Dissertation Research: Understory Colonization in a Neotropical Rain Forest

[321829]热带森林乔木繁殖体的到达和存活从未在群落水平上进行过研究。该项目考察了树苗在森林遗址的殖民化及其随后的生存。成苗概率与环境因素和幼苗形态生理性状有关。研究还探讨了种子到达的时空格局和物种间幼苗差异存活的格局。本研究在描述热带雨林群落中主要物种的幼苗生存模式和影响幼苗补充的过程方面是新颖的。研究结果在保护生物学和热带林业等领域具有潜在的应用价值。​​!!!F (Times New Roman Symbol & Arial o o " h o 1 Deborah Johnson德博拉·约翰逊

9321829 Terbough The arrival and survival of propagules of tropic forest trees has never been studied at the community level. This project examines the colonization of forest sites by tree seedlings and their subsequent survival. It relates probability of seedling establishment to environmental factors and seedling morphological and physiological characters. The research also addresses the temporal and spatial pattern of seed arrival and the patterns of differential seedling survival among species. %%% This research is novel in describing seedling survival patterns and the processes affecting seedling recruitment for the major species in a tropical rain forest community. The results of this research have potential application in conservation biology and tropical forestry. ! ! ! F ( Times New Roman Symbol & Arial o o " h o 1 Deborah Johnson Deborah Johnson