Permeability - impermeability: canopy trees as biodiversity filters

Authors

  • Sergius Gandolfi USP; ESALQ; Depto. de Ciências Biológicas
  • Carlos Alfredo Joly UNICAMP; IB; Depto. de Botânica
  • Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues USP; ESALQ; Depto. de Ciências Biológicas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90162007000400015

Keywords:

tropical forest dynamics, tree regeneration, gap dynamics, ecological filters, forest biodiversity

Abstract

Each tropical and subtropical forest canopy species may create specific microsite conditions below its crown, which works as a filter for those species that attempt to regenerate below it. In function of the permeability or impermeability level, each canopy species could partially determine a plant community structure and composition beneath its crown projection. Therefore, present and future forest plant community biodiversity could be partially determined by the present structure of the canopy tree species community (filter effect). Some theoretical and practical aftermaths are suggested.

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Published

2007-08-01

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 4 (2007)

Section

Point of View

License

All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Common attribution-type BY-NC.

How to Cite

Permeability - impermeability: canopy trees as biodiversity filters . (2007). Scientia Agricola, 64(4), 433-438. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90162007000400015