Mortality, growth and phenology of palo de mayo (vochysia ferruginea) seedlings exposed to foliar herbivory in the hurricane forest of the Nicaraguan Caribbean.
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Caribbean coast of Nicaragua., Disturbed forest, Herbivory, Natural phenomenon, RegenerationAbstract
In 1988, hurricane Joan caused severe damage to the tropical rainforest in the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. After this natural catastrophe, a tree species. Vochysia ferruginea experienced an exceptional regeneration process in which almost all the adult individuals died, and the species survived mainly through new sprouts until recovering its prehurricane abundance. Today, the densities of V. Ferruginea sprouts and treelets are becoming considerably low in this continuing process of regeneration. The results of this study shows that in a year and a half of research, the effects of herbivores on growth, mortality and phonologic patterns of V. Ferruginea sprouts were minimum, leading to the conclusion that the main factor that is causing mortality and affecting growth patterns of V. Ferruginea is the lack of light in the understory as the forest regrowth advances, forming a second canopy.
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