The Ecology of Trees in the Tropical Rain Forest

By R. Primack. 2002

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Subfields: Forestry, Global and Planetary Change

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Ecological aspects of seed desiccation sensitivity (2003, background): “Evergreen rain forest is the least seasonal and most continuously humid of the vegetation zones studied (Walter 1979) and non-pioneer species regenerate via a seedling bank, or are capable of continuous growth in the shade (e.g. Richards 1996; Turner 2001).”
Slow‐growing species cope best with drought: evidence from long‐term measurements in a tropical semi‐deciduous moist forest of Central Africa (2013, background): “…Chazdon et al. 2010) and conformed to the big picture that species can be ordinated along two nearly independent axes that sum up correlated traits (Turner 2001; Gourlet-Fleury et al. 2005): adult stature, life span and mortality rate for the first axis; light requirement, growth rate and wood…”
Growth and mortality are related to adult tree size in a Malaysian mixed dipterocarp forest (2006, background): “This range in stature results in a tradeoff between size at first reproduction and life-long reproductive output, where the latter is enhanced by prolonged vegetative growth to construct large, elevated crowns that intercept much light and produce large seed crops (Turner, 2001).”
Direct seeding to restore rainforest species: Microsite effects on the early establishment and growth of rainforest tree seedlings on degraded land in the wet tropics of Australia (2006, background): “Acacia celsa, Alphitonia petriei), characterised with high juvenile mortality after germination (Turner, 2001).”
The role of wood density and stem support costs in the growth and mortality of tropical trees (2006, background): “shade-tolerant species and fast-growing, gap-dependent pioneers (Swaine & Whitmore 1988; Turner 2001).”
Alternative height strategies among 45 dicot rain forest species from tropical Queensland, Australia (2005, background): “? 2005 British Ecological Society, Journal of Ecology, 93, 521-535 Overall, there is growing consensus that species spread out along (at least) two axes summarizing light capture strategy (Fig. 1, Loehle 2000; Pacala & Deutschman 1995; Westoby 1998; Thomas & Bazzaz 1999; Sterck et al. 2001; Turner 2”
Tree species differentiation in growth, recruitment and allometry in relation to maximum height in a Bornean mixed dipterocarp forest (2003, background): “Tropical rain forests are characterized by their well-developed canopy architecture, with multiple crown layers, and vertical species partitioning may also contribute to tree species coexistence (Richards 1996; Kohyama 1996; Turner 2001).”
Demographic and life-history correlates for Amazonian trees (2005, background): “Additional features, such as wood density and allometric relationships among diameter, height and crown shape, also vary greatly among species and can be correlated with factors such as tree age, successional status, growth form, local environmental conditions, and phylogenetic affinities (Williamso”