Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Mendes,Poliana Gabriella Araújo
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Silva,Maria Amanda Menezes, Guerra,Tassiane Novacosque Feitosa, Lins-e-Silva,Ana Carolina Borges, Cavalcanti,Airton de Deus Cysneiros, Sampaio,Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto, Rodal,Maria Jesus Nogueira
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Floresta e Ambiente
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Resumo: ABSTRACT The woody plants in an edge area formed approximately 35 years ago in an Atlantic Forest fragment in northeastern Brazil were examined, and three environments defined: edge, intermediate, and interior. Canopy tree densities and basal areas were found to be similar in all three environments, and also similar to previous published studies in the same region; species richness was greatest at the forest edge. The understory showed greater species richness in the forest interior, but greater diversity and equitability in the intermediate environment. Understory environments close to the forest edge demonstrated larger stem diameters than in the forest interior, although at lesser densities and with smaller total basal areas. Our results indicated the existence of distinct patterns in canopy and understory that most likely reflect differences in the response times of these two vegetation layers, with the understory being more sensitive to alterations in environmental structure.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil
title Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil
spellingShingle Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil
Mendes,Poliana Gabriella Araújo
canopy
tropical rain forest
understory
title_short Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil
title_full Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil
title_fullStr Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil
title_sort Dynamics and Edge Effect of an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil
author Mendes,Poliana Gabriella Araújo
author_facet Mendes,Poliana Gabriella Araújo
Silva,Maria Amanda Menezes
Guerra,Tassiane Novacosque Feitosa
Lins-e-Silva,Ana Carolina Borges
Cavalcanti,Airton de Deus Cysneiros
Sampaio,Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto
Rodal,Maria Jesus Nogueira
author_role author
author2 Silva,Maria Amanda Menezes
Guerra,Tassiane Novacosque Feitosa
Lins-e-Silva,Ana Carolina Borges
Cavalcanti,Airton de Deus Cysneiros
Sampaio,Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto
Rodal,Maria Jesus Nogueira
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mendes,Poliana Gabriella Araújo
Silva,Maria Amanda Menezes
Guerra,Tassiane Novacosque Feitosa
Lins-e-Silva,Ana Carolina Borges
Cavalcanti,Airton de Deus Cysneiros
Sampaio,Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto
Rodal,Maria Jesus Nogueira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv canopy
tropical rain forest
understory
topic canopy
tropical rain forest
understory
description ABSTRACT The woody plants in an edge area formed approximately 35 years ago in an Atlantic Forest fragment in northeastern Brazil were examined, and three environments defined: edge, intermediate, and interior. Canopy tree densities and basal areas were found to be similar in all three environments, and also similar to previous published studies in the same region; species richness was greatest at the forest edge. The understory showed greater species richness in the forest interior, but greater diversity and equitability in the intermediate environment. Understory environments close to the forest edge demonstrated larger stem diameters than in the forest interior, although at lesser densities and with smaller total basal areas. Our results indicated the existence of distinct patterns in canopy and understory that most likely reflect differences in the response times of these two vegetation layers, with the understory being more sensitive to alterations in environmental structure.
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