Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America
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RBT54912022-06-06T18:14:30Z Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America Solís, Silvia Lobo, Jorge Grimaldo, Mayori fenología banco de semillas demografía reproducción de plantas ecología tropical tala selectiva phenology seed bank Caryocar costaricense demography plant reproduction tropical ecology selective logging Basic aspects of the reproductive biology are largely unknown for most tropical tree species, although they are important elements to understand the impacts of anthropogenic activities as logging and forest fragmentation on these populations. In this study, data are presented on leaf and reproductive phenology, fruit production and seedling demography of a population of an endemic tree species of Southern Central America, Caryocar costaricense. This species has been affected by selective logging and forest fragmentation of its habitat. Phenology was studied by observation of 15-22 tree crowns during two reproductive periods (2003 and 2005). Circular plots were established around 11 adult trees to count the number of fallen fruits and seedlings during three years (2003, 2004, 2005). Although reproductive phenology is restricted to the short dry season in this species, seed germination occurred year-round. Fruit and seedling production shows a strong inter-individual variation within the study populations, with two large trees producing nearly 50%-70% of the fruits and seedlings during two years. Most of the seeds that fall beneath the tree crown are covered by litterfall or removed by fauna. We found evidence that many of these seeds become part of a seed bank in the forest floor. Because of the observed reproductive dominance of few large trees in these populations, we propose that selective logging on reproductive trees can severely impact the recruitment of this species. Universidad de Costa Rica 2009-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5491 10.15517/rbt.v57i3.5491 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 No. 3 (2009): Volume 57 – Regular number 3 – September 2009; 771−780 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 Núm. 3 (2009): Volumen 57 – Número regular 3 – Setiembre 2009; 771−780 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 N.º 3 (2009): Volume 57 – Regular number 3 – September 2009; 771−780 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v57i3 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5491/5237 Copyright (c) 2009 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Solís, Silvia Lobo, Jorge Grimaldo, Mayori |
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Solís, Silvia Lobo, Jorge Grimaldo, Mayori Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America |
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Solís, Silvia Lobo, Jorge Grimaldo, Mayori |
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Solís, Silvia |
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Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America |
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Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America |
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Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America |
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Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America |
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Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America |
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phenology and recruitment of caryocar costaricense (caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of southern central america |
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Phenology and recruitment of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae), an endemic tree species of Southern Central America |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2009 |
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https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5491 |
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