Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance of Woody Plants in a Dry Tropical Forest: Recommendations for Its Management

Argumedo-Espinoza, Jesús; Ramírez, Joaquín Sosa; Díaz-Núñez, Vicente; Pérez‐Salicrup, Diego R.; Delgado, María Elena Siqueiros

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90584-6_21

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“…The richness of the plant species found in the scats of the four dispersing carnivores for the tropical dry forest was higher than in the temperate forest. Although only five dispersed plant species were found in the tropical forest, suggesting that, despite the great richness of plant species in our study area (Argumedo-Espinoza et al, 2018), the mammals selectively feed on only a few plant species (Koike et al, 2008). Neither endozoochory nor diploendozoochory affected the viability or germination of the seed species in the two forest types.…”

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“…The richness of the plant species found in the scats of the four seed-dispersing carnivores for tropical dry forest was higher than in temperate forest, as verified in the multivariate GLM analysis, although only five dispersed plant species were found. This is a low amount when compared to other areas of tropical forest where the richness of species dispersed by carnivores is higher (Alves-Costa & Eterovick, 2007;Zarco-Mendoza et al, 2018) suggesting that, despite the great richness of plant species in our study area (Argumedo-Espinoza et al, 2018), the gray fox, ringtail, coati, and badger selectively feed on only a few plant species (Koike et al, 2008).…”

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“…Tropical dry forests have canopy cover values greater than 30% and a great variety of flora and fauna (Olson et al, 2000). In particular, the vegetation in the region of the present study is dominated by communities of Myrtillocactus geometrizans and Forestiera phillyreoides (Argumedo-Espinoza et al, 2018).…”

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“…Chihuahuana), and twisted leaf pine or pino colorado (Pinus teocote), among others (Díaz-Núñez et al, 2016). On the other hand, the tropical dry forest has an average annual precipitation of 625 mm (Sosa-Ramírez, 1998), and the plant communities are composed of blue myrtle-cactus (Myrtillocactus geometrizans), palo bobo (Ipomea murucoides), kidneywood tree (Eysenhardthya polystachya), torchwood copal (Bursera fagaroides), and palo blanco (Forestiera phillyreoides), among others (Argumedo-Espinoza et al, 2018). We searched for scats in two temperate forests sites: "Monte Grande" (961 ha) and "Mesa del Águila y del Aserradero" (527 ha) and in one tropical dry forest site: "El Terrero de la Labor" (1,227 ha) ( Figure 1).…”

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Seed dispersal by carnivores in temperate and tropical dry forests

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“…These authors found the seeds of 18 plant species in 384 scats of mammalian carnivores, concluding that carnivores can disperse seeds in abundance and intestinal passages can have varying effects on different plant species, favoring or deteriorating the germination of their seeds, as well as dispersal to and colonization of distant areas and ecosystems. In particular, the Sierra Fría Protected Natural Area (ANP-SF) in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico is made up of different types of ecosystems, including TF (Sosa-Ramírez et al, 2015) and DTF (Argumedo-Espinoza et al, 2018). The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of carnivorous mammals in the dispersal of seeds in different forest ecosystems, namely temperate forest and dry tropical forest.…”

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Forest seed dispersal by carnivores in temperate forests and dry tropical forests

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Ramírez²,

Luna-Ruíz³

et al. 2020

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The mechanisms of forest seed dispersal and regeneration of various altered forest ecosystems are complemented by the action of carnivores. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of endozoochoric and diploendozoochoric mammals in the dispersal, scarification, and germination of seeds in two different forest ecosystems: temperate forest (TF) and dry tropical forest (DTF). A direct search and scat collection were carried out to determine dispersing agents and the abundance and richness of seeds in the Protected Natural Area, Sierra Fría, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Viability was evaluated by means of X-rays and a germination test using an optical densitometry. In addition, thickness measurements and observations were made on the surfaces of the testas by a scanning electron microscopy. In the TF, four plant species were dispersed, mainly Arctostaphylos pungens (P < 0.05), by four mammals, where the gray fox dispersed the highest average (66.8 ± 68.2; P < 0.05) and diploendozoochory was detected in bobcat scats associated with rabbit hair (Sylvilagus floridanus). The DTF presented higher abundance and richness of species, where Myrtillocactus geometrizans had the highest abundance (2680 ± 4423) and the coati (P < 0.05) dispersed the highest number of seeds (8639 ± 12203). In both types of forest, endozoochory and diploendozoochory did not affect the viability, the thickness of the testas, or the germination of any species of seeds. These results suggest that dispersing carnivores adapt to the abundance and richness of seeds in the forests they inhabit, thus developing an important ecological function by dispersing, scarifying and promoting the selective germination of seeds with thick testas in TF and thin testas in DTF.

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Ecology of Plant Communities in Central Mexico

Ramírez¹,

Díaz-Núñez²,

Pérez‐Salicrup³

2021

Natural History and Ecology of Mexico and Central America

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In Central Mexico converge three biogeographic provinces: Altiplano sur, Sierra Madre Occidental and Costa del Pacífico. Each one of them is composed by different plant communities: Thorn Forest, Temperate Mountain Forest and Dry Tropical Forest respectively. Our objective is to show, through phytoecological analysis, the species richness, diversity and the structure of the plant communities from the Temperate Mountain Forest and from the Tropical Dry Forest. In the Temperate Mountain Forest, 50 forest species were recorded, with a Shannon Wiener diversity index H´ = 1.63 on altitudes from 2400 to 2600 m. The Whittaker β index is Bw = 7.22. In the tropical dry forest, we identified 79 plants species with a mean diversity index H´ = 3.49 on altitudes from 1951 to 2100 m. In this ecosystem the Bw index is 8.12. This study offers important information for the establishment of management practices, considering the protection status from the areas in which this vegetation type is distributed.

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Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance of Woody Plants in a Dry Tropical Forest: Recommendations for Its Management

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Seed dispersal by carnivores in temperate and tropical dry forests

Seed dispersal by carnivores in temperate and tropical dry forests

Forest seed dispersal by carnivores in temperate forests and dry tropical forests

Ecology of Plant Communities in Central Mexico

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