29 research outputs found
Fenologia do alecrim-pimenta (Lippia sidoides Cham.) em área de Cerrado, no norte de Minas Gerais, Brasil
Removal of nitrogen, phosphorus, copper and zinc from swine breeding waste water by bermudagrass and cattail in constructed wetland systems
PRESERVATION OF PRIMARY FOREST CHARACTERISTICS DESPITE FRAGMENTATION AND ISOLATION IN A FOREST REMNANT FROM VIÇOSA, MG, BRAZIL1
Síndromes de dispersão de diásporos das espécies de trechos de vegetação ciliar do rio das Pacas, Querência - MT
Florística de uma Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, localizada em ecótono savânico-florestal, no município de Bauru, SP, Brasil
Composição florística de florestas estacionais ribeirinhas no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
Structure and dynamics of a Cariniana estrellensis (Lecythidaceae) population in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests
Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services, but can they also preserve the distinct regional tree floras? Using the floristic composition of 1215 early successional forests (≤20 years) in 75 human-modified landscapes across the Neotropic realm, we identified 14 distinct floristic groups, with a between-group dissimilarity of 0.97. Floristic groups were associated with location, bioregions, soil pH, temperature seasonality, and water availability. Hence, there is large continental-scale variation in the species composition of early successional forests, which is mainly associated with biogeographic and environmental factors but not with human disturbance indicators. This floristic distinctiveness is partially driven by regionally restricted species belonging to widespread genera. Early secondary forests contribute therefore to restoring and conserving the distinctiveness of bioregions across the Neotropical realm, and forest restoration initiatives should use local species to assure that these distinct floras are maintained