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Stability in a Changing World – Palm Community Dynamics in the Hyperdiverse Western Amazon Over 17 Years

Are the hyperdiverse local forests of the western Amazon undergoing changes linked to global and local drivers such as climate change, or successional dynamics? We analyzed local climatic records to assess potential climatic changes in Yasun_? National Park, Ecuador, and compared two censuses (1995,...

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Autor Principal: Olivares Aroca, Ingrid Lorena; Svenning, Jens Christian; Bodegom, Peter M van; Balslev, Henrik; Valencia, Renato
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Publicado: Global Change Biology 2016
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Arecaceae; Biodiversity; Climate change; Climatic records; Community ecology; Directional changes; Forest dynamics; Forest monitoring; Global change; Yasuní National Park
Ciencias naturales y matemáticas; Ciencias naturales y matemáticas / Ciencias de la vida Biología
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spelling ir-p17054coll23-4422020-09-28 Stability in a Changing World – Palm Community Dynamics in the Hyperdiverse Western Amazon Over 17 Years Olivares Aroca, Ingrid Lorena; Svenning, Jens Christian; Bodegom, Peter M van; Balslev, Henrik; Valencia, Renato Are the hyperdiverse local forests of the western Amazon undergoing changes linked to global and local drivers such as climate change, or successional dynamics? We analyzed local climatic records to assess potential climatic changes in Yasun_? National Park, Ecuador, and compared two censuses (1995, 2012) of a palm community to assess changes in community structure and composition. Over 17 years, the structure and composition of this palm community remained remarkably stable. Soil humidity was significantly lower and canopy conditions were significantly more open in 2012 compared to 1995, but local climatic records showed that no significant changes in precipitation, temperatura or river level have occurred during the last decade. Thus, we found no evidence of recent directional shifts in climate or the palm community in Yasun_?. The absence of changes in local climate and plant community dynamics in Yasun_? contrasts with recent findings from eastern Amazon, where environmental change is driving significant changes in ecosystem dynamics. Our findings suggest that until now, local forests in the northwest Amazon may have escaped pressure from climate change. The stability of this rich palm community embedded in the hyperdiverse Yasuní National Park underlines its uniqueness as a sanctuary for the protection of Amazonian diversity from global change impacts. Arecaceae; Biodiversity; Climate change; Climatic records; Community ecology; Directional changes; Forest dynamics; Forest monitoring; Global change; Yasuní National Park Ciencias naturales y matemáticas; Ciencias naturales y matemáticas / Ciencias de la vida Biología 2016 Global Change Biology PDF Artículo ENG - Inglés Amazonas (Ecuador) Colfuturo © Derechos reservados del autor http://babel.banrepcultural.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17054coll23/id/442
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language Desconocido (Unknown)
topic Arecaceae; Biodiversity; Climate change; Climatic records; Community ecology; Directional changes; Forest dynamics; Forest monitoring; Global change; Yasuní National Park
Ciencias naturales y matemáticas; Ciencias naturales y matemáticas / Ciencias de la vida Biología
spellingShingle Arecaceae; Biodiversity; Climate change; Climatic records; Community ecology; Directional changes; Forest dynamics; Forest monitoring; Global change; Yasuní National Park
Ciencias naturales y matemáticas; Ciencias naturales y matemáticas / Ciencias de la vida Biología
Olivares Aroca, Ingrid Lorena; Svenning, Jens Christian; Bodegom, Peter M van; Balslev, Henrik; Valencia, Renato
Stability in a Changing World – Palm Community Dynamics in the Hyperdiverse Western Amazon Over 17 Years
description Are the hyperdiverse local forests of the western Amazon undergoing changes linked to global and local drivers such as climate change, or successional dynamics? We analyzed local climatic records to assess potential climatic changes in Yasun_? National Park, Ecuador, and compared two censuses (1995, 2012) of a palm community to assess changes in community structure and composition. Over 17 years, the structure and composition of this palm community remained remarkably stable. Soil humidity was significantly lower and canopy conditions were significantly more open in 2012 compared to 1995, but local climatic records showed that no significant changes in precipitation, temperatura or river level have occurred during the last decade. Thus, we found no evidence of recent directional shifts in climate or the palm community in Yasun_?. The absence of changes in local climate and plant community dynamics in Yasun_? contrasts with recent findings from eastern Amazon, where environmental change is driving significant changes in ecosystem dynamics. Our findings suggest that until now, local forests in the northwest Amazon may have escaped pressure from climate change. The stability of this rich palm community embedded in the hyperdiverse Yasuní National Park underlines its uniqueness as a sanctuary for the protection of Amazonian diversity from global change impacts.
format Artículo (Article)
author Olivares Aroca, Ingrid Lorena; Svenning, Jens Christian; Bodegom, Peter M van; Balslev, Henrik; Valencia, Renato
author_facet Olivares Aroca, Ingrid Lorena; Svenning, Jens Christian; Bodegom, Peter M van; Balslev, Henrik; Valencia, Renato
author_sort Olivares Aroca, Ingrid Lorena; Svenning, Jens Christian; Bodegom, Peter M van; Balslev, Henrik; Valencia, Renato
title Stability in a Changing World – Palm Community Dynamics in the Hyperdiverse Western Amazon Over 17 Years
title_short Stability in a Changing World – Palm Community Dynamics in the Hyperdiverse Western Amazon Over 17 Years
title_full Stability in a Changing World – Palm Community Dynamics in the Hyperdiverse Western Amazon Over 17 Years
title_fullStr Stability in a Changing World – Palm Community Dynamics in the Hyperdiverse Western Amazon Over 17 Years
title_full_unstemmed Stability in a Changing World – Palm Community Dynamics in the Hyperdiverse Western Amazon Over 17 Years
title_sort stability in a changing world – palm community dynamics in the hyperdiverse western amazon over 17 years
publisher Global Change Biology
publishDate 2016
url http://babel.banrepcultural.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17054coll23/id/442
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