Tree diversity in sub-montane and lower montane primary rain forests in Central Sulawesi

Culmsee, Heike; Pitopang, Ramadhanil

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“…), but became less important at submontane elevations (at 1050 m a.s.l.) (Culmsee and Pitopang 2009). In the lower and mid-montane forests of Sulawesi, the Fagaceae make up more than half of the aboveground biomass and constitute important carbon stocks .…”

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“…The designation of new records for Sulawesi or Central Sulawesi were based on comparison with the Checklist of woody plants of Sulawesi (Keßler et al 2002) and Culmsee and Pitopang (2009).…”

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“…Plant species collection rates on the island are among the lowest in Indonesia. Plot-based tree inventories have to date been restricted to hill and submontane elevational belts (Kessler et al 2005;Culmsee and Pitopang 2009), and the high mountain flora of the island is only known from a single, nonquantitative case study dating from the 1970s (van Balgooy and Tantra 1986).…”

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Tree diversity and phytogeographical patterns of tropical high mountain rain forests in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Tropical high mountain forests in Lore Lindu National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia, were described by their floristic composition and the importance of tree families (Family importance values, FIV), based on tree inventories conducted on 4 plots (each 0.24 ha) in old-growth forest stands at c. 1800 and 2400 m a.s.l. (mid-and upper montane elevations). To identify general patterns and regional peculiarities of the forests in the SE Asian and SW Pacific context, the biogeography of the tree species was analysed using distribution records. Out of the total of 87 tree species, only 18 species were found at both elevational zones. The discovery of new species and new distribution records (28% of the data set) highlights the deficiencies in the taxonomic and distribution data for Sulawesi. Sulawesi endemism rate was 20%. In the mid-montane Fagaceae-Myrtaceae forests, Lithocarpus spp. (Fagaceae) were overall important (4 spp. occupying around half of the total basal area) and the Myrtaceae the most species rich (8 spp.), thus showing typical features of Malesian montane forests. The upper montane conifer-Myrtaceae forest contained several high mountain tree taxa and showed affinity to the forests of New Guinea. The mountain flora comprised both eastern and western Malesian elements, with the nearest neighbouring islands Borneo and Maluku both sharing species with Sulawesi, reflecting the complex palaeogeography of the island. A separate analysis showed the midmontane forest to possess greatest biogeographical affinity to Borneo/western Malesia, and the upper montane forest had a number of typical elements of Papuasia/eastern Malesia and the Phillipines, which may be a result of historical patterns in land connection and the emergence of mountain ranges.

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Tree diversity and phytogeographical patterns of tropical high mountain rain forests in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

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“…While levels of biodiversity and endemism are high (Myers et al 2000), Sulawesi's flora remains poorly known and botanical collections are sparse compared to the other major Malesian islands (Frodin 2001). The results of recent intensive tree inventories for ecological studies in montane areas of Central Sulawesi have highlighted the deficiencies in the taxonomic and distribution data for Sulawesi (Culmsee & Pitopang 2009, Berg & Culmsee 2011). …”

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Magnolia sulawesiana described, and a key to the species of Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) occurring in Sulawesi

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Culmsee³

2013

blum - j plant tax and plant geog

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“…These facts have resulted in a high level of endemism, especially for the fauna (Cannon et al 2007;Whitten et al 1987). The Lore Lindu area in central Sulawesi possesses a unique biodiversity (Keßler et al 2002;Whitten et al 1987;Culmsee and Pitopang 2009;Culmsee et al 2008) and a rich cultural heritage of ancient stone megaliths (Sukendar 1997;Yuniawati 2001).…”

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Human–environment interactions in mountain rainforests: archaeobotanical evidence from central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kirleis

Pillar

Behling

2010

Veget Hist Archaeobot

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Palaeoecology may contribute to the debate on nature conservation and the preservation of cultural heritage. Here we present two palaeo-records from the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve and National Park in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The park comprises one of the largest remaining and most biodiverse mountain forests of Sulawesi. Outstanding megalithic sites reveal long-term human impact on the area. Thus, modern vegetation composition within the park has been determined by complex site histories, natural and anthropogenic. Palaeo-records from sites between 1,000 and 1,400 m a.s.l. demonstrate that human activity as well as climate variations have to be considered as the main drivers of vegetation changes in the region for the last 2,000 years. Human impact is reflected by large amounts of charred fragments in the pollen records plus low values of arboreal pollen resulting from forest clearance. The stratigraphy of one of the pollen records shows effects of a general cooling trend during the Little Ice Age (LIA). Biomass loss due to the conversion of lower montane rainforest to grassland has reduced the carbon storage potential in the area of the Lore Lindu Park. Recommendations for conservation policy that may be made from the environmental history within the biosphere reserve thus include the consideration of human influence in easily accessible areas, particularly in face of recent settlement intensification.

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Tree diversity in sub-montane and lower montane primary rain forests in Central Sulawesi

Cited by 46 publications

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Tree diversity and phytogeographical patterns of tropical high mountain rain forests in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tree diversity and phytogeographical patterns of tropical high mountain rain forests in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Magnolia sulawesiana described, and a key to the species of Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) occurring in Sulawesi

Human–environment interactions in mountain rainforests: archaeobotanical evidence from central Sulawesi, Indonesia

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