Microclimatic conditions at forest edges have significant impacts on vegetation structure in large Atlantic forest fragments

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Luiz Magnago, Mariana Rocha, Leila Meyer, Sebastião Martins, João Meira-Neto]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Biodiversity and Conservation, 24/9(2015-09-01), 2305-2318
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 0 |a Microclimatic conditions at forest edges have significant impacts on vegetation structure in large Atlantic forest fragments  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Luiz Magnago, Mariana Rocha, Leila Meyer, Sebastião Martins, João Meira-Neto] 
520 3 |a Forest fragmentation creates forest edges, and the effect of those edges increases as the size of forest fragments decreases. Edge effects include changes to microclimatic conditions at the forest edge, which affect vegetation structure. No previous studies have directly tested the relationship between microclimate and vegetation structure (for instance, basal area, trees mean height, dead trees and damage trees) at the edge of forest fragments in the Atlantic Forest domain. We tested the following three hypotheses: (i) the microclimatic conditions differ between the edge and the interior of the forest, (ii) the forest structure differs between the edge and the interior of the forest and (iii) changes to microclimatic conditions at the forest edge negatively affect vegetation structure at the edges. Our results demonstrate that edge habitats are significantly more susceptible to strong winds, lower humidity and higher air temperatures than forest interiors. The microclimate may be considered the principal factor that explains the difference between the vegetation structure of the forest edge and the forest interior. Our results suggest that even large forest fragments in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest may be impacted by negativeedge effects. 
540 |a Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 
690 7 |a Edge effects  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Forest fragmentation  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Basal area  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Wind disturbance  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Dead trees  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Tableland forest  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Magnago  |D Luiz  |u Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plants - LEEP, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus UFV, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Rocha  |D Mariana  |u Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plants - LEEP, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus UFV, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Meyer  |D Leila  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Martins  |D Sebastião  |u Departamento de Engenharia Florestal da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus UFV, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Meira-Neto  |D João  |u Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plants - LEEP, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus UFV, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Meira-Neto  |D João  |u Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plants - LEEP, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus UFV, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
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