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Ferreira,Paulo Sérgio Monteiro; Lopes,Sérgio de Faria; Trovão,Dilma Maria de Brito Melo. |
ABSTRACT This study examines the variation in cacti species richness and abundance among sites with different average rainfall and soil types. We assessed a total of 3,660 individuals of six species of Cactaceae: Cereus jamacaru, Melocactus zehntneri, Pilosocereus gounellei, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Tacinga inamoena, and Tacinga palmadora. The greatest species richness and abundance of cacti were at locations with low rainfall and more clayey soils. The species studied differed in multidimensional representation, with some species being more positively related to soils with a higher proportion of fine particles (M. zehntneri and P. gounellei), while others were negatively related to soils with a higher proportion of coarser particles (T. inamoena) or... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Caatinga; Cactaceae; Environmental gradients; Semiarid region; Soil granulometry. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062016000400569 |
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QUIROZ,CONSTANZA L; BADANO,ERNESTO I; CAVIERES,LOHENGRIN A. |
It is well known that the number of plant species associated with nurse plants increases with elevation. However, studies conducted so far have largely ignored the effect of nurse plants on other community attributes, such as the species abundances, diversity and evenness. Moreover, changes in these community attributes along environmental gradients have also been seldom examined. The present study evaluates the effect of the cushion plant Azorella madrepórica (Apiaceae) on species richness, species abundance, diversity and evenness of vascular plants at two elevations in the Andes of central Chile. Theoretically, the impact of this nurse cushion plant on these community attributes should be grater at a higher elevation. Results showed that the proportion... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Positive associations; Community structure; Elevation; Environmental gradients; Nurse effect. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2009000200001 |
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