Todd Lewis Todd.Lewis@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Technology
A botanical survey of Caño Palma Biological Station (Estación Biológica Caño Palma), Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Lewis, Todd R.; Grant, Paul; Garcı́a Quesada, M; Ryall, Colin; LaDuke, Thomas C
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Paul Grant
M Garcı́a Quesada
Colin Ryall
Thomas C LaDuke
Abstract
The Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica are renowned for their botanical diversity. Despite previous work in Costa Rica’s lowland wet rainforests, remote areas are still ecologically poorly known. Botanical species lists for such areas are often incomplete. Here, a preliminary survey of a remote research station on the Atlantic coast near Tortuguero, Costa Rica is presented. The forest was surveyed, measured and divided into plant zones to investigate species composition. The more abundant species of vegetation were identified and species records for the site updated to compile the first published inventory for the station. One species identified was a rare Vitex kuylenii (Lamiaceae), which has previously only been known from lowland areas of southeastern Nicaragua. This presents a range extension for this species.
Las tierras bajas del Caribe de Costa Rica son renombradas para su diversidad botánica. A pesar del trabajo previo en Costa Rica las selvas tropicales húmedas de tierras bajas, áreas remotas todavía permanecen ecológicamente desconocidas. Las listas de La flora para tales áreas son a menudo incompletas. En este trabajo se presenta , un diagnóstico preliminar de un centro de investigación alejado en la costa atlántica cerca de Tortuguero, Costa Rica . El bosque fue examinado, medido y dividido en zonas para investigar la composición de especies. Las especies más abundantes fueron identificadas y se confecciono el primer inventario florístico para la estación. espécie rara identificadas fue Vitex kuylenii (Lamiaceae), conocida previamente solamente de áreas de tierras bajas Del sureste de Nicaragua, lo cual representa una extensión de ámbito de distribución para la especie.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2010 |
Deposit Date | Sep 17, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 25, 2023 |
Journal | Brenesia |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 73 |
Issue | 74 |
Pages | 73-84 |
Keywords | Flora, Zones, lowland forest, Caño Palma, Costa Rica |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9994280 |
Publisher URL | http://biblioteca.museocostarica.go.cr/Brenesia.aspx |
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