Forest structure in a mosaic of rainforest sites: The effect of fragmentation and recovery after clear cut

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2226-2234

  Faria, Deborah ^a   Mariano Neto, Eduardo ^b   Martini, Adriana Maria Zanforlin ^c   Ortiz, José Vicente ^d   Montingelli, Rodrigo ^d   Rosso, Sergio ^e   Paciencia, Mateus Luís Barradas ^f   Baumgarten, Julio ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Instituto Dríades de Pesquisa e Conservação da Biodiversidade   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic rainforest; Edges effect; Forest regeneration; Forest structure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ATLANTIC RAINFOREST; DESCRIPTORS; DIAMETER CLASS; DISCRIMINANT FUNCTIONS; EDGE SITES; EDGES EFFECT; FOLIAGE DENSITIES; FOREST DISTURBANCES; FOREST FRAGMENTATIONS; FOREST FRAGMENTS; FOREST REGENERATION; FOREST STRUCTURE; LITTER DEPTHS; LOWER DENSITIES; NORTHEASTERN BRAZILS; OLD-GROWTH FORESTS; PIONEER PLANTS; REGIONAL LANDSCAPES; SECONDARY FORESTS; STANDING DEAD TREES; STRUCTURAL CHANGES; VERTICAL FOLIAGES; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WOODY CLIMBERS;

AGRICULTURE; DEFORESTATION; VEGETATION;

GRAPH THEORY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLEARCUTTING; DEFORESTATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MOSAIC; RAINFOREST; RECOVERY; REGENERATION; SECONDARY FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE; VINE;

AGRICULTURE; FOREST LITTER; FORESTS; PLANTS; REFORESTATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 64649085552     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.02.032     Document Type: Article

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