Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru
Species of the Moraceae family are of great economic, medicinal and ecological importance in Amazonia. However, there are few studies on their diversity and population dynamics in residual forests. The objective was to determine the composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a r...
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| description | Species of the Moraceae family are of great economic, medicinal and ecological importance in Amazonia. However, there are few studies on their diversity and population dynamics in residual forests. The objective was to determine the composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest. The applied method was descriptive and consisted of establishing 16 plots of 20 m × 50 m (0.10 ha), in a residual forest of the Alexánder von Humboldt substation of the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation-INIA, Pucallpa, department of Ucayali, where individuals of arboreal or hemi-epiphytic habit, with DBH ≥ 2.50 cm, were evaluated. The floristic composition was represented by 33 species, distributed in 12 genera; five species not recorded for Ucayali were found. Structurally, the family was represented by 138 individuals/ha with a horizontal distribution similar to an irregular inverted “J”. However, there were different horizontal structures among species. It was determined that 85% of the species were in diameter class I (2.50 to 9.99 cm), being the most abundant Pseudolmedia laevis (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F. Macbr. (41.88 individuals/ha); and the most dominant were Brosimum utile (Kunth) Oken (1.71 m2∕ha) and Brosimum alicastrum subsp. bolivarense (Pittier) C.C.Berg (0.90 m2/ha). Likewise, P. laevis and B. utile were the most ecologically important. The information from the present research will allow the establishment of a baseline, which can be used to propose the management of Moraceae in residual forests in the same study area. |
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| spelling | INIA21982023-06-05T17:54:52Z Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru Ramírez, Fred C. Castillo, Gumercindo A. Flores Bendezú, Ymber Galván, Octavio F. Riveros, Luisa Sáenz, Lyanna H. Residual forest Abundance Dominance IVI New records https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.02 Abundance Abundancia Moraceae Species of the Moraceae family are of great economic, medicinal and ecological importance in Amazonia. However, there are few studies on their diversity and population dynamics in residual forests. The objective was to determine the composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest. The applied method was descriptive and consisted of establishing 16 plots of 20 m × 50 m (0.10 ha), in a residual forest of the Alexánder von Humboldt substation of the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation-INIA, Pucallpa, department of Ucayali, where individuals of arboreal or hemi-epiphytic habit, with DBH ≥ 2.50 cm, were evaluated. The floristic composition was represented by 33 species, distributed in 12 genera; five species not recorded for Ucayali were found. Structurally, the family was represented by 138 individuals/ha with a horizontal distribution similar to an irregular inverted “J”. However, there were different horizontal structures among species. It was determined that 85% of the species were in diameter class I (2.50 to 9.99 cm), being the most abundant Pseudolmedia laevis (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F. Macbr. (41.88 individuals/ha); and the most dominant were Brosimum utile (Kunth) Oken (1.71 m2∕ha) and Brosimum alicastrum subsp. bolivarense (Pittier) C.C.Berg (0.90 m2/ha). Likewise, P. laevis and B. utile were the most ecologically important. The information from the present research will allow the establishment of a baseline, which can be used to propose the management of Moraceae in residual forests in the same study area. 2023-06-05T17:54:49Z 2023-06-05T17:54:49Z 2022-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Ramírez, F. C., Castillo, G. A., Flores, Y., Galván, O. F., Riveros, L., & Sáenz, L. H. (2022). Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru. Sustainable Forestry, 5(1), 62-70. doi: 10.24294/sf.v5i1.1621 2578-2002 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2198 http://dx.doi.org/10.24294/sf.v5i1.1621 eng urn:issn:2578-2002 Sustainable Forestry info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ application/pdf application/pdf Enpress Publisher, LLC US Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria Repositorio Institucional - INIA |
| spellingShingle | Residual forest Abundance Dominance IVI New records https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.02 Abundance Abundancia Moraceae Ramírez, Fred C. Castillo, Gumercindo A. Flores Bendezú, Ymber Galván, Octavio F. Riveros, Luisa Sáenz, Lyanna H. Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru |
| title | Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru |
| title_full | Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru |
| title_fullStr | Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru |
| title_short | Composition, structure and ecological importance of Moraceae in a residual forest of Ucayali, Peru |
| title_sort | composition structure and ecological importance of moraceae in a residual forest of ucayali peru |
| topic | Residual forest Abundance Dominance IVI New records https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.02 Abundance Abundancia Moraceae |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2198 http://dx.doi.org/10.24294/sf.v5i1.1621 |
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