Atlas of Maine

Article Title

Predicted Witheringia solanacea Habitat in Costa Rica

Authors

Sylvia Doyle, Colby College

Abstract or Description

Witheringia solanacea is a flowering shrub common to the Pacific Slope of Central America, from Mexico to Bolivia. Known locations of W. solanacea in Costa Rica were compared to geographic data to generate a predicted habitat model. Elevation, aspect, slope, annual mean precipitation, distance to roads, and distance to streams were statistically analyzed to determine their relationship with W. solanacea .The elevation, precipitation, and distance to roads variables had the most significant influence over plant distribution and were incorporated into the habitat model.

About the Author

Sylvia Doyle (’12) is majoring in Environmental Studies: Science concentration, with a focus in Conservation Biology. She is also a Religious Studies minor. At Colby, she was a member of the Women’s Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor Track teams.

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Recommended Citation

Doyle, Sylvia "Predicted Witheringia solanacea Habitat in Costa Rica," Atlas of Maine: Vol. 2012: No. 2, Article 9.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/atlas_docs/vol2012/iss2/9