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An Ecological Comparison of Floristic Composition in Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in Southeast Brazil : Implications for Conservation
Joint Authors
Vale, Vagner Santiago
Oliveira, Ana Paula
Lopes, Sérgio de Faria
Schiavini, Ivan
Source
International Journal of Forestry Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We examined floristic patterns of ten seasonal semideciduous forest sites in southeastern Brazil and conducted a central sampling of one hectare for each site, where we took samples and identified all individual living trees with DBH (diameter at breast height, 1.30 m) ≥4.8 cm.
Arboreal flora totaled 242 species, 163 genera, and 58 families.
Fabaceae (38 species) and Myrtaceae (20 species) were families with the largest number of species.
Only Copaifera langsdorffii and Hymenaea courbaril occurred at all sites.
Multivariate analysis (detrended correspondence analysis and cluster analysis) using two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN) indicated the formation of a group containing seven fragments in which Siparuna guianensis was the indicator species.
This analysis revealed that similarities between studied fragments were due mainly to the successional stage of the community.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lopes, Sérgio de Faria& Schiavini, Ivan& Oliveira, Ana Paula& Vale, Vagner Santiago. 2011. An Ecological Comparison of Floristic Composition in Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in Southeast Brazil : Implications for Conservation. International Journal of Forestry Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lopes, Sérgio de Faria…[et al.]. An Ecological Comparison of Floristic Composition in Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in Southeast Brazil : Implications for Conservation. International Journal of Forestry Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lopes, Sérgio de Faria& Schiavini, Ivan& Oliveira, Ana Paula& Vale, Vagner Santiago. An Ecological Comparison of Floristic Composition in Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in Southeast Brazil : Implications for Conservation. International Journal of Forestry Research. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479598