Functional Analysis Of The Carbon Sequest In The Successional Gradient Of A Tropical Dry Forest Of The Valley Of The Magdalena River

El objetivo del presente estudio fue evidenciar las variaciones del secuestro de carbono en tres estados sucesionales de un Bosque Seco Tropical desde el enfoque de ecología funcional. Se midieron ocho rasgos funcionales en 42 especies, se identificaron Tipos Funcionales de Plantas (TFPs) en los estados sucesionales a partir de análisis de conglomerados jerárquicos, se caracterizaron mediante análisis de tablas de contingencia, de componentes principales y comparaciones de medias. Se identificaron dos TFPs asociados a estrategias adquisitivas y dos a conservativas, se encontró que variaron su abundancia y dominancia en el gradiente sucesional, al igual que la media ponderada de la comunidad (CWM) de los rasgos relacionados con la madera. Lo anterior sugiere que la abundancia-dominancia de TFPs, así como la CWM de rasgos de madera pueden ser útiles como indicador de secuestro de carbono en procesos de restauración ecológica.The objective of the present study was to show the variations of carbon sequestration in three successional stages of a Tropical Dry Forest from the functional ecology approach. Eight functional traits were measured in 42 species, functional plant types (TFPs) were identified in the successional stages from the analysis of hierarchical conglomerates, characterized by analysis of contingency tables, principal components and comparisons of means. Two TFPs associated with acquisitive strategies and two conservative ones were identified; their abundance and dominance were found in the successional gradient, as well as the community weighted average (CWM) of the wood related traits. This suggests that the abundance-dominance of TFPs, as well as the CWM of wood traits, may be useful as an indicator of carbon sequestration in ecological restoration processes.Fundación Natur