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Distribution of juveniles of tree species along a canopy closure gradientin a tropical cloud forest of the Venezuelan Andes
(iForest, 2015-07-31)
Cloud forests represent a minor portion of the world forests, though outstanding in terms of biodiversity, endemisms, and environmental services provided. Understanding the factors that drive the regeneration and species ...
Selvas y bosques nublados de Venezuela
(Medina, E., Huber, O., Nassar, J., Navarro, P. Recorriendo el paisaje vegetal en Venezuela. Ediciones IVIC, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas. Caracas, Venezuela. pp. 125-155, 2013)
Spatial relations and population structure of a dominant tree along a treeline ecotone in the Tropical Andes: interactions at gradient and plant-neighbourhood scales
(Plant Ecology and Diversity 6(3-4): 343-353, 2013)
Background: Studies in temperate mountains suggest that plant-plant interactions
modulate tree establishment above the forest line. In tropical mountains worldwide this
issue remains largely unexplored.
Aims: To analyse ...
Modelling competitive ability of neotropical savanna grasses: Simulation of shading and drought impacts on biomass production
(Ecological Informatis 13: 57-69, 2013)
In this paper, we develop a technique to model the spatial distribution of shoots along vertical and horizontal
dimensions of a plant community. We use it to simulate the growth of a tropical savanna near the city of ...
Aspectos ecofisiológicos del establecimiento de dos especies de árboles siempreverdes de las sabanas estacionales
(2012-06-26)
El patrón espacial y la abundancia relativa de gramíneas y árboles en las sabanas están
determinados por interacciones complejas y dinámicas entre el clima, la topografía, los
suelos, la geomorfología, la ...
Seasonal gas exchange and water relations in juveniles of two evergreen neotropical savanna tree species with contrasting regeneration strategies
(Trees 25(3): 473-483, 2011)
Colonization dynamics of woody species into
grasslands in Neotropical savannas are determined by two main factors: plant-available moisture and fire. Considering
seasonality of precipitation and high fire frequency in these ...
Leaf gas exchange in canopy species of a Venezuelan cloud forest
(Biotropica 41(6): 659-664, 2009-11)
Tropical cloud forests are considered humid ecosystems with frequent cloud cover down to the ground surface. However, seasonal variation in precipitation may induce
short-term water stress. For canopy leaves, this water ...
Coupling soil water and shoot dynamics in three grass species: A spatial stochastic model on water competition in Neotropical savanna
(Ecological Modelling 220: 2734 - 2743, 2009-10-24)
Savannas are ecosystems known for their high environmental and economic value. They cover at least 20% of the global land surface and, in some cases, can act as a boundary between tropical rainforest and deserts.Water is ...
Low temperature resistance in saplings and ramets of Polylepis sericea in the Venezuelan Andes
(Acta Oecologica 35(5): 610–613, 2009-10)
The frequent occurrence of all year-round below zero temperatures in tropical high mountains constitutes a most stressful climatic factor that plants have to confront. Polylepis forests are found well above
the continuous ...