Seed Rain Patterns in the Secondary Forest of Santa María de Jesus, Quetzaltenango
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https://doi.org/10.54495/Rev.Cientifica.v14i1.267Keywords:
Seed rain patterns, Secondary forest , Santa Maria de Jesus, QuetzaltenangoAbstract
The forest of Santa María de Jesús, Quetzaltenango, located to the south-east of the Santa Maria volcano, is one of the remnants of cloud forest in southwestern Guatemala. This type of forest is in danger due to shifting cultivation and other changes in land use. Like most Guatemalan forests, its specific composition is known but the dynamics of its regeneration have not been explored. In order to achieve better management and protection strategies, seed rain was monitored in two successional stages of the secondary forest of Santa María during one year (June 1997 to May 1998). These successional stages were represented by two plots of 2500nr of different age and different development of vegetation cover.
The composition was determined by dispersion syndrome (that is, how the seeds are dispersed, if by air, by animals, etc.), the intensity of the rain of seeds in the plots and the evaluation of the effect of the vegetation structure on the spatial pattern of seed deposition.
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