Elevational patterns of species richness, evenness, and abundance of the Costa Rican leaf-litter herpetofauna
The abundance, species richness, and evenness of the Costa Rican leaf-litter herpetofauna was estimated during the late wet season of 1985 by quantitative sampling of replicate plots at ten sites encompassing an elevation range of 3 to 1670 m. Species richness was positively correlated with leaf-litter depth, and negatively correlated with elevation. Herpetofaunal density also tended to increase with litter depth and decline with elevation. A strong positive correlation existed between species richness and herpetofaunal density. Evenness was highly variable and independent of both leaf-litter depth and elevation. Analysis of a subset of the data, representing an elevational transect from Tortuguero to the Braulio Carrillo National Park Extension, yielded similar results. Tropical leaf-litter reptiles and amphibians appear to be both more diverse and more abundant at lower elevations. Sites with deep leaf litter generally sustain dense and diverse reptile and amphibian populations. Local herpetofaunas typically consist of a few very common species along with a large number of comparatively rare species.
Main Authors: | 66636 Fauth, J.E., 59977 Crother, B.I., 119730 Slowinski, J.B. autores/as |
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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Washington DC (EUA): Wiley,
1989
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Subjects: | RIQUEZA ESPECÍFICA, BIODIVERSIDAD, HERPETOLOGIA, AGROFORESTERIA, HOJARASCA FORESTAL, |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2307/2388708 |
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