LUQ Newsletter August 2006

LUQ Newsletter
August 2006

Barbara Richardson

News from El Verde

CTE litter bag experiment. The Richardsons and IITF have now completed the invertebrate counts and litter weights for the first three collections and the next three should be completed by the end of November.

Cathy Pringle

New Publications

Greathouse E.A., Pringle C.M., McDowell W.H., & Holmquist J.G. (2006) Indirect upstream effects of dams: Consequences of migratory consumer extirpation in Puerto Rico. Ecological Applications. 16(1): 339-352.

Greathouse E.A., Pringle C.M., & McDowell W.H. (2006) Do small-scale exclosure/enclosure experiments predict the effects of large-scale extirpation of freshwater migratory fauna? Oecologia.

Alonso Ramirez

From the technicians at El Verde Field Station

Technicians at El Verde have noted a visible amount of Manilkara bidentata seedlings around the El Verde Research Area. John Bithorn mentioned that it is common to see a few of these seedlings here and there, but that this year there are large conspicuous groups of seedlings. 

REU summer program at El Verde Field Station

The REU summer program in Tropical Ecology and Evolution ended with our annual symposium on August 2nd. All students did a great job during the summer and prepared great presentations. Here is the list:

  • Light environments in the riparian zones and roads of the Luquillo Experimental Forest - By Joanne M. Fernández-Lopéz and Dr. Fred Scatena
  • Light attenuation in tropical streams ecosystems- By Sharon Machín-Rivera and Dr. Jorge R. Ortiz-Zayas
  • Role of Invertebrates on leaf decomposition in tropical streams in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico - By: Myriam O’Neill-Lopéz and Dr. Alonso Ramírez
  • The environmental factor affecting Fungi development - By: Karla I. Claudio-Campos and Dr. Jean Lodge
  • Millipede abundance and their effect on the litter decomposition in the Tabonuco Forest - By: Juliana Belen-Rodríguez and Dr. Grizelle González
  • Impacts of disturbances and elevation on arachnid diversity in the Luquillo Mountains - By: Danielle M. Knight and Paul Klawinski
  • Determining the presence of hummingbird flower mites in Heliconia caribaea in a humid tropical forest in Puerto Rico - By: Carolyn Cabrera, Dr. Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, and Dr. Ariel Díaz
  • The effects of light upon the reproductive success and reproductive effort of Vanilla poitaei - By: Rebbeca Clasen and Dr. James D. Ackerman

Compiled by Jody Potter (Jody.Potter@unh.edu), University of New Hamshire
Web-published by Eda C. Meléndez-Colom (emelend@ites.upr.edu)
August 17, 2005