Dissertation Research: Understory Colonization in a Neotropical Rain Forest

小行星9321829 热带森林树木繁殖体的到达和存活从未在群落水平上进行过研究。 该项目研究树苗在森林地点的定植及其随后的生存情况。 建立了成苗概率与环境因子、苗木形态和生理特性的关系。 研究还涉及到种子到达的时间和空间格局和物种之间的差异幼苗存活的模式。 这项研究是新颖的，在描述幼苗存活模式和影响幼苗招聘的过程中的主要物种在热带雨林社区。 研究结果在保护生物学和热带林业中具有潜在的应用价值。 ! ! ! F ( Times New Roman 符号Arial o o " H O 1 黛博拉约翰逊黛博拉约翰逊

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