1997
DOI: 10.1017/s0266467400011007
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Plant establishment on flooded and unflooded patches of a freshwater swamp forest in southeastern Brazil

Abstract: Plant establishment was studied in a swamp forest in the lowland Atlantic rainforest in southeastern Brazil. A topographic gradient allowed a clear distinction between a periodically flooded and a permanently flooded site in the study area. Both sites were mosaics of patches: the former showed soil patches of varying sizes subject to distinct flooding durations (from 0 to 300 d per year) and in the latter, the tank bromeliads which densely occupied the understorey, trap litter and provided ‘suspended soil’ pat… Show more

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“…This species typically forms pure stands (Gentry 1992). However, in the more advanced stages (as in our study area), the soils are subjected only to periodic flooding, which, together with the occurrence of subtle topographic variations, creates a local mosaic of flooded and unflooded patches that varies over the years depending upon the amount of rainfall (see Scarano et al 1997). As previously mentioned, these conditions promote higher species richness.…”
Section: Phytogeographic Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 59%
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“…This species typically forms pure stands (Gentry 1992). However, in the more advanced stages (as in our study area), the soils are subjected only to periodic flooding, which, together with the occurrence of subtle topographic variations, creates a local mosaic of flooded and unflooded patches that varies over the years depending upon the amount of rainfall (see Scarano et al 1997). As previously mentioned, these conditions promote higher species richness.…”
Section: Phytogeographic Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 59%
“…DC., in areas of the coastal plain of the state of Rio de Janeiro (Scarano et al 1997); and flora that is heavily influenced by the surrounding vegetation (e.g., Teixeira & Assis 2011). However, in comparison with other vegetation formations in Brazil, little is known about these wetlands.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O sucesso adaptativo desta espécie se deve à capacidade de germinar após vários meses de submersão, embora as sementes, enquanto submersas, não germinem; suas plântulas crescem normalmente, tanto em solo inundado quanto em solo bem drenado, o que confere alta freqüência em vários ambientes ribeirinhos do sudeste do Brasil (Marques & Joly 2000;Scarano et al 1997). Sua dispersão é ampla, porém contínua, ocorrendo geralmente em grandes agrupamentos, formando populações quase puras.…”
Section: Resultsunclassified
“…Nesta área, a parcela permanente foi alocada em uma planície costeira com pequena variação altitudinal, onde ocorrem principalmente Espodossolos e Neossolos Quartzarênicos (EMBRAPA, 1999), caracterizados como arenosos, muito ácidos e com teores variáveis de matéria orgânica (GOMES et al, 2007). O chão da parcela é coberto por bromélias e algumas áreas permanecem alagadas durante a maior parte do ano (SCARANO, et al, 1997;SANTOS, 2007 (DOMINGUES, SILVA, 1988;NEGREIROS, 1982). A parcela foi alocada em uma região com altitude média em torno de 400 m, de clima Temperado Quente e Chuvoso (Cfa) (KÖPPEN, 1948, CAMARGO;TROPPMAIR, 1972), com temperatura média anual de 20,1°C e 1.210 mm de precipitação média anual (DESTEFANI et al, 2006).…”
Section: Terras Baixasunclassified
“…Nesta área, a parcela permanente foi alocada em uma planície costeira com pequena variação altitudinal, onde ocorrem principalmente Espodossolos e Neossolos Quartzarênicos (EMBRAPA, 1999), caracterizados como arenosos, muito ácidos e com teores variáveis de matéria orgânica (GOMES et al, 2007). O chão da parcela é coberto por bromélias e algumas áreas permanecem alagadas durante a maior parte do ano (SCARANO et al, 1997;SANTOS, 2007). …”
Section: Parque Estadual Da Ilha Do Cardoso (Peic) / Floresta Ombrófiunclassified