Mimosa scabrella Benth. as Facilitator of Forest Successional Advance in the South of Brazil

ABSTRACT Pioneer species have the potential to colonize disturbed environments, contributing to the establishment of other species and driving the dynamics and advancement of the structure of forest communities. The aim of this study was to assess the evolution of floristic-structural composition in...

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Published inFloresta e ambiente Vol. 26; no. 4
Main Authors Ferreira, Paula Iaschitzki, Gomes, Juliano Pereira, Stedille, Lilian Iara Bet, Bortoluzzi, Roseli Lopes da Costa, Mantovani, Adelar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2019
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Subjects
Araucaria Forest
bracatinga
facilitation
forest succession
natural regeneration
PLANT SCIENCES
forest succession
facilitation
natural regeneration
Araucaria Forest
bracatinga
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Summary:ABSTRACT Pioneer species have the potential to colonize disturbed environments, contributing to the establishment of other species and driving the dynamics and advancement of the structure of forest communities. The aim of this study was to assess the evolution of floristic-structural composition in the regenerating stratum of communities formed in the Mimosa scabrella Benth. understory with different ages. The study was carried out in four municipalities located in the Santa Catarina State South Plateau, on communities with different successional ages. The plot method was applied to the survey of all arboreal individuals with height ≥ 10 cm. The floristic-structural patterns found were compatible with the expected trend of Araucaria Forest successional dynamic, showing higher richness and abundance of regenerating individuals in the older understories.
ISSN:1415-0980
2179-8087
2179-8087
DOI:10.1590/2179-8087.008517