Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient
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Resumo: | We examined the species abundance distribution (SAD) of plant communities in: (1) a wet grassland, waterlogged throughout most of the year; (2) a seasonal savanna, with an annual dry season; and (3) a hyperseasonal savanna, with alternating drought and waterlogging over the year. We searched for differences in the abundance distributions of all species, as well as of the common and rare species. We tested whether the SADs fitted the lognormal, log-series, power fraction, and random assortment models. We found that environmental constraints may reduce the evenness of plant communities and change the SADs in savannas. We observed a lognormal abundance distribution in the wet grassland and a random abundance distribution in the hyperseasonal cerrado. The SAD of the seasonal savanna did not follow any model. The common species in the three communities were better fitted by the lognormal model. The rare species in the wet grassland and the hyperseasonal cerrado were better fitted by the random assortment model. The SAD of the rare species of the seasonal savanna did not follow any model. Seasonality seems to modify the lognormal distribution of the overall plant community, generating abundance distributions indistinguishable from random. However, differential community structuring between common and rare species may not be affected by seasonality. The different signatures of the abundance distributions of common and rare plants indicate that composite models are better predictors for SADs in savannas. |
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Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradientassembly rulescerradoenvironmental filterevennessrelative abundance distributionWe examined the species abundance distribution (SAD) of plant communities in: (1) a wet grassland, waterlogged throughout most of the year; (2) a seasonal savanna, with an annual dry season; and (3) a hyperseasonal savanna, with alternating drought and waterlogging over the year. We searched for differences in the abundance distributions of all species, as well as of the common and rare species. We tested whether the SADs fitted the lognormal, log-series, power fraction, and random assortment models. We found that environmental constraints may reduce the evenness of plant communities and change the SADs in savannas. We observed a lognormal abundance distribution in the wet grassland and a random abundance distribution in the hyperseasonal cerrado. The SAD of the seasonal savanna did not follow any model. The common species in the three communities were better fitted by the lognormal model. The rare species in the wet grassland and the hyperseasonal cerrado were better fitted by the random assortment model. The SAD of the rare species of the seasonal savanna did not follow any model. Seasonality seems to modify the lognormal distribution of the overall plant community, generating abundance distributions indistinguishable from random. However, differential community structuring between common and rare species may not be affected by seasonality. The different signatures of the abundance distributions of common and rare plants indicate that composite models are better predictors for SADs in savannas.Sociedade Botânica do Brasil2010-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062010000200011Acta Botanica Brasilica v.24 n.2 2010reponame:Acta Botanica Brasilicainstname:Sociedade Botânica do Brasil (SBB)instacron:SBB10.1590/S0102-33062010000200011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilva,Igor AurélioCianciaruso,Marcus ViniciusBatalha,Marco Antônioeng2010-08-09T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-33062010000200011Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/abb/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpacta@botanica.org.br||acta@botanica.org.br|| f.a.r.santos@gmail.com1677-941X0102-3306opendoar:2010-08-09T00:00Acta Botanica Brasilica - Sociedade Botânica do Brasil (SBB)false |
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Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient |
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Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient |
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Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient Silva,Igor Aurélio assembly rules cerrado environmental filter evenness relative abundance distribution |
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Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient |
title_full |
Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient |
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Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient |
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Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient |
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Abundance distribution of common and rare plant species of Brazilian savannas along a seasonality gradient |
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Silva,Igor Aurélio |
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Silva,Igor Aurélio Cianciaruso,Marcus Vinicius Batalha,Marco Antônio |
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Cianciaruso,Marcus Vinicius Batalha,Marco Antônio |
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Silva,Igor Aurélio Cianciaruso,Marcus Vinicius Batalha,Marco Antônio |
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assembly rules cerrado environmental filter evenness relative abundance distribution |
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assembly rules cerrado environmental filter evenness relative abundance distribution |
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We examined the species abundance distribution (SAD) of plant communities in: (1) a wet grassland, waterlogged throughout most of the year; (2) a seasonal savanna, with an annual dry season; and (3) a hyperseasonal savanna, with alternating drought and waterlogging over the year. We searched for differences in the abundance distributions of all species, as well as of the common and rare species. We tested whether the SADs fitted the lognormal, log-series, power fraction, and random assortment models. We found that environmental constraints may reduce the evenness of plant communities and change the SADs in savannas. We observed a lognormal abundance distribution in the wet grassland and a random abundance distribution in the hyperseasonal cerrado. The SAD of the seasonal savanna did not follow any model. The common species in the three communities were better fitted by the lognormal model. The rare species in the wet grassland and the hyperseasonal cerrado were better fitted by the random assortment model. The SAD of the rare species of the seasonal savanna did not follow any model. Seasonality seems to modify the lognormal distribution of the overall plant community, generating abundance distributions indistinguishable from random. However, differential community structuring between common and rare species may not be affected by seasonality. The different signatures of the abundance distributions of common and rare plants indicate that composite models are better predictors for SADs in savannas. |
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