Fern spore rain at Itirapina (SP, Brazil): preliminary results

Authors

  • Eliana Akie Simabukuro Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Luciano Mauricio Esteves Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo
  • Gil Martins Felippe Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of fern spore rain at Pedregulho, Estação Experimental de Itirapina, Itirapina, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The collectors were placed at 0.5 and 1.5 m above soillevel and a study of the samples of the fem spores at these two heights was carried out. Spore rain was collected monthly in four localities: cerradão, cerrado, gallery forest and a disturbed area. Spores of 13 taxa were present in the spore rain from the 0.5m collector and 15 from the 1.5m collectór. Spores of some taxa were present in both collectors, but some taxa were specific in one collector only. In general, in all localities and at the two heights lhe highest percentage of spores was collected in the summer months. It was conc1uded that the two collector heights produce complementary data.

Author Biographies

Eliana Akie Simabukuro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Department of Botany, CEP 50670-901, Recife, PE.

Luciano Mauricio Esteves, Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo

PO Box 4005, CEP 01061-970, São Paulo, Brazil.

Gil Martins Felippe, Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo

PO Box 4005, CEP 01061-970, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Published

1998-01-01

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Vol. 27 (1998)

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