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<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0034-77442018000100149</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rbt.v66i1.27612</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Gap edge attributes in Neotropical rainforest, Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Atributos de los bordes de los fragmentos en un bosque húmedo neotropical, en Ecuador]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cañadas López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Álvaro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rade Loor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andrade Candell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Joffre]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Ciro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Molina Hidrovo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zambrano Zambrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wehenkel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Christian]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Durango]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>66</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>149</fpage>
<lpage>163</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442018000100149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442018000100149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442018000100149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The application of gap dynamics theory appears to be a promising option for tropical forest management and conservation. In the present study of a tree species-rich and old-growth Ecuadorian Neotropical forest, we assessed the spatial distribution of gaps and gap size in relation to: i) tree number at the gap edge, ii) number of tree species at the gap edge, iii) number of tree species per stem at the gap edge, iv) species similarity, v) species evenness at the gap edge, vi) size differentiation at the gap edge, vii) gap isolation and viii) species mingling at the gap edge. Our results demonstrated that the spatial distribution of gaps was random. Various gap attributes were strongly associated with gap size. The number of tree species per stem at the gap edge was negatively correlated to the gap size. Gap sizes up to 50 m2were mostly sufficient to generate tree species-rich forest stands. Assuming that our results were representative for an old-growth neotropical rainforest in Ecuador, our study remarks the following management recommendations: 1) Rainforests have a very complex spatial and diversity structure and logging activities should preferably be omitted because of adverse effects. 2) If logging is inevitable, this should mimic a random choice of trees and tree species, to prevent special selection of tree dimension and species; and a random distribution of trees to be logged, to produce gaps smaller than 50 m2and never larger than 400 m2. Additionally, we suggest cutting not more than 5 % of the tree biomass per 10-20 years period, to preclude stronger alterations of ecosystem processes, and the reduction of existing dead wood from the ecosystem. Rev. Biol. Trop. 66(1): 149-163. Epub 2018 March 01.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Aplicar la teoría de la dinámica de parches parece ser una opción prometedora para el manejo y conservación de los bosques tropicales. En el presente estudio se analizó la distribución espacial y el tamaño de los parches en relación con: i) el número de árboles en el borde del parche, ii) el número de especies arbóreas en el parche iii) número de especies arbóreas por tronco en el borde del parche, iv) similitud de las especies, v) uniformidad de las especies en el borde del parche, vi) separación del tamaño en el borde del parche, vii) aislamiento del parche y viii) borde del parche. Nuestros resultados demostraron que la distribución espacial de los parches fue aleatoria. Varios atributos de la vegetación se asociaron fuertemente con el tamaño del parche. El número de especies de árboles por fuste en el borde del parche se correlacionó negativamente con el tamaño del parche. Asumiendo que, nuestros resultados fueron representativos de un bosque neotropical en el Ecuador, nuestro estudio respalda las siguientes recomendaciones: 1) Este tipo de bosque húmedo tiene una diversidad espacial y estructural muy compleja; por lo tanto, las actividades de explotación forestal deberían omitirse, ya que afectarán negativamente sus estructuras. 2) Si la tala es inevitable, entonces deberían imitarse las estructuras naturales descritas en este estudio. Es decir, i) una selección aleatoria de especies de árboles a cosechar, con el fin de evitar la selección específica por dimensiones del arbolado o por especies, ii) en la distribución aleatoria de árboles debe tomarse en cuenta que los parches sean menores a 50 m2y jamás mayores a 400 m2. Adicionalmente, se recomienda no cortar más del 5 % de la biomasa arbórea en cada período de corta de entre 10 a 20 años, para evitar alteraciones mayores en los procesos del ecosistema y la reducción de madera muerta existente en estos ecosistemas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Agglomerative approach]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[gap size]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Gini evenness index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[size differentiation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[species mingling]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sørensen similarity index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diferenciación por tamaño]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfoque aglomerado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[índice de uniformidad de Gini]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[índice de similitud de Sørensen]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mezcla de especies]]></kwd>
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