Journal
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages 579-590Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400001589
Keywords
Brazil; cerrado; diversity; floristics; permanent plots; savanna; structure
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Changes in floristic composition and structure in a cerrado sensu stricto area were studied over a 9-y period. A sample of 19 (20-m x 50-m) permanent plots was assessed at 3-y intervals from 1985 to 1994, when all stems greater than or equal to 5 cm at 0.30 m above the ground level were measured. There was little change in species composition over the period. Changes in density and basal area of the whole community were in the range of 5% over the 9 y. These parameters fluctuated over the years with the greatest differences found in the comparisons of 1991, 2 y after an accidental fire reached the site, with other years. The changes in density and basal area were greater than in several tropical forests, probably due to disturbances such as fire occurring at 3 to 5-y intervals. The nearly constant density and basal area suggested a highly resilient community.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available