Abstract (en):
In spite of the diversity of life-zones in the Caribbean, over half of the vegetation is found in the dry tropical forest area (Murphy and Lugo, 1996). Nonetheless, current knowledge of the human and biophysical dimensions of changes in dry topical forests as well as the cumulative effects of these changes are, as yet, in the initial phases of academic discovery (Mooney et al., 1996; Sanchez—Azofeifa et al., 2005). Indeed, little is known about this ecosystem and few remnants exist (Instituto Alexander von Humboldt, 1998; Mendoza, 1999). Furthermore, this type of ecosystem is poorly represented in the portfolio of Colombia’s protected areas.
Abstract (es):
A pesar de la diversidad de zonas de vida en el Caribe, más de la mitad de la vegetación se encuentra en la zona de bosque seco (Murphy y Lugo, 1996). Sin embargo, el conocimiento actual sobre las dimensiones humanas y biofísicas de los cambios en el bosque seco tropical y sus efectos acumulativos esta en las etapas iniciales del descubrimiento académico (Mooney et al., 1996; Sánchez-Azofeifa et al., 2005). En efecto, es insuficiente lo que se conoce del bosque seco colombiano y existen pocos remanentes de este ecosistema (Instituto Alexander von Humboldt, 1998, Mendoza 1999). Adicionalmente, este ecosistema se encuentra muy pobremente representado en el portafolio de áreas protegidas colombianas
Keywords:
Bosque seco tropical, Providencia, Colombia, Caribe sur-occidental, Plantas leñosas (es)
Dry tropical forest, Old Providence, Colombia, woody plants, southwest Caribbean (en)
Dry tropical forest, Old Providence, Colombia, woody plants, southwest Caribbean (en)
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Ruiz, J., & Fandiño Orozco, M. C. (2007). Woody plants of the dry tropical forest of Old Providence, south west Caribbean, Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 8(1). Retrieved from https://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/186
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