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Seed morphological traits and their implication in the ex situ conservation of woody species in Tumbesian dry forests.

Publicated to: Ecosistemas. 25 (2): 59-65 - 2016-08-01 25(2), DOI: 10.7818/ECOS.2016.25-2.07

Authors:

Romero-Saritama, JM; Ruiz, CP
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Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Biotecnol & Biol Vegetal, Escuela Tecn Super Ingenieros Agronomos - Author
Univ Tecn Particular Loja, Dept Ciencias Nat - Author

Abstract

There is currently a great interest in studying functional traits in plants that aid to predict ecological interactions and responses of species to environmental or anthropological changes in ecosystems. Seeds'morphological traits play a relevant role along the whole life cycle of plants. However, they have not been well studied from functional perspective in different habitats especially in tropical dry areas, where there is great diversity of species at high risk of threat. The Tumbesian dry forests occurring in the southwestern of Ecuador and northwestern of Peru, are considered as hotspots owing to their high biodiversity and endemism. However, this ecosystem is highly threatened and some tree and shrub species have already been included in red for this reason, it is urgent to generate information that may promote the conservation of forest genetic resources of tropical dry forests. One of the most practical and immediate alternative is the collection and ex situ storage of seeds. However, in tropical dry habitats, the morphological, physiological and ecological traits of seeds are largely unknown which may prevent the performance of ex situ conservation strategies. This knowledge is important in order to efficiently collect and storage seeds that can be used in active restoration plants. In this article we provide information about morphological seeds traits of Tumbesian woody species and how such traits influence the process of seed collection and storage.
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Keywords

Arid habitatsCommunityDiversityDormancyEcuadorGerminationManagementOrthodox seedsRain-forestRestorationSeed banksSeed sizeSizeStorage behaviorTropical dry forestTropical forest

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Ecosistemas, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Ecology, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-24:

  • WoS: 13
  • Scopus: 13
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-24:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 119 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/87474/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 387
    • Downloads: 291
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Ecuador.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (PEREZ RUIZ, CESAR FELIX).

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