Mimosa scabrella Benth. as Facilitator of Forest Successional Advance in the South of Brazil

Autor: Paula Iaschitzki Ferreira, Juliano Pereira Gomes, Lilian Iara Bet Stedille, Roseli Lopes da Costa Bortoluzzi, Adelar Mantovani
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Floresta e Ambiente, Vol 26, Iss 4
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2179-8087
DOI: 10.1590/2179-8087.008517
Popis: ABSTRACT Pioneer species have the potential to colonize disturbed environments, contributing to the establishment of other species and driving the dynamics and advancement of the structure of forest communities. The aim of this study was to assess the evolution of floristic-structural composition in the regenerating stratum of communities formed in the Mimosa scabrella Benth. understory with different ages. The study was carried out in four municipalities located in the Santa Catarina State South Plateau, on communities with different successional ages. The plot method was applied to the survey of all arboreal individuals with height ≥ 10 cm. The floristic-structural patterns found were compatible with the expected trend of Araucaria Forest successional dynamic, showing higher richness and abundance of regenerating individuals in the older understories.
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