Journal of Tropical Ecology
SCIE-ISI SCOPUS (1985-2025)
0266-4674
1469-7831
Anh Quốc
Cơ quản chủ quản: Cambridge University Press , CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Lĩnh vực:
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Density and diversity of lianas along a chronosequence in a central Panamanian lowland forest
Tập 16 Số 1 - Trang 1-19 - 2000
The 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
significant ...
The mound-building termite Macrotermes michaelseni as an ecosystem engineer
Tập 14 Số 4 - Trang 507-520 - 1998
Many 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 across a range of spatial scales, from alteration of local
infiltr...
General flowering in the climax rain forests of South-east Asia
Tập 1 Số 3 - Trang 225-240 - 1985
ABSTRACTThe 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 huge pulse of
flowering is echoe...
Effects of soils and topography on the distribution of tree species in a tropical riverine forest in south-eastern Brazil
Tập 10 Số 4 - Trang 483-508 - 1994
ABSTRACTThe 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 placed at the river margin
and the rem...
Diversity and distribution of lianas in a neotropical rain forest, Yasuní National Park, Ecuador
Tập 17 Số 1 - Trang 1-19 - 2001
Lianas (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 and Cel...
Characteristics of vertebrate-dispersed fruits in Hong Kong
Tập 12 Số 6 - Trang 819-833 - 1996
ABSTRACTHong 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. Most fruit
species were black (...
Roosting habits of bats affect their parasitism by bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae)
Tập 23 Số 2 - Trang 177-189 - 2007
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
predicted ...
Spatial variation of throughfall volume in an old-growth tropical wet forest, Costa Rica
Tập 18 Số 3 - Trang 397-407 - 2002
Throughfall 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
variation ...
Dissecting biomass dynamics in a large Amazonian forest plot
Tập 25 Số 5 - Trang 473-482 - 2009
Abstract: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 1100 species with dbh ≥ 10
mm in 25 ha...
Sugar composition of wild fruits in Hong Kong, China
Tập 14 Số 3 - Trang 381-387 - 1998
Soluble 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 studies of wild fruits have only quantified total soluble
carbohydrates...