Tree species community spatial partition in function of soil drainage in an araucaria forest fragment in Southern Brazil/Particao espacial de especies arboreas em funcao da drenagem do solo em um fragmento de floresta com araucaria no sul do Brasil
The relationship vegetation-soil can contribute to understand the forest structure, supporting biodiversity conservation. Thus, the aim of the present study was to verify the existence of spatial partition of the tree species community in an Araucaria forest fragment in function of soil drainage. Fo...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ciência florestal 2014-04, Vol.24 (2), p.421 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The relationship vegetation-soil can contribute to understand the forest structure, supporting biodiversity conservation. Thus, the aim of the present study was to verify the existence of spatial partition of the tree species community in an Araucaria forest fragment in function of soil drainage. For this sake, an environmental characterization (soil drainage, physical and chemical soil properties, topography, compression of soil, depth of soil and canopy cover) was realized in 25 plots of 20 x 20m, where tree individuals, with circumference at breast height ≥ 15.7 cm were previously counted, measured and identified. The data were analysed by Mann-Withney test, non-parametric multivariate ANOVA (NPMANOVA), multivariate analysis (NMDS) and indicator species analysis. In this small spatial scale there were two drainage classes, corresponding to well and moderately-drained soils, with environmental differences that determined the richness, the spatial partition of the tree community and the occurrence of indicator species. Thus, we conclude that in the study forest fragment soil drainage spatial variations were determinant in the floristic-structural heterogeneity observed in tree community. Keywords: Atlantic Forest; biodiversity; soil moisture. O estudo das relacoes entre a vegetacao e os solos pode auxiliar na compreensao da estrutura de uma comunidade florestal, dando suporte a conservacao da biodiversidade. Assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a existencia da particao espacial da comunidade de especies arboreas em um fragmento de Floresta com Araucaria, em funcao da drenagem do solo. Para este proposito, foi realizada a caracterizacao ambiental (drenagem do solo, propriedades fisicas e quimicas do solo, topografia, compactacao dos solos, profundidade dos solos e cobertura do dossel) em 25 parcelas de 20x20 m, onde individuos de especies arboreas, com circunferencia a altura do peito (CAP) maior ou igual a 15,7 cm, foram previamente contados, medidos e identificados. Os dados foram analisados por meio do teste de Mann- Withney, analise de variancia multivariada nao parametrica (NPMANOVA), analise multivariada (NMDS) e analise de especies indicadoras. Os locais foram classificados como bem e moderadamente drenados, com diferencas ambientais que determinaram a riqueza, a particao espacial da comunidade e a ocorrencia de especies indicadoras na pequena escala espacial considerada. Desta forma, conclui-se que, no fragmento florestal estudado, a |
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ISSN: | 1980-5098 |