Timing of seed dispersal and dormancy, rather than persistent soil seed-banks, control seedling recruitment of woody plants in Neotropical savannas

A Salazar, G Goldstein, AC Franco… - Seed Science …, 2011 - cambridge.org
A large fraction of tree species forming persistent soil seed-banks and with dormant seeds
are expected to be found in strongly seasonal ecosystems such as Neotropical savannas …

Soil seed banks in tropical forest fragments with different disturbance histories in southeastern Brazil

AM Martins, VL Engel - Ecological Engineering, 2007 - Elsevier
Soil seed banks are considered an important mechanism for natural regeneration in tropical
forest ecosystems. This paper investigated the soil seed bank in two semideciduous …

Soil seed bank characteristics in two central African forest types and implications for forest restoration

C Douh, K Daïnou, JJ Loumeto… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the characteristics of soil seed bank in two types of central African
rainforests: Celtis forest on clay soils and Manilkara forest on sandy soils. In each study site …

Acoustic indices applied to biodiversity monitoring in a Costa Rica dry tropical forest

MIR Izaguirre, O Ramírez-Alán - Jea, 2018 - jea.jams.pub
Standardized methods for biodiversity monitoring are needed to evaluate conservation
efforts. Acoustic indices are used in biodiversity assessments, but need to be compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Diversidad de aves en bosques de pino-encino del centro de Guerrero, México

RC Almazán-Núñez, F Puebla-Olivares… - Acta zoológica …, 2009 - scielo.org.mx
Se estimó la riqueza y abundancia de aves en tres sitios con bosque de pino-encino con
diferentes condiciones de desarrollo (bosque maduro, bosque en regeneración y bosque …

Seed limitation of woody plants in Neotropical savannas

A Salazar, G Goldstein, AC Franco, F Miralles-Wilhelm - Plant Ecology, 2012 - Springer
The failure of seeds to arrive at all suitable sites (seed limitation) greatly affects plant
distribution and abundance. In contrast to tropical forests, the degree of seed limitation in …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in structure and composition of evergreen forests on an altitudinal gradient in the Venezuelan Guayana Shield

L Hernández, N Dezzeo, E Sanoja, L Salazar… - Revista de Biología …, 2012 - scielo.sa.cr
There have been several ecological studies in forests of the Guayana Shield, but so far none
had examined the changes in structure and composition of evergreen forests with altitude …

[HTML][HTML] Vegetation, bird and soundscape characterization: a case study in Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica

MI Retamosa Izaguirre, D Segura Sequeira… - Biota …, 2021 - scielo.org.co
We assessed the structural complexity of vegetation, birds and soundscapes in two areas of
Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica, with different road exposure, as baseline …

[HTML][HTML] Seedlings dynamics in undisturbed and adjacent fire disturbed forest in the Gran Sabana, Southern Venezuela.

N Dezzeo, S Flores, N Chacón - Interciencia, 2008 - ve.scielo.org
SUMMARY In the Gran Sabana, southern Venezuela, the conversion of large forest areas to
a mosaic of forest, bush vegetation and savanna (" savannization") is a critical …

Seed dynamics and seedling establishment of woody species in the tropical savannas of Central Brazil (Cerrado)

AAS Parra - 2010 - scholarship.miami.edu
Seed Dynamics and Seedling Establishment of Woody Species in the Tropical Savannas of
Central Brazil (Cerrado) Page 1 Please do not remove this page Seed Dynamics and …