Ecología de los robledales de altura (bosque de Quercus) maduros y en recuperación en la Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica

A phytosociological analysis of secondary vegetation was carried out in the montane vegetation belt of the Costa Rican Cordillera de Talamanca. Relevés were made in randomly-stratified clustered sample plots distributed over homogeneous patches of secondary vegetation. A TWINSPAN classification, refined by Braun-Blanquet procedures, revealed twelve secondary plant communities (six grassland, two shrubland and four recovering forests). These were grouped into a set of six lower montane (ca. 2300 m alt.) and a set of six upper montane (ca. 2800 m alt.) plant communities. These communities have been described by characterizing their structure, composition, ecology (environmental aspects) and distribution. Finally some differences and similarities between the communities, as well as their position along a possible successional gradient, have been discussed.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	128128 Velzen, H.P. van, 131444 Wijtzes, W.H., 82284 Kappelle, M., 20493 University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Países Bajos). Dept. of Palynology and Paleo, 20110 Universidad Nacional, Heredia (Costa Rica)
Format:	biblioteca
Published:	Amsterdam (Países Bajos) 1995
Subjects:	QUERCUS, COMPOSICION BOTANICA, ESTRUCTURA DEL BOSQUE, DENSIDAD DE LA POBLACION, BOSQUE SECUNDARIO, COSTA RICA,
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