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Phytosociological structure of a stand of arboreal vegetation in Rio Doce State Park - Minas Gerais, Brazil
Lopes Waldomiro de Paula, Silva Alexandre Francisco da, Souza Agostinho Lopes de, Meira Neto João Augusto Alves. Estrutura fitossocióloga de um trecho de vegetação arbórea no Parque Estadual do Rio Doce - Minas Gerais , Brasil. Acta Bot. Bras. [serial on the Internet]. 2002; 16(4): 443-456.
Autores
Joao Augusto Alves Meira Neto
The objective of the present work was to study the structure of a stand of Submontane Semi-deciduous
Forest, in Rio Doce State Park (19o29’-19o48’S e 42o28’-42o38’W). In order to sample the tree component, the
point-centered-quarter method was employed according to two different protocols: in one including the dead
individuals, and in the other excluding them. A total of 200 sampling points were allocated in 20 parallel lines, along
a hillside. A total of 143 species, belonging to 109 recognized genera and 38 botanical families was found. The main
species were Bixa arborea, Guatteria schomburgkiana, Joannesia princeps, Aparisthmium cordatum,
Pseudopiptadenia contorta and Carpotroche brasiliensis. The size of the populations and their distribution throughout
the environment determined the prominence of these species, with the exception of P. contorta, which was represented
by few large individuals. The diameter and height distributions evidenced few individuals of great size, a fact
probably linked to a history of burning a 1967. The fire history and the low occurrence of climax species suggest that
the forest stand studied is in a medium stage of secondary succession.