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Long-term performance and herbivory of tree seedlings planted into primary and secondary forests of Central Amazonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2013

Julieta Benítez-Malvido  and
Miguel Martínez-Ramos
Julieta Benítez-Malvido*
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No 8701, Col. Ex-Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, Morelia, Michoacán, México Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA), C.P. 478, Manaus, AM 69011–970, Brazil
Miguel Martínez-Ramos
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No 8701, Col. Ex-Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, Morelia, Michoacán, México
*
1Corresponding author. Email: jbenitez@cieco.unam.mx
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Abstract:

Plant survival and growth in tropical rain forest are affected by different biotic and abiotic forces. As time elapses and plants grow the relative importance of such forces as regeneration inhibitors and/or facilitators may change according to habitat and species. To detect within- and among-species divergences in performance over time in different habitats we followed, for nearly a decade, the survival, growth and herbivory of seedlings of the native tree species: Chrysophyllum pomiferum, Micropholis venulosa and Pouteria caimito. In Central Amazonia, young seedlings were planted into old-growth and secondary forests dominated by Vismia spp. One year after planting, C. pomiferum ranked first (i.e. fast growth, fewer dead and less herbivory) for both habitats, followed by M. venulosa and P. caimito. Initial trends changed over time. In the long term, M. venulosa ranked first for both habitats, followed by C. pomiferum and P. caimito ranked consistently lowest. Within-species divergences in growth and herbivory were greater in secondary forest. Initial seedling responses cannot always be used to predict species persistence in the long term. Contrary to previous estimations, old-growth-forest species can persist under Vismia spp. stands, at least when planted.

Keywords

Amazoniaherbivorylong-term studiesplantingSapotaceaeVismia
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Research Article
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , July 2013 , pp. 301 - 311
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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