Structure and species composition of novel forests dominated by an introduced species in northcentral Puerto Rico

Structure and species composition of novel forests dominated by an introduced species in northcentral Puerto Rico

The African tulip tree, Spathodea campanulata Beauv., is an introduced species forming novel forest types in Puerto Rico. These forests develop naturally after deforestation, agricultural use and land abandonment, and there are many questions as to their ecological characteristics. We sampled struct...

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Veröffentlicht in:New forests 2010-01, Vol.39 (1), p.1-18
Hauptverfasser: Abelleira Martínez, Oscar J, Rodríguez, Mariela A, Rosario, Ivonne, Soto, Nataly, López, Armando, Lugo, Ariel E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abandoned land
Alluvium
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Deforestation
Forest management
Forestry
Indigenous species
Introduced species
Karst
Land use
Life Sciences
Plant species
Spathodea campanulata
Species composition
Species richness
Substrates
Trees
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Zusammenfassung:The African tulip tree, Spathodea campanulata Beauv., is an introduced species forming novel forest types in Puerto Rico. These forests develop naturally after deforestation, agricultural use and land abandonment, and there are many questions as to their ecological characteristics. We sampled structure and species composition of large, small, and juvenile trees (≥10, ≥2.5 to
ISSN:0169-4286
1573-5095
DOI:10.1007/s11056-009-9154-7