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Edge Effects Act Differentially on Multiple Early Regeneration Stages of a Shade-tolerant Tree Tapirira mexicana
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Journal Article
Edge Effects Act Differentially on Multiple Early Regeneration Stages of a Shade-tolerant Tree Tapirira mexicana
2013
Overview
Forest fragmentation is pervasive in tropical landscapes, and one pathway by which fragmentation may negatively impact populations is via edge effects. Early life-stages are particularly important for species regeneration as they act as bottlenecks, but how edge effects may act differentially on different life-stages is unknown. This study evaluated edge effects on multiple early life-stages of a currently common animal-dispersed, shade-tolerant tree Tapirira mexicana (Anacardiaceae). The study was conducted in tropical premontane wet forest fragments in a highly deforested region of Costa Rica. The stages assessed were pre-dispersal predation, primary dispersal, post-dispersal predation, secondary dispersal, ex situ germination, in situ seed longevity, first and second year seedling abundance, second year seedling survivorship, and basal diameter growth. Results showed that impacts of edge effects were not equal across stages, but were limited to specific stages and times. One stage which may act as a bottleneck for species regeneration was pre-dispersal predation. Over 60 percent of the seeds were predated by larvae, and predation was higher near the edge than interior habitat. Seeds lost viability within 10 d in the forest. Germination to first year seedling stage was also lower near edges, but such effect was eliminated within a year after that. Primary dispersal, seedling survivorship, and growth were not affected by proximity to edges, and both secondary dispersal and post-dispersal predation were rare. This study demonstrates that current population abundance may not guarantee future species persistence and the importance of considering multiple life-stages for a comprehensive assessment of forest fragmentation effects on species regeneration.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd,Wiley Subscription Services,Wiley,Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subject
/ Animal, plant and microbial ecology
/ Biological and medical sciences
/ Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
/ forests
/ Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
/ habitats
/ larvae
/ pre-dispersal and post-dispersal seed predation
/ primary and secondary seed dispersal
/ seeds
/ trees
