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Flooded forest plot sampling in Ecuador
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 02/19/2012
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Flooded forest plot sampling in Ecuador

Research Sites:

Ecuador Research Area near the Yasuni research station in the high altitude Restinga Forest
Ecuador Research Area near the Yasuni research station in 3 lower elevation different palm forest

Methods:

Plots with dimensions 50 m x 200 m were established in high altitude Restinga Forest of Ecuador near the Yasuni research station. next to the river, with the long side parallel to the river. Smaller 50m x 50 m plots were established in three lower elevation different palm forests. Around 575 trees in the 4 different forest of at least 1 cm of diameter (dbh) were were tagged, and their family, genera and species identified and their dbh measured. Field data included the tree's dbh, tag number, and family, genera and species, and the plot number where it is located.

Abstract

In order to better understand how flooding and gap formation affect Amazonian rainforests, I set up plots both in three major forest types that differed by flooding duration (referred to here as dry, wet, very wet) and in their respective gaps.

List of Publications:

Interactive effects of flooding and forest gap formation on tree composition and abundance in the Peruvian Amazon
Flooding gradient and treefall gap interactive effects on plant community structure, richness, and alpha diversity in the Peruvian Amazon
Plant communities in Western Amazonian

Related Project:

Owner:

Randall W. Myster

Contact(s):

Randall W. Myster

Researcher's Keywords:

Luquillo
Puerto Rico
Greater Antilles
Caribbean
Amazon
Sites
Sites Projects Programs
plot sampling
Methods
Methods Products
tropical rainforests
Forest Structure
Habitat Forest-structure
flood
natural disturbance
Disturbance and Land Use

LTER Vocab Keywords:

floods
disturbances
events
forests
forest ecosystems
terrestrial ecosystems
ecosystems

LTER Core Area(s):

disturbance

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