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Biodiversity and Structure of Vascular Flora in Monteverde Cloud Forests

This study explores the rich biodiversity of the Monteverde Cloud Forest, documenting over 3,000 vascular plant species, including more than 700 tree species, across an area of 350 km² above 700 m elevation. This unique environment supports a diverse flora comparable to that of 15,000 km² of Amazonian lowlands. The research highlights significant findings, such as extinction patterns of tree species and the effects of wind stress on shade-intolerant trees, leveraging advanced data from NSF and NASA to enhance understanding of this vital ecosystem.

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Biodiversity and Structure of Vascular Flora in Monteverde Cloud Forests

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  1. Forest Structure and Biodiversity on a Cloud Forest Lee Margin R. O. Lawton, R. M. Welch, U. S. Nair, K. N. Rabenold & W. A. Haber

  2. The local flora: >3000 vascular plant species (>700 tree spp) in 350 km2 above 700 m (as rich as 15,000 km2 of Amazonian lowlands, Manu, Peru)

  3. Apparently extinct

  4. ~1800 20x50 m plots >33,000 trees >500 tree species

  5. We don’t sample second growth, swamps, ridgetops, or – most especially -- gorges

  6. b a Cloud immersion frequency over Monteverde derived using: a) MODIS data for March of 2003; and b) MODIS data for March of 2003-2006.

  7. Wind stress and spatial segregation in the guild of shade intolerant trees: Didymopanax pittieri (orange) Guettarda poasana (olive) Cecropia polyphlebia (teal

  8. All this made possible by a host of characters: NSF, NASA, Wolf Guindon, Eladio Cruz, & the staff of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Drs. J. Putz, J. Daniels, R. Welch, U. Nair, R. Pielke, D. Ray, J. Calvo, A. Pounds, W. Haber, K. Rabenold, M. F. Lawton, and students – G. Cauthen, K. Wasmund, T. Earnhardt, T. Field, A. Petroff, P. Petroff, M. Lawton, M. Patrick, N. Lawton, S. Asefi, A. Regmi & V. S. Manoharan

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