The arboreal component of a dry forest in Northeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

M. J. N. Rodal¹  L. M. Nascimento¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Departamento de Biologia Laboratório de FitossociologiaRecife PE ,Brazil

关键词: Brazil;    dry forests;    tree community;    diversity;    forest structure;    Brasil;    florestas secas;    comunidade arbórea;    diversidade;    estrutura;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842006000300014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The dry forests of northeastern Brazil are found near the coastal zone and on low, isolated mountains inland amid semi-arid vegetation. The floristic composition of these dry montane forests, as well as their relationship to humid forests (Atlantic forest sensu stricto) and to the deciduous thorn woodlands (Caatinga sensu stricto) of the Brazilian northeast are not yet well known. This paper sought to determine if the arboreal plants in a dry forest growing on a low mountain in the semi-arid inland region (Serra Negra, 8° 35’ - 8° 38’ S and 38° 02’ - 38° 04’ W) between the municipalities of Floresta and Inajá, state of Pernambuco have the same floristic composition and structure as that seen in other regional forests. In fifty 10 x 20 m plots all live and standing dead trees with trunk measuring > 5 cm diameter at breast height were measured. Floristic similarities between the forest studied and other regional forests were assessed using multivariate analysis. The results demonstrate that the dry forest studied can be classified into two groups that represent two major vegetational transitions: (1) a humid forest/dry forest transition; and (2) a deciduous thorn-woodland/ dry forest transition.

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