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DOI	10.1016/j.fecs.2022.100010
	Environmental and biological factors affecting the abundance of Prosopis flexuosa saplings in the central-west Monte of Argentina
	Cappa, F. M.; Campos, V. E.; Barri, F. R.; Ramos, L.; Campos, C. M.
通讯作者	Cappa, FM
来源期刊	FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
ISSN	2095-6355
EISSN	2197-5620
出版年	2022
卷号	9
英文摘要	Background: Trees and forests in drylands help mitigate the challenges through provision of economic products and vital environmental services such as habitat for biodiversity, prevention of erosion and desertification, regulation of water, microclimate, and soil fertility. The condition and changes in dry forests can be assessed by using ecological indicators able to quantify spatial and temporal changes in vegetation. One of the ways to determine the condition of the forest is to study the dominant tree species and its regeneration. Our study aimed to assess whether the abundance of Prosopis flexuosa saplings is affected by environmental and biological factors. Results: To evaluate the first variables we used data from remote sensing such as satellite images and Aster Global Digital Model (GDEM). The second set of variables was about exotic and native ungulates and we used feces of these animals and camera traps to take data. We found that sapling abundance related positively to sandy sub-strates and negatively to Wetness Index. On the other hand, in relation to biological variables, the abundance of saplings was positively affected by density of adult trees and by number of seeds dispersed by equines, but space use by Lama guanicoe had a negative relationship with saplings. This research shows that P. flexuosa saplings are benefited from sandy substrates and the conditions around adult trees. In addition to this, we found that exotic ungulates in low densities have neutral (i.e. cattle) or positive (i.e. equines) effects on sapling abundance. Conclusions: Based on these findings, we conclude that regeneration of the population of P. flexuosa in our study area has no major problems. In addition, we corroborated that the presence of exotic and domestic ungulates in low densities does not have deleterious consequences for saplings of the dominant tree, P. flexuosa.
英文关键词	Bos primigenius taurus Dry forests Equines Exotic and domestic ungulates Lama guanicoe Prosopis flexuosa Remote sensing Saplings Seed dispersal
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000783919400003
WOS关键词	SEED DISPERSAL ; PLANT DIVERSITY ; DESERT ; TREE ; GROWTH ; FOREST ; CONSEQUENCES ; REGENERATION ; GERMINATION ; SEEDLINGS
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS研究方向	Forestry
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/392607
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cappa, F. M.,Campos, V. E.,Barri, F. R.,et al. Environmental and biological factors affecting the abundance of Prosopis flexuosa saplings in the central-west Monte of Argentina[J],2022,9.
APA	Cappa, F. M.,Campos, V. E.,Barri, F. R.,Ramos, L.,&Campos, C. M..(2022).Environmental and biological factors affecting the abundance of Prosopis flexuosa saplings in the central-west Monte of Argentina.FOREST ECOSYSTEMS,9.
MLA	Cappa, F. M.,et al."Environmental and biological factors affecting the abundance of Prosopis flexuosa saplings in the central-west Monte of Argentina".FOREST ECOSYSTEMS 9(2022).