[PDF] Top 20 Height-diameter relationships of tropical Atlantic moist forest trees in southeastern Brazil

... evaluate forest diversity and ecosystem function variation within the north coastal Atlantic Forest of São Paulo state (Alves et ...range of local envi- ronmental conditions, four ... See full document

... ecosystem forest maintenance and soil fertility (Ewel, ...degradation of biomass growth largely determines the characteristics of dominant species in an ecosystem (Hoorens et ...Although ... See full document

... period in a 1-ha fragment of secondary montane rain forest in Southeastern ...a diameter at breast height (dbh) ≥ 8 cm were sampled in 1989-1990 and ...higher ... See full document

... precision of the phytomass estimates, different variables can be introduced into the regression equation as long as there is no co-linearity among ...effects of the independent vari- ables on the dependent ... See full document

... ongoing forest restoration ...located in a transition zone between Mata Atlântica [Atlantic Forest] (tropical forest) and Cerrado (savannah) biomes (Veloso et ...Semideciduous ... See full document

... data in seven SGp forests, 11 SGe, and ten PL (hereafter collectively referred as “forest types”), and in four Ref sites, totaling 32 ...distributed in narrow patches at the limits of ... See full document

... ABSTRACT: In tropical forests, the environmental heterogeneity can provide niche partition- ing at local scales and determine the diversity and plant species ...variations of tree species structure ... See full document

... sampled in 10x10m plots around the center of each of the 44 ...each of the avifauna data collecting points, from March to August ...richness of arboreal morphospecies; (b) number ... See full document

... years of development tree species tend to grow exponentially, as in the case of an ...m of total height, 8.6 cm of diameter at ...annual diameter increment ... See full document

... variation in height-diameter relationships along the altitudinal gradi- ent? Soils at 100 m, 400 m and 1,000 m are Inceptisols, with no significant depth difference along the altitudi- nal ... See full document

... especially in quadrats associated with the Saibadela rivercourse and the permanent rise of the water table in Plot 1, where the soil is poorly ...differentiation of these sites compared to the ... See full document

... impacts in the Atlantic ...ects of pathways of varying widths on vegetation structure and composition, considering dispersal syndromes, diversity, life forms, successional categories and ... See full document

... collected in autumn and winter. In the EEEG, the same pattern was observed, except for the genera Aphestia and Cyrtophrys, more abundant in the driest months (in autumn and winter), as seen ... See full document

... and diameter are among the most im- portant tree characteristics and their relation- ship is not only used to characterize the ver- tical stand structure, but also is fundamental for elaborating and applying many ... See full document

... em função das variáveis dap, idade, índice de local e do índice de competição BAL obtiveram valores de RQEQM relativamente maiores aos das equações selecionadas [r] ... See full document

... litter in the Atlantic Forest contains a robust richness of fungi that differs depending on plant species and seasonal- ...differences in the fungal communities were ob- served between ... See full document

... teeth of the inner row of the premaxillary with up to nine cusps; mature males without bony hooks in anal fin; 3-4 (mode 3) maxillary ...teeth of the inner row of the premaxillary with ... See full document

... captured in trap-nests allowing to collect data on nesting biology and associated ...understanding of environmental components and landscape composition in the fauna of solitary ...areas ... See full document

... hours in 10 days in each ...distance of 2m between each attractant. Captured specimens were depo- sited in the Zoology Collection of the Environmental Sciences Laboratory of the ... See full document

... observed in fecal samples from wild birds, and they are extremely important for biodiversity, host specificity and ...aim of the present study was to identify and quantify the coccidian species from wild ... See full document