COMPOSICIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA VEGETACIÓN BOSCOSA DE LA CUENCA BAJA DEL RÍO SAN SALVADOR, VERTIENTE NORTE DE LA SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA

In this research, floristic composition and structure of vegetation of forests in the low basin of the SanSalvador River (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) were studied. Through the analysis of a satellite imageIKONOS, two types of forested cover were identified. Fifteen sample areas of 0.1 ha (15 000 m...

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Main Authors: A. Dechner, M. Diazgranados
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Published: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2007-12-01
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description In this research, floristic composition and structure of vegetation of forests in the low basin of the SanSalvador River (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) were studied. Through the analysis of a satellite imageIKONOS, two types of forested cover were identified. Fifteen sample areas of 0.1 ha (15 000 m2) werelocated in the largest fragments of forest. 809 individuals with DBH = 10cm, belonging to 74 species and33 families were registered. According to the results, species diversity in the area is low with regard toother moist tropical forests and species richness varied from 7 to 19 species per plot. Distribution ofindividuals in DBH classes showed in the majority of sampled areas an inverted “J” shape trend, as it hasbeen reported in other tropical forests. The richest genera in terms of species were: Brosimum (Moraceae),Ficus (Moraceae), Licania (Chrysobalanaceae), Saurauia (Actinidiaceae) and Vismia (Guttiferae), eachof them with 2 species. These results represent a successful first phase to establish priorities for conservationof San Salvador river basin.
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spelling doaj-art-ec53ad2eafea47c29dddbe1251e2f9dd2025-08-20T03:09:45ZengPontificia Universidad JaverianaUniversitas Scientiarum0122-74832027-13522007-12-0112299124COMPOSICIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA VEGETACIÓN BOSCOSA DE LA CUENCA BAJA DEL RÍO SAN SALVADOR, VERTIENTE NORTE DE LA SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIAA. DechnerM. DiazgranadosIn this research, floristic composition and structure of vegetation of forests in the low basin of the SanSalvador River (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) were studied. Through the analysis of a satellite imageIKONOS, two types of forested cover were identified. Fifteen sample areas of 0.1 ha (15 000 m2) werelocated in the largest fragments of forest. 809 individuals with DBH = 10cm, belonging to 74 species and33 families were registered. According to the results, species diversity in the area is low with regard toother moist tropical forests and species richness varied from 7 to 19 species per plot. Distribution ofindividuals in DBH classes showed in the majority of sampled areas an inverted “J” shape trend, as it hasbeen reported in other tropical forests. The richest genera in terms of species were: Brosimum (Moraceae),Ficus (Moraceae), Licania (Chrysobalanaceae), Saurauia (Actinidiaceae) and Vismia (Guttiferae), eachof them with 2 species. These results represent a successful first phase to establish priorities for conservationof San Salvador river basin.https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B_IdlsctkRrxS29vWmptMzBJRWM/edit?usp=sharing&pli=1&docId=0B_IdlsctkRrxZkVaNHY4T1dCeDQfloristic compositionmoist tropical forestSan Salvador RiverSierra Nevada de Santa
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COMPOSICIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA VEGETACIÓN BOSCOSA DE LA CUENCA BAJA DEL RÍO SAN SALVADOR, VERTIENTE NORTE DE LA SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA
Universitas Scientiarum
floristic composition
moist tropical forest
San Salvador River
Sierra Nevada de Santa
title COMPOSICIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA VEGETACIÓN BOSCOSA DE LA CUENCA BAJA DEL RÍO SAN SALVADOR, VERTIENTE NORTE DE LA SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA
title_full COMPOSICIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA VEGETACIÓN BOSCOSA DE LA CUENCA BAJA DEL RÍO SAN SALVADOR, VERTIENTE NORTE DE LA SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA
title_fullStr COMPOSICIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA VEGETACIÓN BOSCOSA DE LA CUENCA BAJA DEL RÍO SAN SALVADOR, VERTIENTE NORTE DE LA SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA
title_full_unstemmed COMPOSICIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA VEGETACIÓN BOSCOSA DE LA CUENCA BAJA DEL RÍO SAN SALVADOR, VERTIENTE NORTE DE LA SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA
title_short COMPOSICIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA VEGETACIÓN BOSCOSA DE LA CUENCA BAJA DEL RÍO SAN SALVADOR, VERTIENTE NORTE DE LA SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA
title_sort composicion y estructura de la vegetacion boscosa de la cuenca baja del rio san salvador vertiente norte de la sierra nevada de santa marta colombia
topic floristic composition
moist tropical forest
San Salvador River
Sierra Nevada de Santa
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