Post-fire dynamics of the woody vegetation of a savanna forest (Cerradão) in the Cerrado-Amazon transition zone

Post-fire dynamics of the woody vegetation of a savanna forest (Cerradão) in the Cerrado-Amazon transition zone

ABSTRACTFire can change the species composition, diversity, and structure of savanna vegetation, thus altering growth and mortality rates. Such changes in the woody vegetation of burned savanna forest were evaluated over four years in comparison to unburned savanna forest. All woody plants with a di...

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Main Authors: Simone Matias Reis, Eddie Lenza, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Letícia Gomes, Mônica Forsthofer, Paulo Sérgio Morandi, Ben Hur Marimon Junior, Ted R. Feldpausch, Fernando Elias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2015-09-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
Subjects:
conservation
land-use change
mortality
structural and floristic changes
wildfire
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