High
in Andean cloud forest lies the 25-ha La Planada Forest Dynamics Plot
in the La Planada Nature Reserve. The La Planada plot was established
in 1996 by the Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos
"Alexander von Humboldt" and CTFS/STRI. The plot's site represents a
gradient from the plateau of La Planada (1718 m) to the slopes leading
to the surrounding ridges (1844 m), and researchers are interested in
how the forest changes over this gradient. The La Planada site provides
interesting parrallels to the Asian montane site, Doi Inthanon Forest
Dynamics Plot.
Year Initiated |
Plot Size |
Latitude-Longitude
& Altitude |
Rainfall & Dry Season |
Species & Trees |
1996 |
25 ha |
1.1558, -77.9935
1796-1891 M |
4087 mm
0 mos |
240 spp
105,400 trees |
|