| dc.creator | Baums-Robles, B. | |
| dc.creator | Cruz Quiñones, C. | |
| dc.creator | Díaz, L. | |
| dc.creator | Govender, Y. | |
| dc.creator | Cuevas, E. | |
| dc.date | 2012-05-23T18:13:58Z | |
| dc.date | 2012-05-23T18:13:58Z | |
| dc.date | 2009-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-17T16:53:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-17T16:53:34Z | |
| dc.identifier | Baums-Robles, B.; Cruz Quiñones C.; Díaz L.; Govender Y.; and Cuevas, E. "A comparison of fine root density of plants in the Coastal Plateau of the Guánica Dry Forest Reserve". Río Piedras Campus: External Scientific Advisory Committe (ESAC), 2009. http://repositorio.upr.edu:8080/jspui/handle/10586 /192 | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10586 /192 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/647347 | |
| dc.description | Root production is an important process in the dynamic carbon and nutrient cycle of
terrestrial ecosystems. Root productivity of plant community can be affected by temperature,
rainfall and availability of nutrients. In dry forests, root density within the soil system depends
on seasonal resources availability, age and soil properties (Pavon and Briones, 1998).
In tropical dry forests experience seasonal drought. This seasonality is more
pronounced in regard to dry and wet periods than to seasonal fluctuations in temperature
(Castellanos,et al.,. 1991). Due to the lack of information on how biology of these forests
respond to the seasonality of rainfall (Murphy and Lugo, 1986),our study focuses on
understanding of root production by plants in the Guánica Dry Forest as a function of water
availability. The Guánica Dry Forest is located in south western Puerto Rico (Fig 1). The
rainfall recorded here over the period of 70 years varied from 500 mm to 1500 mm. The soils of
the Guánica Dry Forest normally exhibits a deficit of water, ten out of twelve months of the year
and seasonal climatic conditions indicate runoff only during the months of September and
October (Lugo, et.al., 1978).
Considering the great variation in water availability we hypothesized that the fine root
density (<2mm)of plants in the Guánica Dry Forest will reflect the seasonal patterns of rainfall,
with an increase in root density during the rainy season. | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | External Scientific Advisory Committe (ESAC) | |
| dc.subject | root density | |
| dc.subject | Guánica Dry Forest Reserve | |
| dc.subject | plants | |
| dc.subject | dry forest | |
| dc.subject | Puerto Rico | |
| dc.title | A comparison of fine root density of plants in the Coastal Plateau of the Guánica Dry Forest Reserve | |
| dc.type | Poster | |
