DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.051
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84877080081
论文题名: Mauritia flexuosa palm swamps: Composition, structure and implications for conservation and management
作者: Endress B.A. ; Horn C.M. ; Gilmore M.P.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2013
卷: 302 起始页码: 346
结束页码: 353
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Euterpe precatoria
; Forest composition and structure
; Forest management
; Mauritia flexuosa
; Palm swamps
; Peruvian Amazon
Scopus关键词: Euterpe precatoria
; Forest compositions
; Mauritia flexuosa
; Palm swamps
; Peruvian amazons
; Ecology
; Forestry
; Wetlands
; Structure (composition)
; community composition
; conservation management
; economic analysis
; evergreen tree
; forestry production
; swamp
; wild population
; Ecology
; Forest Management
; Forestry
; Wetlands
; Amazon Basin
; Loreto
; Peru
; Dicotyledoneae
; Euterpe precatoria
; Mauritia flexuosa
英文摘要: Swamp forests dominated by the dioecious palm, Mauritia flexuosa, cover vast areas of the Amazon Basin and are poorly studied despite their recognized ecological and economic importance. This knowledge gap confounds current conservation and management efforts. In this study, we documented overstory structure and composition of M. flexuosa palm swamps (aguajales) as part of a broader effort to understand their ecology and assist in developing best practices for multi-use management for the Maijuna, an indigenous group in Loreto, Peru. In 12 aguajales, we sampled all trees >. 5 cm DBH and all palm individuals ≥0.5. m in height and grouped species based on their economic, subsistence, and cultural importance. Results indicated that aguajales are more diverse and structurally complex than previous general descriptions suggest: though dicots were twice as abundant as palms (p<. 0.001), palms were taller and larger (p<. 0.001) and thus still accounted for nearly half of stand basal area. The most abundant species provide numerous timber and non-timber forest products, with over half of individuals having a Maijuna-recognized use. As a result of their complexity and usefulness, aguajales are under more stress than previously thought, as most previous work has focused solely on the destructive harvest of M. flexuosa. Aguajales are clearly ecologically, economically, and culturally important ecosystems, and their conservation and management will require the prioritization and balancing of the numerous demands by both wildlife and people. To accomplish this, a better understanding of their composition and ecological interactions is needed. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/66581
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作者单位: Division of Applied Plant Ecology, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027, United States; New Century College, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States
Recommended Citation:
Endress B.A.,Horn C.M.,Gilmore M.P.. Mauritia flexuosa palm swamps: Composition, structure and implications for conservation and management[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2013-01-01,302