Fenologia e dendrocronologia de duas espécies de Fabaceae em uma área de cerrado no sudeste do Brasil

Author(s)

Nara Oliveira Vogado

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Rio Claro. 2015-06-17.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências. Rio Claro
• Defense date: 2014-09-12
• Advisor: Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato; Gregório Cardoso Tápias Ceccantini

Abstract

Phenology studies the occurrence of repetitive biological events and their relationship especially with climate, and also with biotic factors such as pollinators and seed dispersers. Dendrochronology studies the growth rings of trees, and the response of trees to climate change, allowing also estimating the age of the tree and revealing information about its ecology. Furthermore, dendrochronology allows the reconstruction of the climate through the analysis of the anatomy of the stem, since plants record, in the form of growth rings, signals of temperature changes and precipitation that affect their growth and dormancy. Within the growth rings it is possible to find the pattern of carbon and oxygen isotopes, which can reveal important ecological information such as the influence of seasonality on plant growth and phenology, as well as the source of water use, seasonality and climate changes. In this sense, the cyclic rings and isotopes of carbon and oxygen are anatomical and physiological responses that, related to a particular reproductive or vegetative phenology activity, may allow phenological reconstruction and the evaluation of climatic factors influencing these reconstructed patterns, allowing the understanding of climate changes effects on plants. This study aimed to (1) analyze eight years of phenology of Fabaceae (Anadenanthera peregina var falcata and Pterodon pubescens) in Itirapina, São Paulo, and determine its relationship to climate variations; (2) study the pattern formation of growth rings, looking for signs that enable the understanding of the influence of climate on the phenology and growth of both species; (3) determine the influence of climate on the phenology and growth of the species through the pattern of carbon and oxygen stable isotopes. In Chapter 1 we found that both species have their growth influenced by climate and seasonality of the Cerrado, responding to different climate variables. In Chapter 2 we... (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/11245-1 - Floristic diversity and seasonal patterns on Rupestrian Fields and Cerrado Savana
• Grantee: Nara Oliveira Vogado
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master