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Leaf litter arthropod responses to tropical forest restoration. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2016
Soil and litter arthropods represent a large proportion of tropical biodiversity and perform important ecosystem functions, but little is known about the efficacy of different tropical forest restoration strategies in facilitating their recovery in degraded habitats.
Cole RJ, Holl KD, Zahawi RA, Wickey P, Townsend AR.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

One generalist or several specialists? Comparative analysis of the polyphagous butterfly Adelpha serpa celerio and its serpa‐group relatives

Zoologica Scripta, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 475-493, September 2023., 2023
Abstract Patterns of larval food plant use and immature stage morphology help clarify Neotropical butterfly species diversity, and, in many cases, lineages identified with molecular data are corroborated by morphology and ecology of immature stages. Here, we investigate cryptic species in Adelpha butterflies (Nymphalidae), a group known for challenging
Cassidi E. Rush, André V. L. Freitas, Luiza Magaldi, Keith R. Willmott, Ryan I. Hill   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Return of forest structure and diversity in tropical restoration plantings

Ecosphere, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2022., 2022
Abstract Stepping‐stone restoration plantings can reconcile conservation goals and local land‐use needs in highly fragmented ecosystems. We explored how initial planting composition influences recruiting plant species density, diversity, abundance, and forest structure in a 13‐year‐old restoration experiment in Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico. Treatments
Luis Carlos Beltrán, Cristina Martínez‐Garza, Henry F. Howe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐scale habitat selection of key frugivores predicts large‐seeded tree recruitment in tropical forest restoration

Ecosphere, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Large‐seeded, animal‐dispersed (LSAD) trees include some of the most valuable and threatened species in the tropics, but they are chronically underrepresented in regenerating forests. Toucans disperse many LSAD species, so attracting toucans to regenerating forests should help re‐establish more diverse tree communities.
J. Leighton Reid, Rakan A. Zahawi, Diego A. Zárrate‐Chary, Juan A. Rosales, Karen D. Holl, Urs Kormann   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proximity and abundance of mother trees affects recruitment patterns in a long‐term tropical forest restoration study

Ecography, Volume 44, Issue 12, Page 1826-1837, December 2021., 2021
Remnant trees and forest fragments in agricultural landscapes can be important sources of propagules to facilitate forest recovery. However, many studies simply quantify forest cover in the surrounding landscape as a percentage, with little attention given to species composition, and subsequently fail to detect an effect on recruitment patterns.
Rakan A. Zahawi, Leland K. Werden, Miriam San‐José, Juan Abel Rosales, Jeffry Flores, Karen D. Holl   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recovery of dung beetle biodiversity and traits in a regenerating rainforest: a case study from Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 14, Issue 4, Page 439-454, July 2021., 2021
Under favourable conditions, secondary rainforest recovered similar levels of species richness and key traits of old‐growth forest dung beetle communities. The carrion beetle community did not recover as well as the dung beetle community, and overall abundance was a third lower in naturally regenerating secondary forest compared with old growth ...
Andrew Whitworth, Chris Beirne, Eleanor Flatt, Graden Froese, Chase Nuñez, Adrian Forsyth   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Productividad en plantaciones puras y mixtas de especies forestales nativas en la estación biológica la Selva, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica

Agronomía Costarricense, 2004
El buen crecimiento es indispensable para garantizar el éxito de plantaciones con fines de recuperación de terrenos degradados. Las plantaciones puras y mixtas con especies nativas tienen potencial para recuperar estos terrenos y a la vez representan ...
Federico Alice, Florencia Montagnini, Marcelino Montero   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Flooring characteristics of thermo-mechanical densified wood from three hardwood tropical species in costa rica

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2021
Densification is one method used to modify low-density woods to make them achieve the hardness required for flooring application. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of thermo-mechanical densification with pre-heating in wood of Alnus
Carolina Tenorio, Roger Moya, Angel Navarro Mora   +2 more
doaj  

Caída de hojarasca y tasas de descomposición de las hojas de Vochysia guatemalesis en una plantación de 10 años, Tabarcia de Mora, Costa Rica. José Fco. Di Stefano y Luis A. Fournier (QPD)

Agronomía Costarricense, 2005
Para facilitar la comprensión del ciclaje de nutrimentos dentro de una plantación forestal de Vochysia guatemalensis con 10 años, se determinó la caída de hojarasca y la tasa de descomposición de hojas durante un año.
José Fco. Di Stefano, Luis A. Fournier   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crecimiento de especies forestales nativas en la zona norte de Costa Rica

Agronomía Costarricense, 2003
Se evaluó el comportamiento de 5 especies utilizadas frecuentemente en reforestación en las llanuras del trópico húmedo de Costa Rica. El estudio se desarrolló en parcelas del proyecto de Especies Nativas de la zona norte de Costa Rica, del ...
Adrián Delgado, Marcelino Montero, Olman Murillo, Marvin Castillo   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources