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| Fontoura,Simone Benedet; Ganade,Gislene; Larocca,João. |
| This work investigated how richness, abundance, composition and structure of woody and herbaceous vegetation were altered by the proximity of an edge between Araucaria forest and pasture in South Brazil. Herbaceous and woody species including seedlings were surveyed in 42 plots of 5 × 5 m randomly placed at the following distances: 5 and 50 m from the edge into the pasture and 0, 25, 50, 100 and 250 m from the edge into the forest. There was a significant increase in vegetation cover, richness and abundance of woody species, woody seedlings and herbaceous plants at the edge (0 m). These variables, in general, decreased from 25 to 50 m from the edge into the forest in comparison to the forest interior. Few seedlings of woody plants were able to establish... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Edge effects; Herbaceous vegetation; Seedling diversity; Tree species composition; Woody plants richness. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-84042006000100008 |
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| COELHO,L. H. L.. |
| Mammal activity was monitored by a track-analysis method, in a 180 ha forest fragment. Three 1 km transects, each one with six tracking stations were established: one along a road side and one along a stream bank ("travel lanes") and one in the forest interior. Transects were monitored for six weeks through the months of September, October and beginning of November 1996. The activity of six morph-species of mammals was accessed, providing 251 records. Results of linear and non-linear habitats were compared, to test the "travel lanes" hypothesis, which predicts higher mammal activity in linear habitats. No statistical evidence supporting the hypothesis was found. The roadside transect showed the lowest mammal activity, whereas the stream side transect... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mammal activity; Travel lanes; Edge effects; Forest fragment. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71081999000100007 |
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| Grez,Audrey A; Torres,Constanza; Zaviezo,Tania; Lavandero,Blas; Ramírez,Marcelo. |
| Permanent and permeable edges, where natural enemies can feed, overwinter or easily cross over, should enhance the early arrival of these predators to crops. We evaluated the abundance and species richness of coccinellids migrating to alfalfa fields adjacent to Eucalyptus, a mix of false acacia, blackberries and poplar (F-B-P), vineyards, corn and annual vegetables. From September 2007 to May 2008, we captured coccinellids in three sticky traps (2.64 m²) placed at the borders between alfalfa fields and adjacent vegetation. We also estimated the abundance of aphid populations in the alfalfa fields, by counting the number of individuals per alfalfa stem in spring, summer and autumn. We collected 90,396 coccinellids from 14 species. Neither total abundance... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Agroecosystems; Conservation biological control; Edge effects; Ladybeetles; Migration; Natural enemies. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202010000200011 |
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