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| Author(s): |
Heloisa Dantas Brum
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia |
| Defense date: | 2011-02-15 |
| Examining board members: |
Flavio Antonio Maës dos Santos;
Simey Thury Vieira Fisch;
Rafael Silva Oliveira
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| Advisor: | José Luís Campana Camargo; Flavio Antonio Maës dos Santos |
| Abstract | |
The species of the genus Oenocarpus occurring in Central Amazon are O. bacaba, O. bataua and O. minor. They present a distinct spatial distribution along the topographic gradient of the region, characterized by lowlands, slopes and plateaus. Seedlings of this species are found in all habitats. However, adults of O. bataua only occur in lowland habitats and, by instane, O. bacaba and O. minor are found only in the slopes and plateaus. The aim of this study was to describe the spatial distribution of individuals' ontogenetic stages of three species of the genus Oenocarpus and to understand how these individuals are affected by environmental factors that typify the habitats of lowland, slope and plateau in the Central Amazon region. A total of 72 plots of 50x5 m were set up at the three habitats of three continuous forest reserves of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP), located about 80 km from Manaus, AM. The three habitats can be distinguished by some soil characteristics, especially texture and water content. The canopy cover of the trhee habitats were similar. Five ontogenetic stages were determined for the three species: seedling, infant, juvenile, immature adult and reproductive adult. The patterns of spatial distribution for the three species was not correlated with any of the soil variables, except for juveniles of O. bataua, which showed a positive correlated with water content. This study allows us to assert that differences in the physical environment of Central Amazonia may be important on a local scale for the distribution of palms trees. Although only some ontogenetic stages of three species have responded to the soil characteristics, spatial segregation amongst habitats was evident and the relationship between each species and the environment varies accordantly to the ontogenetic development, as a niche segregation form on a local scale, visible in adults of this co-generic species (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 07/06283-3 - Spatial distribution of tree species of palms (Oenocarpus spp.) in an edaphic-topographic gradient in central Amazonia |
| Grantee: | Heloisa Dantas Brum |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |