A5060837992- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant and animal studies
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Plant and soil sciences
- Plant chemical constituents analysis
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
- Phytochemical compounds biological activities
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
Universidad de Antioquia
2018-2022
Tropical forests disappear rapidly because of deforestation, yet they have the potential to regrow naturally on abandoned lands. We analyze how 12 forest attributes recover during secondary succession and their recovery is interrelated using 77 sites across tropics. are highly resilient low-intensity land use; after 20 years, attain 78% (33 100%) old-growth values. Recovery 90% values fastest for soil (<1 decade) plant functioning (<2.5 decades), intermediate structure species diversity (2.5...
Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services, but can they also preserve the distinct regional tree floras? Using floristic composition of 1215 early successional forests (≤20 years) in 75 human-modified landscapes across Neotropic realm, we identified 14 groups, with a between-group dissimilarity 0.97. Floristic groups were associated location, bioregions, soil pH, temperature seasonality, water availability. Hence, there...
Carapa cedrotagua, a new species from the surroundings of Serranía de los Yariguíes, in Eastern Andes Colombia, is described and illustrated. Notes about its geographical distribution, phenology, uses, conservation status taxonomic affinities are provided. The similar to C. alticola, guianensis, pariensis, but differs these mainly by morphological combination shorter petiolules 3.4–6(–7) mm long, leaflets secondary veins flat abaxial surface, stipitate beaked fruits with valves bearing warty...
Abstract Aims Tropical dry forests are among the most threatened ecosystems on Earth, and understanding effects of climate their species distributions is critical to mitigate global change impacts. Here, we assessed impact precipitation dispersal limitation by natural anthropogenic causes phylogenetic taxonomic beta diversity woody‐plant communities. Location Cauca River Canyon in Northwest Andean mountains, Colombia. Methods We used inventory data from 160 0.02‐ha plots a tree calculate...
La especie nueva, nombrada Sciodaphyllum sonsonense, se encuentra en los bosques altoandinos del norte de la Cordillera Central Antioquia, Colombia. Este taxón comparte algunas características morfológicas con S. huilense y pubens, pero difiere entre otros caracteres, poseer una lígula blanquecina bífida 1/3 a 2/3 su longitud total. descripción e ilustración sonsonense está acompañada por mapa distribución, apuntes habitat, tabla afinidades taxonómicas fotografías.
Sciodaphyllum zarucchii M. Mora, Lowry, Idárraga, Jiménez-Mont. & G. Plunkett (Araliaceae) is described as a new species in honor of James L. Zarucchi (1952–2019). It occurs humid premontane and montane forests on the western slope Cordillera Occidental department Antioquia, Colombia, where it known from only two localities, one which highly threatened by forest clearing. A risk extinction assessment using IUCN Red List criteria reveals that S. Endangered.
A new species of Sciodaphyllum (Araliaceae), S. pygmaeum, is described and illustrated from the basin Anchicayá River in Chocó Biogeographical region Colombia. This differs other members genus by being a small monocaulous shrub, with hollow branches, tubular stipular ligules, fewer secondary branches inflorescence. The conservation status pygmaeum accessed to be Least Concern (LC) according IUCN categories criteria.