Imataca Forest Reserve, Venezuela

Animations Page

In the table below, animations show the changes through time for each vegetation type, from gap state through 500 years.  

Click on each link within the grid to view temporal changes:

State 1:  Gap state
 

Low Canopy Height

< 15 meters

Medium Canopy Height

15 meters to 30  meters

High Canopy Height

> 30 meters

Role 1:

Shade intolerants,

Hmax > 30m

State 2

State 6

State 10

Role 2:

Shade tolerants,

Hmax > 30m

State 3

State 7

State 11

Role 3:

Shade intolerants,

Hmax < 30m

 State 4 State 8 State 12

Role 4:

Shade tolerants,

Hmax < 30m

 State 5 State 9 State 13

 

Information on State Definition:

Each vegetation type is defined through combinations of four species roles and three canopy heights:

Species Roles (as in Acevedo et al. 1996); here Hmax and L are facet parameters for the species:

 

  Shade intolerants (L < 3) Shade tolerants (L>3)
Hmax > 30 m role 1 role 2
Hmax < 30 m role 3 role 4

Canopy Heights:
 

Low (L) Height < 15m
Medium (M)  15m < Height <30m
High (H)  Height     > 30 m 

States are based on height and basal area dominance of one of four roles:

state height BA dominant role
1 L gap
2 L 1
3 L 2
4 L 3
5 L 4
6 M 1
7 M 2
8 M 3
9 M 4
10 H 1
11 H 2
12 H 3
13 H 4