Acosta Rojas, D.C.; Barczyk, M.; Espinosa, C.I.; Gusman, J.; Peña, J.; Neuschulz, E.; Schleuning, M. & Homeier, J. 2021: <b>Field guide of animal-dispersed plants: fruits and seeds in and around Podocarpus National Park</b>.: 1 <b>16</b> (INABIO, Quito).
Resource Description
Title:
Guía de campo de plantas dispersadas por animales: frutos y semillas en el Parque Nacional Podocarpus y sus cercanías/ Field guide of animal-dispersed plants: fruits and seeds in and around Podocarpus
FOR816dw ID:
1942
Publication Date:
2021-12-01
License and Usage Rights:
Resource Owner(s):
Individual:
Diana Carolina Acosta Rojas
Contact:
email:
diana.acosta <at> senckenberg.de
Senckenberganlage 25
D-60325 Frankfurt am Main
Hessen
Germany
email:
elneuschulz <at> senckenberg.de
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Individual:
Matthias Schleuning
Contact:
email:
webmaster <at> tropicalmountainforest.org
Individual:
Jürgen Homeier
Contact:
email:
jhomeie <at> gwdg.de
Faculty of Resource Management
University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HAWK)
37077 Göttingen
Germany
Abstract:
Plant communities in tropical mountains host a high diversity of species’ morphological traits. Many tropical plant species exhibit a wide range of colored fleshy fruits mainly dispersed by animals. Fruits display a variety of shapes including, for instance, capsules with arillate seeds, drupes with fibrous pulp, and juicy berries. These fruits can enclose just one or many tiny seeds which are dispersed by animals. In the tropical mountains of the southeast of Ecuador, seed size can vary from less than 1 mm (e.g., Miconia sp.) to large seeds with a size of almost 10 cm. <br/>
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Despite the high diversity of fleshy-fruited species and the relevance in plant regeneration, there is very little information that facilitates the identification of even the most common fruits and seeds in tropical mountains. The pronounced endemism in the Andes and the constant description of new plant species increase the necessity to foster local publications including these unique species. This project aims to produce an identification guide as a scientific tool to ease the taxonomic determination of seeds dispersed by animals and to speed up the identification process in the mountain forests of the southeast of Ecuador. This field guide will be a source of consultation for future research units at the San Francisco Scientific Station, and will also contribute to public outreach.
Keywords:
| tree seeds | mutualistic interactions | fruit functional traits | fleshy-fruited species |
Literature type specific fields:
BOOK
Publisher:
INABIO
Publication Place:
Quito
Edition:
1
Volume:
16
Number of Volumes:
1
Total Pages:
113
Total Figures:
4
Total Tables:
0
ISBN:
pending
Metadata Provider:
Individual:
Maik Dobbermann
Contact:
email:
dobberma <at> staff.uni-marburg.de
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing
Faculty of Geography
Deutschhausstr. 12
Philipps University of Marburg
35032 Marburg
Germany
