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Dias-Terceiro,Randolpho Gonçalves; Peixoto,Gabriela Marques; Gomes,Vitor Serrano; Menezes,Marcelo Costa; Neco,Eudécio Carvalho; Pessoa,Tainá Sherlakyann Alves; Fabricante,Juliano Ricardo; Albuquerque,Manoel Bandeira. |
Epiphytes are common in the canopy of temperate and tropical forests, where they substantially contribute to species diversity and to key ecosystem processes. However, little is known about the effects caused by deforestation on this group of species, especially in northeastern Brazil, an area experiencing intense anthropogenic pressure. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of environmental variables on the structure of assemblies of vascular epiphytes in a fragment of open ombrophilous forest, Areia, northeastern Brazil. Sixty 10 × 10 m sampling plots were installed to cover different environments within the fragment. The relationship between environmental variables and species composition was evaluated by means of a generalized linear mixed model. The... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Brejo de altitude; Community ecology; Epiphytism; Environmental factors; Forest fragmentation. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062015000200270 |
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