Tree seedling development in tropical dry abandoned pasture and secondary forest in Costa Rica

Abstract

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Survival and Growth of Seedlings of Two Rhododendron Tree Species along an Altitudinal Gradient in a Temperate Broad Leaved Forest of Arunachal Pradesh, India

“…delavayi, R. barbatum and R. kesangiae during the dry period from temperate broad leaved forest of western Arunachal Pradesh. Similar seasonal mortality was also reported by various workers from both natural [48][49][50] as well as from experimental conditions [51,52]. Moreover, seedling mortality of both the selected Rhododendron species was recorded highest in Yarlung.…”

Community dynamics during early secondary succession in Mexican tropical rain forests

“…Studies of growth, mortality and recruitment in secondary forests are manifold, but they chiefly cover a selection of species, and mostly under manipulated conditions (Gerhard 1993, Guariguata 1999, Iriarte & Chazdon 2005, Pearson et al 2003, Walker et al 2003. To our best knowledge, examples of studies on community-level dynamics and underlying mechanisms in young secondary tropical forests are much less common.…”

Visual assessment of wilting as a measure of leaf water potential and seedling drought survival

“…Recent evidence indicates that, even in moist and wet tropical forests, low water availability plays a prominent role for plant population dynamics, local and regional distribution patterns, community composition and diversity and ecosystem function (Bongers etal. 1999, Bunker & Carson 2005, Chazdon et al 2005, Engelbrecht et al 2007 Furthermore, in agroforestry, a major factor determining the success of stand establishment in tropical reforestation efforts is known to be the careful matching of water availability and the moisture requirements of species (Evans 1996, Gerhardt 1993.…”