Hurricane driven changes in vegetation structure and ecosystem services in tropical urban yards: a study case in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Olivero-Lora, Sofía; Rojas‐Sandoval, Julissa; Meléndez‐Ackerman, Elvia J.; Orengo-Rolón, Juan L.

doi:10.1007/s11252-022-01236-5

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“…Appropriate management of urban resources, including sustainable planning of LULC and conscious expansion of green areas and water bodies, can enhance ecosystem functions (Fung et al, 2021;Olivero-Lora et al, 2022). This, in turn, leads to higher biodiversity (Abendroth et al, 2012;Chang and Lee, 2015;Barbosa et al, 2020;Hwang et al, 2021), improved pollination processes (Albuquerque-Lima et al, 2022), and effective control of illness-vector mosquitoes (Skovmand et al, 2011;Lee J. M. et al, 2019).…”

Section: Urban Resource Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In summary, effective urban resource planning in tropical cities requires a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach. This approach should consider socio-economic factors, for example, the morphological and chemical characteristics of the soil, the impacts of extreme weather events, and the potential use of solid waste for energy generation and cooling (Udomsri et al, 2011;Upadhyay et al, 2021;Olivero-Lora et al, 2022). Additionally, it is crucial to ensure that urban resource planning concepts are equitable and accessible to all, regardless of education or economic power (Muñoz-Erickson et al, 2014;Martinuzzi et al, 2021;Takakura and Massi, 2021).…”

Section: Urban Resource Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tropical cities research boundaries: a bibliometric analysis to bridge the gaps through multi-dimensional and cross-disciplinary features

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Front. Sustain. Cities

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Tropical regions are known for their complex ecosystems and biodiversity, which play a vital role in regulating the global climate. However, researching tropical cities can be challenging due to the need for multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional approaches. In this study, we conducted a bibliometric analysis to gain a structured understanding of the developments and characteristics of tropical cities research in the last decade. We identified the fundamental influences in tropical cities research, based on four major sub-topics: climate change, sustainable urbanization, protecting biodiversity, and urban resource management. We examined the connections between these themes and performed a systematic literature review on each. Our analysis provides a comprehensive trend analysis of tropical cities, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Our findings aim to provide a solid foundation for bridging the gaps for future crosscutting research.

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confidence: 99%

Tropical cities research boundaries: a bibliometric analysis to bridge the gaps through multi-dimensional and cross-disciplinary features

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et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Cities

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Light effects on seedling growth in simulated forest canopy gaps vary across species from different successional stages

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Thakur²,

Jia³

et al. 2023

Front. For. Glob. Change

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Tropical forests continue to suffer from various kinds of disturbances in the Anthropocene. An immediate impact of disturbances on forest ecosystems is the creation of numerous large and small canopy gaps, which dramatically affect forest structure and function. Yet, we know little about the effect of canopy gaps on forest successional trajectory. More specifically, the responses of seedlings from different successional stages to increased light intensity under large and small canopy gaps in understory remain unclear. In this study, dominant tree seedlings from early-, mid-, and late-successional stages were selected, respectively from a tropical montane forest in Hainan Island, China to study their growth rate, biomass and traits. Our results showed that the light condition under small canopy gaps (SG, 10–15% of full sunlight) and large canopy gaps (LG, 40–50% of full sunlight) induced greater increment of relative growth rates for seedlings from early- and mid-successional stages relative to that in late-successional stage. Both SG and LG also significantly increased photosynthesis rate, leaf area (LA), light saturation point (LSP), root mass ratio (RMR) and root: shoot ratio, but decreased specific leaf area (SLA) of seedlings across successional stages. Tree seedlings from the early-successional stage displayed the greatest decrease in leaf mass ratio, increase in LA, LSP, and RMR, in comparison to those from mid- and late- successional stages. Light condition and SLA were the most important factors for seedlings’ relative growth rate across successional stages. SLA connected the interaction between the light condition and successional stage on seedlings’ growth, thereby jointly explaining the 93% variation of seedlings’ growth, combining with area-based light saturated rate of CO2 assimilation. Our study highlights the distinct effect of disturbance-induced canopy gaps on seedling regeneration in the understory in tropical forest due to the variation of light intensity. We suspect that the seedlings from late-successional stage will recover relatively slow after disturbances causing canopy losses, which can have detrimental impacts on structure feature and successional trajectory in tropical forest, as well as forest-based ecosystem services.

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Hurricane driven changes in vegetation structure and ecosystem services in tropical urban yards: a study case in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Cited by 2 publications

References 68 publications

Tropical cities research boundaries: a bibliometric analysis to bridge the gaps through multi-dimensional and cross-disciplinary features

Tropical cities research boundaries: a bibliometric analysis to bridge the gaps through multi-dimensional and cross-disciplinary features

Light effects on seedling growth in simulated forest canopy gaps vary across species from different successional stages

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