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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>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442022000100817</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v70i1.51108</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Adaptación al sotobosque de una comunidad de palmas (Arecaceae) andinas desde la perspectiva de las tasas vitales]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Adaptation to the undergrowth of a community of Andean palms (Arecaceae) from the vital rates perspective]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Cepeda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paula]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Isaza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carolina]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Militar Nueva Granada Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Cajicá]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>70</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>817</fpage>
<lpage>835</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442022000100817&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442022000100817&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442022000100817&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  Las palmas tienen adaptaciones para prosperar en el entorno limitante del sotobosque, que se pueden examinar a partir del estudio de las tasas de supervivencia, crecimiento y fecundidad. Sin embargo, los estudios que abordan las estrategias de tasas vitales desarrolladas por una comunidad de palmas para habitar el sotobosque del bosque son escasos.  Objetivo:  Determinar y comparar las tasas vitales de supervivencia, crecimiento y fertilidad en una comunidad de palmas de sotobosque andino.  Métodos:  El estudio se realizó en el Parque Natural Chicaque, Colombia. En un área de 0.07 ha, donde se estudiaron las especies Chamaedorea linearis, C. pinnatifrons, Geonoma orbignyana y G. undata. Durante 2018 a 2019 se recolectaron datos correspondientes a supervivencia, crecimiento y fecundidad. Las tasas vitales se estimaron a partir de su relación con el tamaño de los individuos.  Resultados:  Se registraron un total de 597, 687, 453 y 690 individuos en 0.1 ha de C. linearis, C. pinnatifrons, G. orbignyana y G. undata, respectivamente. Las cuatro especies tuvieron una alta supervivencia de plántulas, bajas tasas de crecimiento en individuos sin tallo, baja producción de hojas, pocas hojas totales, una alta longevidad de las hojas, e inicio de la reproducción con un tallo de baja altura. No obstante, hubo diferencias entre las especies en las que G. orbignyana y C. pinnatifrons presentaron patrones comúnmente vistos en las palmas del sotobosque. Por el contrario, C. linearis y G. undata tienen estrategias de crecimiento mixtas para hacer frente a los espacios abiertos y las condiciones del sotobosque, ya que sus hojas y copas son más grandes, tienen mayores tasas de crecimiento del tallo y la reproducción comienza a mayor altura. En cuanto a los géneros, las Chamaedoreas tuvieron unas tasas de crecimiento y reproducción altas, pasando la mayor parte de su vida como adultos. Por su parte, las Geonomas priorizan la permanencia de los individuos, con sus ciclos de vida largos, tasas de crecimiento más bajas.  Conclusiones:  Las Chamaedoreas priorizan crecimiento y reproducción, mientras que las Geonomas priorizan la permanencia. Las condiciones limitantes del sotobosque parecen favorecer estas dos estrategias de crecimiento típicas de las especies estudiadas. Estos resultados pueden considerarse como un paso hacia el conocimiento de las estrategias de la coexistencia de las comunidades de palmeras en los bosques.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Palms have adaptations to thrive in the limiting environment of the understory, which can be examined from studying their survival, growth and fecundity rates. However, studies that address the vital rates strategies developed by a community of palms to successfully inhabit the forest understory are scarce.  Objective:  To determine and compare the vital rates of survival, growth and fecundity in a community of Andean understory palms.  Methods:  The study was carried out in the Chicaque Natural Park, Colombia in an area occupying 0.07 ha, focused on the species Chamaedorea linearis, C. pinnatifrons, Geonoma orbignyana and G. undata. During 2018 and 2019, data corresponding to survival, growth and fecundity of these species were collected. The vital rates were estimated from their relationship with the size of the individuals.  Results:  A total of 597, 687, 453 and 690 individuals were registered in 0.1 ha of C. linearis, C. pinnatifrons, G. orbignyana and G. undata, respectively. The four species had high survival of seedlings, low growth rates in stemless individuals, low leaf production, few total leaves, a high longevity of the leaves and start of reproduction with low-height aerial stem. However, we found differences among species in which G. orbignyana and C. pinnatifrons demonstrated patterns commonly seen in understory palms. By contrast, C. linearis and G. undata had mixed growth strategies to cope with open spaces and understory conditions, as their leaves are larger, have larger stem growth rates and reproduction begins at a higher height. In terms of the genera, Chamaedoreas had fast growth and reproduction rates, spending most of their lives as adults. Meanwhile, Geonomas prioritizes the stasis of individuals, with its long-life cycles and lower growth rates.  Conclusions: Chamaedoreas prioritizes growth and reproduction, while Geonomas prioritizes stasis. The limiting conditions of the understory seem to favor these two growth strategies in the species. These results can be considered as a step towards better understanding the strategies of a community of palms in the understory.]]></p></abstract>
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