Inundation and Fire Shape the Structure of Riparian Forests in the Pantanal, Brazil

Inundation and fire can affect the structure of riparian vegetation in wetlands. Our aim was to verify if there are differences in richness, abundance, basal area, composition and topographic preference of woody species in riparian forests related to the fire history, flooding duration, or the inter...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 6; p. e0156825
Main Authors:	Arruda, Wellinton de Sá, Oldeland, Jens, Paranhos Filho, Antonio Conceição, Pott, Arnildo, Cunha, Nicolay L., Ishii, Iria Hiromi, Damasceno-Junior, Geraldo Alves
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 09.06.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Abundance Biodiversity Biology and Life Sciences Brazil Disasters Earth Sciences Ecology and Environmental Sciences Ecosystem Environmental aspects Fires Flooding Floods Forests Indicator species Influence Inundation Leptoscopus macropygus Riparian areas Riparian environments Riparian forests Riparian vegetation Rivers Statistical models Trees Trees - physiology Wetlands Wildfires Brazil New York United States > US Paraguay River Germany
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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