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Title: Dynamics and prediction of diametric structure in two atlantic forest fragments in northeastern Brazil
Other Titles: Dinâmica e predição da estrutura diamétrica de dois fragmentos de floresta atlântica no nordeste do Brasil
Keywords: Environmental monitoring
Markov
Plant biometrics
Biometria vegetal
Monitoramento ambiental
Issue Date: 2016
Publisher: Sociedade de Investigações Florestais
Citation: BATISTA, A. P. B. et al. Dynamics and prediction of diametric structure in two atlantic forest fragments in northeastern Brazil. Revista Árvore, Viçosa, MG, v. 40, n. 2, p. 307-317, 2016.
Abstract: Monitoring analyses aim to understand the processes that drive changes in forest structure and, along with prediction studies, may assist in the management planning and conservation of forest remnants. The objective of this study was to analyze the forest dynamics in two Atlantic rainforest fragments in Pernambuco, Brazil, and to predict their future forest diameter structure using the Markov chain model. We used continuous forest inventory data from three surveys in two forest fragments of 87 ha (F1) and 388 ha (F2). We calculated the annual rates of mortality and recruitment, the mean annual increment, and the basal area for each of the 3-year periods. Data from the first and second surveys were used to project the third inventory measurements, which were compared to the observed values in the permanent plots using chi-squared tests ( = 0.05). In F1, a decrease in the number of individuals was observed due to mortality rates being higher than recruitment rates; however, there was an increase in the basal area. In this fragment, the fit to the Markov model was adequate. In F2, there was an increase in both the basal area and the number of individuals during the 6-year period due to the recruitment rate exceeding the mortality rate. For this fragment, the fit of the model was unacceptable. Hence, for the studied fragments, the demographic rates influenced the stem density more than the floristic composition. Yet, even with these intense dynamics, both fragments showed active growth.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/31825
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