The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts

Keystone species are organisms, usually animals of higher trophic levels, that have large ecological impacts relative to their abundance. A recent extension of this concept recognizes hyperkeystone species, such as humans, which affect other keystone species and often play a key role in multiple eco...

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Autores: van der Hoek, Yntze, Álvarez Solas, Sara, Peñuela Mora, María Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Regional Amazónica
Repositorio:Repositorio Universidad Regional Amazónica
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-01686-4
http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/174
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Palabra clave:Keystone species
Neotropical palm
Conservation priority
Seed dispersal
Ecosystem services
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spelling The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple frontsvan der Hoek, YntzeÁlvarez Solas, SaraPeñuela Mora, María CristinaKeystone speciesNeotropical palmConservation prioritySeed dispersalEcosystem servicesKeystone species are organisms, usually animals of higher trophic levels, that have large ecological impacts relative to their abundance. A recent extension of this concept recognizes hyperkeystone species, such as humans, which affect other keystone species and often play a key role in multiple ecosystem dynamics. Following a systematic review, we propose that the Neotropical palm species Mauritia flexuosa, though abundant locally, plays a role resembling that of a hyperkeystone species. First, it provides multiple types of key plant resources (food, nest sites, habitat) to a wide variety of species (at least 940 vertebrate species). Of vertebrates that directly use this palm as a food or nest resource (at least 74), at least 8 highly dependent on it for survival, 28 are threatened species, and at least 19 are keystone species themselves. This implies that a change in the abundance or distribution of Mauritia flexuosa is likely to have multiple cascading effects on Neotropical ecosystems. In addition, we highlight that this palm is also important for many invertebrates and other organisms and provides multiple ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration. This vast ecological role of M. flexuosa, combined with its provision of a host of products to people, makes the species unique and worth prioritizing in conservation and plans for sustainable management across the NeotropicsKluwer Academic Publishers2019-06-07T13:57:35Z2019-06-07T13:57:35Z2020info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfvan der Hoek, Y., Solas, S. Á., & Peñuela, M. C. (2019). The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts. Biodiversity and Conservation, 28, 539–551. doi:10.1007/s10531-018-01686-4https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-01686-4http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/174https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-01686-4enPRODUCCIÓN CIENTÍFICA-ARTÍCULOS;A-IKIAM-000110Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Estados Unidos de Américahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositorio Universidad Regional Amazónicainstname:Universidad Regional Amazónicainstacron:IKIAM2022-06-04T08:02:41Zoai:repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec:RD_IKIAM/174Institucionalhttps://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/Universidad públicahttps://www.ikiam.edu.ec/https://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/oaiEcuador...opendoar:02022-06-04T08:02:41falseInstitucionalhttps://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/Universidad públicahttps://www.ikiam.edu.ec/https://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/oai.Ecuador...opendoar:02022-06-04T08:02:41Repositorio Universidad Regional Amazónica - Universidad Regional Amazónicafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts
title The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts
spellingShingle The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts
van der Hoek, Yntze
Keystone species
Neotropical palm
Conservation priority
Seed dispersal
Ecosystem services
title_short The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts
title_full The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts
title_fullStr The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts
title_full_unstemmed The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts
title_sort The palm Mauritia flexuosa, a keystone plant resource on multiple fronts
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv van der Hoek, Yntze
Álvarez Solas, Sara
Peñuela Mora, María Cristina
author van der Hoek, Yntze
author_facet van der Hoek, Yntze
Álvarez Solas, Sara
Peñuela Mora, María Cristina
author_role author
author2 Álvarez Solas, Sara
Peñuela Mora, María Cristina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Keystone species
Neotropical palm
Conservation priority
Seed dispersal
Ecosystem services
topic Keystone species
Neotropical palm
Conservation priority
Seed dispersal
Ecosystem services
description Keystone species are organisms, usually animals of higher trophic levels, that have large ecological impacts relative to their abundance. A recent extension of this concept recognizes hyperkeystone species, such as humans, which affect other keystone species and often play a key role in multiple ecosystem dynamics. Following a systematic review, we propose that the Neotropical palm species Mauritia flexuosa, though abundant locally, plays a role resembling that of a hyperkeystone species. First, it provides multiple types of key plant resources (food, nest sites, habitat) to a wide variety of species (at least 940 vertebrate species). Of vertebrates that directly use this palm as a food or nest resource (at least 74), at least 8 highly dependent on it for survival, 28 are threatened species, and at least 19 are keystone species themselves. This implies that a change in the abundance or distribution of Mauritia flexuosa is likely to have multiple cascading effects on Neotropical ecosystems. In addition, we highlight that this palm is also important for many invertebrates and other organisms and provides multiple ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration. This vast ecological role of M. flexuosa, combined with its provision of a host of products to people, makes the species unique and worth prioritizing in conservation and plans for sustainable management across the Neotropics
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-01686-4
http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/174
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