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Biblioteca Invasion by native tree species prevents biotic homogenization in novel forests of Puerto Rico

Invasion by native tree species prevents biotic homogenization in novel forests of Puerto Rico

Invasion by native tree species prevents biotic homogenization in novel forests of Puerto Rico

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Date of publication
Dezembro 2010
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AGRIS:US201301899952
Pages
49-64

There is concern that secondary forests dominated by introduced species, known as novel forests, increase taxonomical similarity between localities and lead to biotic homogenization in human-dominated landscapes. In Puerto Rico, agricultural abandonment has given way to novel forests dominated by the introduced African tulip tree Spathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bignoniaceae). In this study, I characterized the tree species composition of S. campanulata forests in Puerto Rico as means to evaluate if biotic homogenization is occurring. Non-metric multidimensional scaling was used to examine what variables were related to the large (≥10 cm diameter at breast height [DBH]), small (≥2.5 to

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Abelleira Martínez, Oscar J.

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