Data/hora: 02/06/2024 14:25:16

Provedor de dados: | 3
País: | Brazil
Título: | Unveiling neotropical serpentine flora: a list of Brazilian tree species in an iron saturated environment in Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais
Autores: | Guimarães, Aretha Franklin; Querido, Luciano Carramaschi de Alagão; Coelho, Polyanne Aparecida; Santos, Paola Ferreira; Santos, Rubens Manoel dos.
Data: | 2019-11-06
Ano: | 2019
Palavras-chave: | Ultramafic vegetation; Trace elements; Heavy metals; Serpentine soil.
Resumo: | Serpentine soils are those holding at least of 70% iron-magnesium compounds, which make life intolerable for many species. Although plant's adaptation to environmental toughness is widely studied in tropics, virtually nothing is known about Brazilian serpentine flora. Our aim was to bring up and characterize the serpentine flora in Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. We performed expeditions utilizing rapid survey sampling method to identify the arboreal compound in the area. Plants within circumference at breast high (CBH) up to 15,7 cm were included in our study. A specialist identified all the individuals to species level. We found 246 species located in 59 botanical families. Fabaceae, Myrtaceae and Melastomataceae were the most representative families in the area. Serpentine areas usually present a few species capable to survive to adverse conditions, contrasting the high number found in our study. To our knowledge, this is the first floristic survey in serpentine areas in the neotropics, reinforcing the need for more studies about plant diversity in those areas. It seems that serpentinites is not the key factor influencing plant diversity in the neotropics. The high diversity found in our study strengthens serpentine areas as a place for conservation concern.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/44594

10.4025/actascibiolsci.v41i1.44594

Editor: | Universidade Estadual De Maringá
Relação: | http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/44594/751375148948
Formato: | application/pdf

Fonte:

Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; Vol 41 (2019): Publicação contínua; e44594

Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; v. 41 (2019): Publicação contínua; e44594

1807-863X

1679-9283

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