Trees and environmental variables influence the natural regeneration of a seasonally dry tropical forest in Central Brazil

• Published in: Neotropical biology and conservation Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 62
• Main Authors: Daniel Magnabosco Marra, Fagg, Christopher William, Benedito Alísio da Silva Pereira, Felfili, Jeanine Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sophia Pensoft Publishers 01.05.2014

Seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) have high tree species richness and endemism, whose dynamics and succession depend on natural regeneration (NR). To test whether NR is influenced by the mature stratum and environmental variables, we compared structural and floristic patterns of mature trees [...