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DOI	10.1007/s11852-018-0648-3
	Canopy asymmetry in solitary Diphysa americana trees: wind and landscape on the Mexican coast
	Ramirez-Pinero, Mayitza 1; Lira-Noriega, Andres 2; Guevara, Sergio 1
通讯作者	Ramirez-Pinero, Mayitza
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF COASTAL CONSERVATION
ISSN	1400-0350
EISSN	1874-7841
出版年	2019
卷号	23 期号:1 页码:163-172
英文摘要	On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Diphysa americana is one of the first species to colonize coastal dunes and it is very common to find this species as isolated trees in abandoned sites that were deforested for agricultural purposes. Different species of frugivorous birds perch in these trees, dropping fruit and seeds in their shade. This species, constantly exposed to intense winds from the north, favors and has a selective effect on the establishment of species from the seasonal dry forest beneath its canopy. In this study we evaluated the direction of prevailing wind and its relationship to canopy shape (thigmotropism). We also evaluated differences in the abundance and richness of the plants that establish in the shade of D. americana by comparing trees exposed and not exposed (control) to the prevailing winds. The results indicate that the prevailing winds come from the north and that D. americana is sensitive to both wind strength and direction (F(3)=13.43, P<0.001). Its canopy stretches towards the south, where we find greater plant cover (F(3)=29.61 P<0.001) and a different species composition compared with the cover to the north. Canopy asymmetry results in differences in the abundance and composition of the species below, and this may have consequences to the process of succession. D. americana trees contribute to the regeneration and conservation of seasonal forest on the coast of central Veracruz, Mexico.
英文关键词	Thigmotropism Nucleation Regeneration Conservation Seasonally dry tropical Forest
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Mexico
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000457407400013
WOS关键词	SONORAN DESERT ; SAND MOVEMENT ; FOREST TREES ; VEGETATION ; PLANTS ; REGENERATION ; FACILITATION ; ARCHITECTURE ; PATTERNS ; GROWTH
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Environmental Sciences ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/216882
作者单位	1.Inst Ecol AC, Red Ecol Func, Carretera Antigua Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, Mexico; 2.Inst Ecol AC, Red Estudios Mol Avanzados, Carretera Antigua Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, Mexico
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ramirez-Pinero, Mayitza,Lira-Noriega, Andres,Guevara, Sergio. Canopy asymmetry in solitary Diphysa americana trees: wind and landscape on the Mexican coast[J],2019,23(1):163-172.
APA	Ramirez-Pinero, Mayitza,Lira-Noriega, Andres,&Guevara, Sergio.(2019).Canopy asymmetry in solitary Diphysa americana trees: wind and landscape on the Mexican coast.JOURNAL OF COASTAL CONSERVATION,23(1),163-172.
MLA	Ramirez-Pinero, Mayitza,et al."Canopy asymmetry in solitary Diphysa americana trees: wind and landscape on the Mexican coast".JOURNAL OF COASTAL CONSERVATION 23.1(2019):163-172.