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- Title
Spatial Distribution, Population Structure, and Fecundity of Ceratozamia matudai Lundell (Zamiaceae) in El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico.
- Authors
Pérez Farrera, Miguel Angel; Vovides, Andrew P.
- Abstract
We describe the spatial distribution, population structure, and fecundity of Ceratozamia matudai in two populations in the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, in Chiapas, Mexico. Three random plots of 20 x 20 m were laid out in a cypress forest habitat of the cycad and six plots in a cloud forest habitat on Mount Ovando. The aggregated spatial pattern of C. matudai showed a clumped local distribution on shallow soils on steep slopes. Individuals between the sites showed differences in leaf production, trunk diameter, height, and growth pattern. A population structure with an inverse "J" curve was obtained in both sites. Emergence of male and female cones appears to be synchronous in both populations, with a predominance of male cones recorded.
- Subjects
FERTILITY; ZAMIACEAE; CYPRESS; LEAVES; PLANTS
- Publication
Botanical Review, 2004, Vol 70, Issue 2, p299
- ISSN
0006-8101
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1663/0006-8101(2004)070[0299:SDPSAF]2.0.CO;2