plot (>150 000 shrubs and trees and... ...
Tập 25 Số 5 - Trang 473-482 - 2009
Sugar composition of wild fruits in Hong Kong, ChinaSoluble carbohydrates are the major nutritional reward in the pulp of most vertebrate dispersed fruits (Corlett 1996, Herrera 1987, Johnson et al. 1985, Jordano 1995). However, although detailed analyses have been made of the carbohydrate content of many cumtivated fruits (e.g. Nagy et al. 1990, Widdowson & McCance 1935), most studi... ...
Tập 14 Số 3 - Trang 381-387 - 1998