Tropical Forest Community Ecology

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Index511

death of canopy trees creates gaps 388–9

mortality of long-lived pioneers 390

sustainable use, may lead to habitat degradation 430

Swietenia macrophylla, in CITES Appendix II 452

symmetric density dependence 151 ,155

symmetric neutral theoryseeneutral theory,

symmetric

TCHseetropical conservatism hypothesis
TDFseetropical dry forest
temperate biomes, defined 35
temperate forests, focal species 80
temporal model of successionseenucleation model
terrestrial plant species, form associations with
mycorrhizal fungi 295
tolerance–fecundity trade-offs 5, 186
present in tropical forests 192
relationship of seed mass to tolerance 190–1
seed-size mediated in tropical forests 191
top-down vs. bottom-up forces, central Panama 6
trade-offs, and maintenance of species diversity 5
trade-offs, colonization-related, in tropical forests
182–95
colonization-related trade-offs
and habitat partitioning 183
presence and role of 187–8
empirical evidence in tropical forests 188–92
competition–colonization trade-offs 189–90
dispersal–fecundity trade-offs 191–2
tolerance–fecundity trade-offs 190–1
theory on and diversity maintenance 183–6
competition–colonization trade-offs 185–6
equalizing vs. stabilizing influences 183–5
tree colonization, successional pattern of 390–2
complex regeneration modes and life histories 390
tree diversity
correlated with minimum Pleistocene biome size
37, 40
strong correlation with actual
evapotranspiration 42
tree diversity, landscape patterns of 20–1
further studies 23
space and floristic variation 23
and non-equilibrium hypothesis for tropical
forests 21
extended to two-scale model 21
not true at a larger scale 21
permanent tree plot censuses testing influence of
distance 21, 22
tree speciation, usually allopatric 131–2

tree species 131–2

dispersal ofSymphonia globulifera 131

spreading in a neutral world 131

tree species composition, spatial variation in 11–30

species diversity

patterns of spatial variation in 12–15

search for environmental correlates 15–18

understanding causes of spatial variation in

18–20

testing theories 20–4

landscape patterns of tree diversity 20–1

measuring the environment of plants 23–4

partitioning effects of dispersal and

environment 21–3

tree species richness 11

current 37, 39

disparity among biomes 31–45

empirical tests of the GAH and GAAH 36–7

estimating histories of biome areas 35–6

some tropical lineages crossed the frost line 41

testing the GAAH 35

testing the GAH 34

estimates for eleven biomes areas 35, 36

treefall gaps 163

availability of nutrients in 204

as foci for regeneration and succession 197

hypotheses and mechanisms for maintaining

diversity 199–200

nutrient gradients 204

provide regeneration niches 199

seed rain density predictions 245–6

seedling establishment can be suppressed by lianas

204, 418

in young secondary forests 398

see alsogap hypothesis

treefall gaps and plant species diversity in forests

196–209

is there evidence to support gap hypothesis 200–4

have we missed the forest for the trees 201–3

shade-tolerant trees, lianas and treefall gaps

203–4

processes and pathways of gap-phase regeneration

197–8, 199

variation in impact across broad environmental

gradients 204–5

trees, important role, providing habitat, food and

shelter 43

TRFseetropical rainforest

tritrophic interactions 6

major issues in 275–6

research in the tropics in its infancy 284