Timber and non-timber forest products in the northernmost Neotropical rainforest: Ecological factors unravel their landscape distribution
Autor: | Guadalupe Cornejo-Tenorio, Jorge Cortés-Flores, Armando Navarrete-Segueda, Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez, M. Lourdes González-Arqueros, Mariana Torres-García |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Abiotic component
Environmental Engineering Biotic component Rainforest Phylogenetic tree Ecology 0208 environmental biotechnology Reforestation 02 engineering and technology General Medicine Stratification (vegetation) Biodiversity 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Biology Forests 01 natural sciences 020801 environmental engineering Habitat Landscape ecology Waste Management and Disposal Ecosystem Phylogeny 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
Zdroj: | Journal of environmental management. 279 |
ISSN: | 1095-8630 |
Popis: | The benefits provided by tropical rainforests are unevenly distributed throughout the landscape and are shaped by abiotic and biotic components that influence the spatial distribution and functional traits of the species involved. We tested whether environmental stratification of the rainforest in biophysical Landscape Units (LU), defined by topography and soil, is related to the spatial distribution of diversity, abundance and productivity (standing biomass) of tree assemblages that provide potential forest products (PFP). Considering that different PFP are associated with specific plant traits, we also tested whether a phylogenetic signal exists among the species that comprise specific use categories. Non-metric multidimensional scaling ordinations and permutational analysis of variance were based on the frequency, abundance and productivity of 129 species, the PFP of which were classified as fodder, food, fuelwood, medicinal, melliferous, ornamental, plywood and timber in 15 plots of 0.5 ha each. We constructed a phylogenetic tree of the studied species and analyzed the phylogenetic signal strength (D-statistic) among them. The spatial distribution of diversity and abundance of useful species changes among the LU. Specific PFP can be provided in contrasting habitat conditions, but generally not by the same species. The PFP categories that presented a phylogenetic signal were associated with wood characteristics (fuelwood and plywood) and the palatability of the leaves and reproductive structures (fodder). The Moraceae family was significantly related to fodder and plywood, whereas Meliaceae, Myrtaceae and Sapotaceae were mostly used for fuelwood. The medicinal species presented convergent traits distributed throughout the phylogeny. However, since our study included a broad variety of plant structures, it is possible that phylogenetic dispersion can change if we consider the specific uses within each category. Our findings show that the assemblages of PFP suppliers can be clustered through biophysical units based on soil and topography, and specific categories of PFP are often supplied by phylogenetically related species. This knowledge is fundamental in order to incorporate the high diversity of tree species and their potential uses into productive reforestation and agroforestry programs. |
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