Functional groups in a semideciduous seasonal forest in Southeastern Brazil

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  • Vagner Santiago Vale Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2013v26n2p45

Resumo

This study was carried out in a semideciduous forest in Southeastern Brazil. Five ecological attributes were used to define the functional groups: dominant stratum of the species, light demand of the plant, seed dispersal, likely pollinator, and deciduousness. The groups were formed through a species matrix and its attributes, and they were delimited according to the Jaccard similarity coefficient and a dendrogram generated by the group average (UPGMA). The analysis used was satisfactory, indicating the formation of four coherent groups with distinct functions both with regard to the community and the ecosystem. The results indicate a tree community in a late successional stage, with relations between flora and fauna species.



Biografia do Autor

Vagner Santiago Vale, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU - 2005) e mestrado e doutorado em Ecologia e Conservação de Recursos Naturais (UFU - 2008). Tem experiência na área de Ecologia, com ênfase em Ecologia de Comunidades e Bioestatistica, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Fitossociologia, Florestas Estacionais, Análises Multivariadas de Dados, Cerrado, Diversidade Funcional, Grupos Funcionais, Efeito de Represamento em Comunidades Arbóreas e Dinâmica de Comunidades

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2013-01-12

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