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Provedor de dados: | 52
País: | Brazil
Título: | Canopy gap colonization in the Atlantic Montane Rain Forest
Autores: | Lima,Renato A. Ferreira de; Moura,Leila Cunha de.
Data: | 2006-11-01
Ano: | 2006
Palavras-chave: | Gap floristics; South-eastern Brazil; Marantaceae species; Montane rain forest; Topography.
Resumo: | In the Atlantic Montane Rain Forest of South-eastern Brazil, a study was carried out to describe and evaluate canopy gap colonization. Gap composition by herb species was assessed through their soil coverage and woody species by measuring and identifying all individuals taller than one meter. Gap structure (gap size, number and diameter of treefalls), topographic position and surrounding vegetation were also measured. Two genera of Marantaceae were markedly frequent and abundant inside gaps. The more abundant and frequent woody species were shade tolerant. Species-rich families found inside gaps did not differ from the forest as a whole. Results revealed that direct and indirect influences of topography were important to determine gap composition of woody species. Evidently gap colonization had a considerable influence of topography and pre-established individuals besides variables of gap structure.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000700013
Editor: | Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar
Relação: | 10.1590/S1516-89132006000700013
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.49 n.6 2006
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess