Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic

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Autor(a) principal: Cano Ortiz, Ana
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Musarella, Carmelo Maria, Pinto Gomes, Carlos José, Quinto Canas, Ricardo, Piñar Fuentes, José Carlos, Cano, Eusebio
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14733
Resumo: The study of the forest in rainy environments of the Dominican Republic reveals the presence of four types of vegetation formations, clearly differentiated from each other in terms of their floristic and biogeographical composition, and also significantly different from the rainforests of Cuba. This leads us to propose two new alliances and four plant associations located in northern mountain areas exposed to moisture-laden winds from the Atlantic: All. Rondeletio ochraceae-Clusion roseae (Ass. Cyatheo furfuracei-Prestoetum motanae; Ass. Ormosio krugii-Prestoetum montanae); and All. Rondeletio ochraceae-Didymopanion tremuli (Ass. Hyeronimo montanae-Magnolietum pallescentis; Hyeronimo dominguensis-Magnolietum hamorii). We pay special attention to the description of cloud forest types, since they have a high rate of endemic species, and therefore there are endemic habitats, which need special protective actions. Therefore, we apply the Shannon diversity index to characteristic, companion, non-endemic, and endemic species. As result, the association Ormosio krugii-Prestoetum montanae has a Shannon_T = 2.4 and a value of Shannon_E = 0, whereas the other 3 associations have a better conservation status with Shannon values in all cases > 0: This is due to a worse conservation status of the Eastern Cordillera, in comparison with the Central Cordillera and Sierra de Bhaoruco. Due to human activity, some areas are very poorly conserved, as evidenced by the diversity index and the presence of endemic tree and plant elements. The worst conserved in terms of the relationship between characteristic plants vegetation (cloud forest) in areas with high rainfall are in the Dominican Republic, along with its floristic diversity and state of conservation. This study has made it possible to significantly increase the botanical knowledge of this important habitat.
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spelling Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican RepublicFloristic diversityVegetationCluster analysisAmericaPhytosociologyCubaThe study of the forest in rainy environments of the Dominican Republic reveals the presence of four types of vegetation formations, clearly differentiated from each other in terms of their floristic and biogeographical composition, and also significantly different from the rainforests of Cuba. This leads us to propose two new alliances and four plant associations located in northern mountain areas exposed to moisture-laden winds from the Atlantic: All. Rondeletio ochraceae-Clusion roseae (Ass. Cyatheo furfuracei-Prestoetum motanae; Ass. Ormosio krugii-Prestoetum montanae); and All. Rondeletio ochraceae-Didymopanion tremuli (Ass. Hyeronimo montanae-Magnolietum pallescentis; Hyeronimo dominguensis-Magnolietum hamorii). We pay special attention to the description of cloud forest types, since they have a high rate of endemic species, and therefore there are endemic habitats, which need special protective actions. Therefore, we apply the Shannon diversity index to characteristic, companion, non-endemic, and endemic species. As result, the association Ormosio krugii-Prestoetum montanae has a Shannon_T = 2.4 and a value of Shannon_E = 0, whereas the other 3 associations have a better conservation status with Shannon values in all cases > 0: This is due to a worse conservation status of the Eastern Cordillera, in comparison with the Central Cordillera and Sierra de Bhaoruco. Due to human activity, some areas are very poorly conserved, as evidenced by the diversity index and the presence of endemic tree and plant elements. The worst conserved in terms of the relationship between characteristic plants vegetation (cloud forest) in areas with high rainfall are in the Dominican Republic, along with its floristic diversity and state of conservation. This study has made it possible to significantly increase the botanical knowledge of this important habitat.Research group RNM: 211 of the Junta de Andalucia (Spain) and AECI projectMDPISapientiaCano Ortiz, AnaMusarella, Carmelo MariaPinto Gomes, Carlos JoséQuinto Canas, RicardoPiñar Fuentes, José CarlosCano, Eusebio2020-09-22T11:16:12Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14733eng2223-774710.3390/plants9060741info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-24T10:27:02Zoai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/14733Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:05:42.084727Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic
title Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic
spellingShingle Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic
Cano Ortiz, Ana
Floristic diversity
Vegetation
Cluster analysis
America
Phytosociology
Cuba
title_short Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic
title_full Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic
title_fullStr Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic
title_full_unstemmed Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic
title_sort Phytosociological study, diversity and conservation status of the cloud forest in the Dominican Republic
author Cano Ortiz, Ana
author_facet Cano Ortiz, Ana
Musarella, Carmelo Maria
Pinto Gomes, Carlos José
Quinto Canas, Ricardo
Piñar Fuentes, José Carlos
Cano, Eusebio
author_role author
author2 Musarella, Carmelo Maria
Pinto Gomes, Carlos José
Quinto Canas, Ricardo
Piñar Fuentes, José Carlos
Cano, Eusebio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Sapientia
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cano Ortiz, Ana
Musarella, Carmelo Maria
Pinto Gomes, Carlos José
Quinto Canas, Ricardo
Piñar Fuentes, José Carlos
Cano, Eusebio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Floristic diversity
Vegetation
Cluster analysis
America
Phytosociology
Cuba
topic Floristic diversity
Vegetation
Cluster analysis
America
Phytosociology
Cuba
description The study of the forest in rainy environments of the Dominican Republic reveals the presence of four types of vegetation formations, clearly differentiated from each other in terms of their floristic and biogeographical composition, and also significantly different from the rainforests of Cuba. This leads us to propose two new alliances and four plant associations located in northern mountain areas exposed to moisture-laden winds from the Atlantic: All. Rondeletio ochraceae-Clusion roseae (Ass. Cyatheo furfuracei-Prestoetum motanae; Ass. Ormosio krugii-Prestoetum montanae); and All. Rondeletio ochraceae-Didymopanion tremuli (Ass. Hyeronimo montanae-Magnolietum pallescentis; Hyeronimo dominguensis-Magnolietum hamorii). We pay special attention to the description of cloud forest types, since they have a high rate of endemic species, and therefore there are endemic habitats, which need special protective actions. Therefore, we apply the Shannon diversity index to characteristic, companion, non-endemic, and endemic species. As result, the association Ormosio krugii-Prestoetum montanae has a Shannon_T = 2.4 and a value of Shannon_E = 0, whereas the other 3 associations have a better conservation status with Shannon values in all cases > 0: This is due to a worse conservation status of the Eastern Cordillera, in comparison with the Central Cordillera and Sierra de Bhaoruco. Due to human activity, some areas are very poorly conserved, as evidenced by the diversity index and the presence of endemic tree and plant elements. The worst conserved in terms of the relationship between characteristic plants vegetation (cloud forest) in areas with high rainfall are in the Dominican Republic, along with its floristic diversity and state of conservation. This study has made it possible to significantly increase the botanical knowledge of this important habitat.
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