Title
Characterization of a semideciduous forest in Varginha, mg. and comparison with remaining forest fragments in the region
Other title
Caracterização de uma floresta estacional semidecidual em Varginha, mg. E comparaçãro com remanesentes da região
Date Issued
01 July 2012
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Naves R.
Universidad Federal de Lavras
Publisher(s)
Centro de Estudos em Recursos Naturais Renovaveis
Abstract
A floristic and phytossociological survey was made at the biggest area of continue forest at Parque Florestal Municipal São Francisco de Assis, in Varginha county, south of Minas Gerais state. The area has 10 ha and possesses a water stream. It was sampled 25 plots of 20m x 20m and recorded all the individuals with diameter at breast height (DBH) equal to or larger than 5 cm. The phytossociological survey recorded 1568 individuals, and basal area of 23.65 m2.ha-1 distributed in 103 species, 72 genera and 42 families. The floristic survey recorded 111 species, 77 genera and 43families. The families with bigger number of species were: Myrtaceae, Fabaceae and Melastomataceae and the most important species were Casearia arborea, Copaifera langsdorffii, Tachigali rugosa and Myrcia splendens. The obtained results are in accordance wih the expected ones for the semideciduous seasonal forests of the region.
Start page
361
End page
370
Volume
18
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84872914086
Source
Cerne
ISSN of the container
01047760
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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