Determination of forest dynamics of forest on clear matrix plant in Season Environmental Tutunendo, Quibdó, Chocó, Colombia

Abstract

The humid forests of the Colombian Pacific, have suffered disturbances by anthropogenic activities such as mining, agriculture and selective logging of timber; the latter activity, creates a vertical hole on forests which are called light vegetables. For this reason, monitoring of two clear in the Environmental Station was performed Tutunendo (EAT). The investigation is focused on determining the relationship of the parent and its influence forest dynamics, identifying tree species of special interest emerging (seedlings, saplings and fustales) over a period of one year 2014 with time intervals two months. Moreover, an area of 50 m radius was selected around each course to identify successional stages of forest species present in the matrix of forest, state of development and its possible influence on the presence or absence of emerging plant species clear. To the clear number one, 67 individual represented in 12 forest species and grouped in 8 families, among which stand out Arecaceae, Annonaceae were identified. To the clear number two, 38 individuals, represented in 8 species belonging to 8 families, being Arecaceae and Bombacoideae), the most abundant families were recorded. Regarding forest species present in the matrix of each of the light, it was observed that forest species that emerge in clearings are influenced directly in their dispersal and tree growth present in the matrix.