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Patterns of leaf trait variation underlie ecological differences among sympatric tree species of Damburneya in a tropical rainforest. [PDF]

Am J Bot, 2022
Abstract Premise Although ecological differentiation driven by altitude and soil is hypothesized to promote coexistence of sympatric tree species of Damburneya (Lauraceae), the mechanistic role of leaf functional variation on ecological differentiation among co‐occurring species remains unexplored.
Giraldo-Kalil LJ, Campo J, Paz H, Núñez-Farfán J.   +3 more
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Pumas Puma concolor as ecological brokers: a review of their biotic relationships

Mammal Review, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 360-376, July 2022., 2022
Pumas Puma concolor are the widest ranging mammal of the Western Hemisphere and one of the world’s largest carnivores. In this review, we aimed to synthesise the evidence on ecological interactions associated with pumas to advance our understanding of their biotic roles in ecosystems across the Americas.
Laura R. LaBarge, Michael J. Evans, Jennifer R. B. Miller, Gillian Cannataro, Christian Hunt, L. Mark Elbroch   +5 more
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Life on a leaf: The development of spatial structure in epiphyll communities

Journal of Ecology, Volume 110, Issue 3, Page 619-630, March 2022., 2022
Using epiphyll spatial patterns to detect changes in ecological drivers that shape life on a leaf, this study shows how these miniature ecological communities living on rainforest leaves can be used as a model system for community dynamics. Abstract The spatial structure of biotic communities can be shaped by niche‐based or stochastic processes, and ...
Anna Mežaka, Noris Salazar Allen, Glenda Mendieta‐Leiva, Maaike Y. Bader   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collared Peccary Wallows are Hubs of Animal Activity and Diversity in a Central American Wet Forest

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2025.
Collared peccary wallows are used by a diverse assemblage of vertebrates in a Central American tropical wet forest. Wallows had significantly higher vertebrate activity and diversity compared to surrounding forest. Wallow visitors included 13 amphibian, 2 reptile, 11 bird, and 16 mammal species, engaged in behaviors including reproduction, drinking ...
Amanda Eckhoff, Alondra Medina‐Charriez, Megan Zerger, Andrea Romero, Destiny Hackney, T. Mitchell Aide, Kelsey Reider   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Still little evidence of poleward range shifts in the tropics, but lowland biotic attrition may be underway

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 1, January 2025.
Based on reviews of more than 450 studies, documented climate‐driven species range shifts within the terrestrial tropics have been exclusively upslope—none poleward, a pattern we attribute to the lack of latitudinal temperature gradients within the tropics, as illustrated here.
Robert K. Colwell, Kenneth J. Feeley
wiley   +1 more source

Regional differences of functional and taxonomic bird diversity in tropical agroforests of Peru

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2024.
We studied changes in the functional and taxonomic dissimilarity of bird communities in cacao agroforests and adjacent forests in two landscapes dominated by different forest types (dry tropical forest and subtropical rainforest). We found that the functional traits that are most vulnerable to disappear in agroforests at increasing distance from forest
Carolina Ocampo‐Ariza, Tara Hanf‐Dressler, Bea Maas, Jorge Novoa‐Cova, Evert Thomas, Justine Vansynghel, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, Teja Tscharntke   +7 more
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La incorporación tardía de las provincias del Chocó a la Monarquía Hispánica: indios, poblamiento y evangelización, 1668-1680

Historia y Espacio
Entre los siglos XVI y XVII los conquistadores españoles intentaron incorporar las provincias del Chocó a la Monarquía Hispánica. Se trataba de una franja de tierra que se extendía entre la cordillera de los Andes y el océano Pacífico y caracterizada ...
Juan David Montoya Guzmán
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REGENERACIÓN NATURAL DE LA SELVA ALTA PERENNIFOLIA EN EL PARQUE ESTATAL AGUA BLANCA, MACUSPANA, TABASCO, MÉXICO

Polibotánica, 2011
La selva húmeda tropical es uno de los ecosistemas mejor desarrollados y complejos, sin embargo está sufriendo un deterioro muy rápido; como una alternativa para recuperarla se requiere conocer el proceso de regeneración.
Blanca Rebeca Sánchez-Pérez, Ofelia Castillo-Acosta, Luisa Del Carmen Cámara-Cabrales   +2 more
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Evaluación interdimensional de impactos ambientales sobre la dimensión física ocasionados por cultivos de palma aceitera y la ganadería extensiva en la selva húmeda tropical del Bajo Atrato, Chocó, Colombia

Gestión y Ambiente, 2011
Este artículo presenta un análisis interdimensional de daños ambientales ocasionados por proyectos palmeros y ganaderos en el Bajo Atrato. El proyecto se desarrolló en dos fases; en la primera, se consolidó la línea base, y en la segunda, se evaluaron ...
Cuesta Borja Teofilo, Ramírez Moreno Giovanny   +1 more
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Pasture trees in tropical México: the effect of soil nutrients on seedling growth

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2006
Environment and seedling community under isolated trees in pastures are different from those in the open pasture. The effect of the pasture trees on the soil nutrients and on the seedling growth were investigated.
José Luis Martínez-Sánchez
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