Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, Panama

This study focuses on the floristic diversity of the forest trees found at Cerro Pelado Tropical Hydrology Observatory in Gamboa, Colon, Panama. Field work for the quantitative inventory was carried out in November 2012. Data were collected by assessing the status of the forest in terms of tree spec...

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Jiménez, José Ulises (author)
Rannpháirtithe: Fábrega, José (author), Mora, Dafni (author), Tejedor, Nathalia (author), Sánchez, Marilyn (author)
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author Jiménez, José Ulises
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biodiversity
ecological weight
tree inventory
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biodiversity
ecological weight
tree inventory
Panama
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description This study focuses on the floristic diversity of the forest trees found at Cerro Pelado Tropical Hydrology Observatory in Gamboa, Colon, Panama. Field work for the quantitative inventory was carried out in November 2012. Data were collected by assessing the status of the forest in terms of tree species diversity and structure from one-hectare plot divided into twenty-five 20 m × 20 m quadrats. All tree species were identified, and their diameters at breast height (dbh) were measured. A total of 384 individuals with (dbh ≥ 10 cm) were counted, corresponding to 28 families, 41 genera, and 43 species of which Pera arborea, Oenocarpus mapora, Amaioua corymbosa, Vantanea depleta, and Matayba apetala were the species with the highest ecological weight, achieving 57.99% of the importance value index. Results were compared with plots from other forests of the Panama Canal watershed in terms of diversity and number of species per area and number of individuals. It was found that the habitat studied has low diversity, with very few species in the study area, even though some of them were very abundant.
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spelling Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, PanamaJiménez, José UlisesFábrega, JoséMora, DafniTejedor, NathaliaSánchez, Marilyntropical moist forestbiodiversityecological weighttree inventoryPanamatropical moist forestbiodiversityecological weighttree inventoryPanamaThis study focuses on the floristic diversity of the forest trees found at Cerro Pelado Tropical Hydrology Observatory in Gamboa, Colon, Panama. Field work for the quantitative inventory was carried out in November 2012. Data were collected by assessing the status of the forest in terms of tree species diversity and structure from one-hectare plot divided into twenty-five 20 m × 20 m quadrats. All tree species were identified, and their diameters at breast height (dbh) were measured. A total of 384 individuals with (dbh ≥ 10 cm) were counted, corresponding to 28 families, 41 genera, and 43 species of which Pera arborea, Oenocarpus mapora, Amaioua corymbosa, Vantanea depleta, and Matayba apetala were the species with the highest ecological weight, achieving 57.99% of the importance value index. Results were compared with plots from other forests of the Panama Canal watershed in terms of diversity and number of species per area and number of individuals. It was found that the habitat studied has low diversity, with very few species in the study area, even though some of them were very abundant.This study focuses on the floristic diversity of the forest trees found at Cerro Pelado Tropical Hydrology Observatory in Gamboa, Colon, Panama. Field work for the quantitative inventory was carried out in November 2012. Data were collected by assessing the status of the forest in terms of tree species diversity and structure from one-hectare plot divided into twenty-five 20 m × 20 m quadrats. All tree species were identified, and their diameters at breast height (dbh) were measured. A total of 384 individuals with (dbh ≥ 10 cm) were counted, corresponding to 28 families, 41 genera, and 43 species of which Pera arborea, Oenocarpus mapora, Amaioua corymbosa, Vantanea depleta, and Matayba apetala were the species with the highest ecological weight, achieving 57.99% of the importance value index. Results were compared with plots from other forests of the Panama Canal watershed in terms of diversity and number of species per area and number of individuals. It was found that the habitat studied has low diversity, with very few species in the study area, even though some of them were very abundant.2018-03-23T16:14:37Z2018-03-23T16:14:37Z2018-03-23T16:14:37Z2018-03-23T16:14:37Z2016-03-222016-03-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.4137/ASWR.S339601178-6221http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/4451http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/4451engenghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTPinstname:Universidad Tecnológica de Panamáinstacron:U Tecnológica de Panamáoai:ridda2.utp.ac.pa:123456789/44512021-07-06T15:34:45Z
spellingShingle Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, Panama
Jiménez, José Ulises
tropical moist forest
biodiversity
ecological weight
tree inventory
Panama
tropical moist forest
biodiversity
ecological weight
tree inventory
Panama
status_str publishedVersion
title Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, Panama
title_full Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, Panama
title_fullStr Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, Panama
title_full_unstemmed Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, Panama
title_short Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, Panama
title_sort Composition, Diversity, and Tree Structure of a Tropical Moist Forest in Gamboa, Colon, Panama
topic tropical moist forest
biodiversity
ecological weight
tree inventory
Panama
tropical moist forest
biodiversity
ecological weight
tree inventory
Panama
url http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.4137/ASWR.S33960
http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/4451