Interspecific and Interannual Variation in Foliar Phenological Patterns in a Successional Mosaic of a Dry Forest in the Central Llanos of Venezuela

The dynamics of leaf shedding and ushing in tropical dry forests (TDFs) have been strongly associated with the marked seasonality characteristic of these ecosystems, especially in relation to soil water availability and air humidity (Frankie et al. 1974; Reich and Borchert 1984; Medina et al. 1990;...

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Published inTropical Dry Forests in the Americas pp. 319 - 342
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2014
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Biodiversity
Botany & plant sciences
Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing
Early Plots
Pe Ci
Dry Forests
Daily Insolation
Ru Ti
Seasonal Tropical Forests
Late Successional Stage
Rayleigh Test
Successional Stage
Al Lin
Successional Plots
Intermediate Successional Stage
Leaf Flushing
Protium Heptaphyllum
Sapindus Saponaria
TDFs
El Ta
Advanced Successional Stages
Leaf Shedding
Pa Tt
Interannual Variation
Phenological Activity
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Summary:The dynamics of leaf shedding and ushing in tropical dry forests (TDFs) have been strongly associated with the marked seasonality characteristic of these ecosystems, especially in relation to soil water availability and air humidity (Frankie et al. 1974; Reich and Borchert 1984; Medina et al. 1990; Borchert et al. 2002; Kushwaha and Singh 2005). The dry season in these forests can extend from three to six months, during which solar radiation and temperatures are comparatively higher with respect to the rainy season (Frankie et al. 1974; Murphy and Lugo 1986). Because leaf buds require waterCONTENTS17.1 Introduction ... 301 17.2 Methods ...303
ISBN:1466512008
9781466512009
DOI:10.1201/b15417-20