The Structure and Composition of a Tropical Dry Forest Landscape After Land Clearance : Azuero Peninsula, Panama

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The Structure and Composition of a Tropical Dry Forest Landscape After Land Clearance : Azuero Peninsula, Panama

dc.contributor.author	Griscom, H.P.
dc.contributor.author	Connelly, A.B.
dc.contributor.author	Ashton, M.S.
dc.contributor.author	Wishnie, M.H.
dc.contributor.author	Deago, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-07T21:26:08Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-07T21:26:08Z
dc.date.issued	2011-11-14
dc.description.abstract	Characterization of preexisting flora is an essential preliminary step for successful land rehabilitation projects. This descriptive study was undertaken in a fragmented, dry tropical forest region in Panama. Five different habitat types were selected: active pasture, 2-yr and 5-yr abandoned pastures, forested riparian zones, and a forest fragment. Species richness, density, basal area, dispersal modes, and phenology of trees as well as their uses were determined. Diversity of preexisting seed resources as well as natural regeneration was poor after 2- and 5-yr postcattle removal, suggesting that at an early successional stage, enrichment planting is necessary. Guazuma ulmifolia and Cordia alliodora dominated the pastoral landscape, representing 63% of all inventoried trees in the active pasture. More than half the trees within pastures (76%) had some use, with shade for cattle as the most common reason for leaving trees in the landscape. The largest trees and the greatest diversity were found within the less managed forested riparian zones because of inaccessibility and water conservation. The pastoral landscape is largely shaped by farm management as well as ecological selection process which will in turn affect successional processes.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sustainable Forestry
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/13328
dc.identifier.issn	1054-9811
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13328
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Sustainable Forestry;30(8)
dc.relation.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	Guazuma ulmifolia
dc.subject	pasture
dc.subject	riparian forest
dc.subject	reforestation
dc.subject	regeneration
dc.subject	succession
dc.subject	Tabebuia
dc.title	The Structure and Composition of a Tropical Dry Forest Landscape After Land Clearance : Azuero Peninsula, Panama	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2012-08-21
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T11:31:47.357297Z
okr.doctype	Journal Article
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.globalpractice	Agriculture
okr.journal.nbpages	756-774
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.country	Panama
okr.relation.associatedurl	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10549811.2011.571589
okr.topic	Agriculture::Forestry Management
okr.volume	30(8)