Resistance to fire and the resilience of the woody vegetation of the “Cerradão” in the “Cerrado”–Amazon transition zone

The savanna formations of the Brazilian “Cerrado” present a high degree of resistance and resilience to the impacts of fire, although little is known of its forest formations. Given this, the present study evaluated the resistance and resilience of the “Cerradão” to fire impacts over a 7-year period...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de botânica 2017-03, Vol.40 (1), p.193-201
Main Authors: Reis, Simone Matias, de Oliveira, Edmar Almeida, Elias, Fernando, Gomes, Letícia, Morandi, Paulo S., Marimon, Beatriz Schwantes, Marimon Junior, Ben Hur, das Neves, Eder Carvalho, de Oliveira, Bianca, Lenza, Eddie
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Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Botany
Density
Fire resistance
Formations
Life Sciences
Original Article
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Resilience
Species
Species richness
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Summary:The savanna formations of the Brazilian “Cerrado” present a high degree of resistance and resilience to the impacts of fire, although little is known of its forest formations. Given this, the present study evaluated the resistance and resilience of the “Cerradão” to fire impacts over a 7-year period. In March 2008, we established 50 permanent plots of 10 m × 10 m and measured all the woody individuals with a base diameter ≥5 cm. Six months later, all plots were burned by an accidental fire. In March 2012 and March 2015, we re-measured all surviving individuals, and measured the recruits. Species richness, the density of individuals, and the basal area were all significantly greater ( P  
ISSN:0100-8404
1806-9959
DOI:10.1007/s40415-016-0336-1