Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)

Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)

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Main Authors: Ruiz Pérez, Javier, Vandermeer, John, Granzow de la Cerda, Iñigo
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2010
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5412
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spelling RBT54122022-06-06T18:38:15Z Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005) Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005) Ruiz Pérez, Javier Vandermeer, John Granzow de la Cerda, Iñigo regeneración de bosques por huracanes tasa de crecimiento relativo mortalidad hipótesis de independencia de nichos hurricane regenerating forest relative growth rate tree mortality non-niche hypothesis One of the strongest hypothesis about the maintenance of tree species diversity in tropical areas is disturbance. In order to assess this, the effect of intensive natural disturbances on forest growth and mortality in a thinning canopy was studied after the landfall of hurricane Joan in 1988. We evaluated the growth and mortality rates of the 26 most common tree species of that forest in eastern Nicaragua. Permanent plots were established at two study sites within the damaged area. Growth and mortality rates of all individual trees menor o igual que 3.18cm diameter at breast height were assessed annually from 1990 to 2005. During this period the forest underwent two phases: the building phase (marked by increased number of individuals of tree species present after the hurricane) and the canopy thinning phase (marked by increased competition and mortality). Our results from the thinning phase show that tree survival was independent of species identity and was positively related to the increase in growth rates. The analysis of mortality presented here aims to test the null hypothesis that individual trees die independently of their species identity. These findings were influenced by the mortality observed during the late thinning phase (2003-2005) and provide evidence in favor of a non-niche hypothesis at the thinning phase of forest regeneration. Universidad de Costa Rica 2010-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5412 10.15517/rbt.v58i4.5412 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 No. 4 (2010): Volume 58 – Regular number 4 – December 2010; 1283–1297 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 Núm. 4 (2010): Volumen 58 – Número regular 4 – Diciembre 2010; 1283–1297 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 N.º 4 (2010): Volume 58 – Regular number 4 – December 2010; 1283–1297 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v58i4 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5412/5158 Copyright (c) 2010 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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author Ruiz Pérez, Javier
Vandermeer, John
Granzow de la Cerda, Iñigo
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Vandermeer, John
Granzow de la Cerda, Iñigo
Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)
author_facet Ruiz Pérez, Javier
Vandermeer, John
Granzow de la Cerda, Iñigo
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title Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)
title_short Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)
title_full Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)
title_fullStr Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)
title_full_unstemmed Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)
title_sort growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern nicaragua (1990-2005)
title_alt Growth and mortality patterns in a thinning canopy of post-hurricane regenerating rain forest in eastern Nicaragua (1990-2005)
publisher Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate 2010
url https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5412
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