Short-term effects of passive restoration in springs habitats in Southern Brazil

This study analyzed natural regeneration floristic patterns in spring habitats submitted to different ecological restoration actions in the seasonal forest in Atlantic Forest biome. Rio Grande do Sul. We assessed floristic composition in six springs before restoration actions and 12 months later: We identified and counted all regenerating individuals with height greater than or equal to 30 cm and diameter at breast height less than or equal to 5 cm in eight plots in each spring. The richness and abundance of each spring and assessment were compared by the Kruskal-Wallis test (P