Ecological succession of a stretch of Dense Rain Forest in the Lowlands, Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil

Authors

  • Rosival Barros de Andrade Lima Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
  • José Antônio Aleixo da Silva Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
  • Luiz Carlos Marangon Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
  • Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
  • Roseane Karla Soares da Silva Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Keywords:

Amazon, Floristic, Ecological groups

Abstract

This work was carried out in a stretch of Dense Rain Forest in the lowland county of Carauari, Amazonas, aiming to estimate the species composition of tree layer and classify the species in their ecological groups in order to obtain information about the current situation of the forest fragment, to be the basis for strategies for conservation and preservation as well as the basis for formulating research aimed at the dissemination of knowledge and its application to sustainable production. The forest inventory was conducted in an area of 275 ha, crossed by three transects (822 m, 1,265 m and 2,349 m), totaling 4.436 m. Plots were installed in 20 m x 25 m, 50 m equidistant, merged to the right and left of the line transect, totaling 66 sampling units. All tree individuals trees that had a circumference of 1,30 m above the ground (CAP) ≥ 25 cm were identified and measured. There were 3,050 individuals distributed in 133 species, 93 genera and 49 families. It was observed that the species of early succession (pioneer + early secondary) were more numerous, showing characteristics of a forest in early successional stage.

 

doi: 10.4336/2011.pfb.31.67.161

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Author Biographies

Rosival Barros de Andrade Lima, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Engenheiro Florestal - UFRPE

Mestre em Ciências Florestais - UFRPE

José Antônio Aleixo da Silva, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Engenheiro Agrônomo - UFRPE

Especialista em Silvicultura - UFRPE

Mestrado em Ciências Florestais - UFV

Doutorado em Biometria e Manejo Florestal - University of Georgia/USA

Professor da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - Departamento de Ciência Florestal

Luiz Carlos Marangon, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Engenheiro Florestal - UFV

Mestrado em Ciência Florestal - UFV

Doutorado em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais - UFSC

Professor da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - Departamento de Ciência Florestal

Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Engenheiro Florestal - UFRPE

Mestrado e Doutorado em Ciências Florestais - UFV

Pós-Doutorado - Universidad de Córdoba - Espanha

Professor da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - Departamento de Ciência Florestal

Roseane Karla Soares da Silva, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Engenheira Florestal - UFRPE

Mestre em Ciências Florestais - UFRPE

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Published

2011-09-15

How to Cite

LIMA, Rosival Barros de Andrade; SILVA, José Antônio Aleixo da; MARANGON, Luiz Carlos; FERREIRA, Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo; SILVA, Roseane Karla Soares da. Ecological succession of a stretch of Dense Rain Forest in the Lowlands, Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, [S. l.], v. 31, n. 67, p. 161, 2011. Disponível em: https://pfb.sede.embrapa.br/pfb/article/view/261. Acesso em: 15 jun. 2026.

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Vol. 31 No. 67 (2011): jul./set.

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