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The Chiquitano Dry Forest, the Transition between Humid and Dry Forest in Eastern Lowland Bolivia
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Killeen, Timothy J. Chavez, Ezequial Peña-Claros, Marielos Toledo, Marisol Arroyo, Luzmila Caballero, Judith Guillén, René Quevedo, Roberto Saldias, Mario Soria, Liliana Uslar, Ynés Vargas, Israel Steininger, Marc |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | The floristic similarities of 118 permanent plots established in eastern Bolivia were compared using detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). The Chiquitano dry forest is characterized by a north to south floristic gradient that intergrades with the Amazon flora to the north and with the Gran Chaco flora to the south. However, the forest situated between these two biomes is composed of taxa which are neither Chacoan nor Amazonian, but are a local variant of the seasonal dry tropical forest that is found in other regions of the Neotropics. Species composition varied along both a latitudinal and longitudinal gradient reflecting the floristic differences in the humid forests of southwest Amazon on the Andean piedmont and those of south-central Amazon on the Brazilian shield. The Chiquitano dry forest tree flora, as documented by these plot studies, was not particularly heterogeneous, although forests over calcareous rocks have a different floristic composition when compared with those found on soils derived from granitic rocks. The origin of the floristic gradient is discussed in light of recent discoveries in paleoecology and future climate change. Book Name: Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2010-0-46168-9&isbn=9780429124259&doi=10.1201/9781420004496-9&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 233 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| Starting Page | 214 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781420004496-9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2006-05-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests Area Studies Species Composition Floristic Gradient Chiquitano Dry Forest Bolivia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
