Tree community patterns along a deciduous to evergreen forest gradient in central Bolivia

Linares‐Palomino, Reynaldo; Cardona, Víctor Manuel Pardo; Soto, Daniel P.; Herzog, Sebastián K.; Kessler, Michael

doi:10.5167/uzh-11780

2008

DOI: 10.5167/uzh-11780

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Tree community patterns along a deciduous to evergreen forest gradient in central Bolivia

Reynaldo Linares‐Palomino

Víctor Manuel Pardo Cardona

Daniel P. Soto

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Flood disturbance and shade stress shape the population structure of açaí palm Euterpe precatoria, the most abundant Amazon species

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Souza

2020

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Euterpe precatoria Mart. is the most abundant plant species in the Amazon basin, and one of the main non-timber forest products on the continent. A thorough understanding of the ecology of this species is needed to support sustainable management initiatives. Resource availability, disturbance regime, and human management are some of the main factors influencing population structure. We described the species’ life stages, evaluated its allometric relationships, and assessed the effects of habitat type (floodplain and upland) and proximity to human settlements on population size distribution in the Central Amazon near the Purus River. The height:diameter ratio increased from Seedlings to Juvenile 2, but decreased from Juvenile 2 to Reproductive 2, indicating changing height investment for any given diameter along these life stages. There was a marked habitat dependency in both the density and population size distribution, with populations in upland forests dominated by juveniles, whereas populations in the floodplains were dominated by reproductive palms. Proximity to human settlements was not related to population structure parameters. Our results suggest that the disturbance regime may have opposite meanings in várzea forests, where it limits recruitment under increased light levels, and in terra firme forests, where it may stimulate recruitment under limited light conditions.

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Flood disturbance and shade stress shape the population structure of açaí palm Euterpe precatoria, the most abundant Amazon species

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Souza

2020

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Tree community patterns along a deciduous to evergreen forest gradient in central Bolivia

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Flood disturbance and shade stress shape the population structure of açaí palm Euterpe precatoria, the most abundant Amazon species

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