Bibliographic citations
Heeren, O., (2021). Rol de los microhabitats generados por las especies leñosas en los patrones de diversidad de especies del banco de semillas del bosque seco del norte peruano [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/12432
Heeren, O., Rol de los microhabitats generados por las especies leñosas en los patrones de diversidad de especies del banco de semillas del bosque seco del norte peruano []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/12432
@misc{renati/910473,
title = "Rol de los microhabitats generados por las especies leñosas en los patrones de diversidad de especies del banco de semillas del bosque seco del norte peruano",
author = "Heeren Diaz, Oscar Martin",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2021"
}
The soil seed banks, made-up by all viable seeds buried underground, are characterized by having high spatial and temporal variability, especially in arid ecosystems. Multiple studies have found that the microhabitat generated by woody plant species canopies can generate optimal conditions for seed recruitment. However, few studies have focused on the effect these microhabitats have over seed banks in arid Peruvian ecosystems. The present work examined the effect of microhabitats generated by dominant woody plant species canopies (Colicodendron scabridum, Prosopis juliflora, Cordia lutea y Acacia sp.) on the soil seed banks’ alpha and beta diversity patterns in two localities (Catacaos y Chulucanas) of the peruvian dry forest, in the years 2008 and 2009. In total, 74 morphospecies were found, 65 during the year 2008 (37 in Chulucanas and 57 in Catacaos) and 40 during 2009 (23 in Chulucanas and 34 in Catacaos). In relation to alpha diversity, the year 2008 had a higher diversity than the year 2009, while Catacaos was more diverse than Chulucanas in both years. In general, diversity was higher (i.e., higher species richness and Shannon index, lower dominance and Berger-Parker index) under the canopy of woody plant species in comparison with open areas, being higher in the microhabitats formed by the canopy of the trees P. juliflora and C. scabridum and the shrub C. lutea, in comparison with the shrub Acacia sp. In relation to beta diversity, in the year 2008, the species composition of the seed banks was different between Chulucanas and Catacaos, while the grouping was higher between the open area and the shrub Acacia sp., as well as between the trees P. juliflora, C. scabridum and the shrub C. lutea. In contrast, in the year 2009, the species composition of the seed banks was similar between Chulucanas and Catacaos, with a high similarity between the microhabitats formed by the canopy of the trees P. juliflora, C. scabridum, the shrubs Acacia sp., C. lutea and the open areas in both localities. The present work will allow for a better appreciation of woody plant species due to their potential effect in maintaining the species diversity in the Peruvian dry forest and will contribute in the creation of efficient conservation plans.
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