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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2021-05-19
    Description: Within the framework of the CARICOMP(Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity) monitoring program, a study of the Avicennia germinans mangrove formation of Chengue bay (Tayrona Natural Park, Colombia) was performed between June 1995 and July 1996, based on the evaluation of structural and functional characteristics at three monitoring plots (10 x 10 m). The structure of the studied formation is coincident with that of fringing forests of the Caribbean region in having small trees (dbh=11.3 cm, total height=6.3 m) and high densities (16.3 trunks/0.01 ha). During the monitored period there was a low mortality rate (0.7 trees/year) and there were significant increases of the circumferences at breast height (as well as of the variables derived from this measure). Average tree growth rates expressed in height, dbh and basal area were 26.7 cm/year, 0.17 cm/year and 2.9 cm2/year respectively. Litterfall was composed principally by leaves (66.1%) and represented a mean production rate of 43.1 g/m2/month (5.2 t/ha/year). There was a temporal pattern of litterfall production associated with the climatic seasons in the area: during rainy months the production of total litterfall, leaves and fruits was higher, while during the dry season there was a reduction of these components and an increase of flowers and wood/twigs. Therefore, flowering and fruit production periods are fitted to an annual reproductive cycle. In general, the information gathered during this study is a new contribution to the knowledge of mangrove ecology in Chengue, and showed that the monitored trees had the conditions to grow and develop during the evaluated period.
    Description: En el marco del programa de monitoreo CARICOMP (Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity), se estudió la formación de manglar de Avicennia germinans de la Bahía de Chengue (Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Colombia), a partir de la determinación de atributos estructurales y funcionales en tres parcelas de monitoreo (10 x 10 m) entre junio de 1995 y julio de 1996. Estructuralmente esta formación coincide con las características generales de bosques de borde de la región Caribe, es decir, árboles pequeños (en términos de DAP=11.3 cm y altura total=6.3 m) y en altas densidades (16.3 troncos/0.01 ha). Durante el periodo monitoreado se encontró una baja tasa de mortalidad por parcela (0.7 árboles/año) y se registró un aumento significativo entre los promedios de la medición inicial y final de la circunferencia a la altura del pecho (y las variables que se originan de esta medida). Las tasas promedio de crecimiento de altura total, DAPy área basal por árbol fueron de 26.7 cm/año, 0.17 cm/año y 2.9 cm2/año respectivamente. La hojarasca estuvo conformada principalmente por hojas (66.1%) y su tasa promedio de producción fue de 43.1 g/m2/mes (5.2 t/ha/año). Se detectó un patrón temporal de producción de hojarasca y sus componentes asociados a las épocas climáticas del área, según el cual durante la estación lluviosa son mayores las contribuciones de hojarasca total, hojas y propágulos, mientras que en la época seca disminuyen los aportes de todos éstos y se incrementa la producción de flores y ramas. De esta manera los periodos de fructificación y floración se ajustan a un ciclo anual reproductivo. En general la información obtenida es un nuevo aporte al conocimiento de los manglares de Chengue y permite concluir que los individuos monitoreados de A. germinans en Chengue contaron con las condiciones que les permitieron crecer y desarrollarse durante el periodo evaluado.
    Description: Published
    Description: Avicennia germinans
    Keywords: Population structure ; Growth ; Mangroves ; Population structure ; Growth ; Mangroves
    Repository Name: AquaDocs
    Type: Journal Contribution
    Format: pp.223-244
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  • 2
    Publication Date: 2021-05-19
    Description: As a contribution to the biological knowledge about the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina and the use of this information as a tool to generate conservation and management strategies for this threatened species, a study about its annual growth rate, in different reef areas in Santa Marta and the National Natural Park Tayrona in the Colombian Caribbean took place. Manual measurements of 35 colonies were analyzed and images of 11 colonies were recorded in the beginning and in the end of the field stage. The annual growth rate varies among colonies and areas where measurements were taken. The average annual growth rate obtained with both of the methods was high and oscillated between 7.6 and 8.1 cm/year in height and between 6.9 and 8.3 cm/year wide. The total area of the colonies increased 246.1 cm2/year. These high rates suggest that the study area has the ideal features for the optimal development of the species. Eventhough, these features may be limited by environmental, biological and anthropic changes.
    Description: Published
    Description: Gorgonia ventalina, Sea fans
    Keywords: Growth ; Population structure ; Growth ; Population characteristics ; Population structure
    Repository Name: AquaDocs
    Type: Journal Contribution
    Format: pp.77-90
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