Journal Title
Title of Journal: Plant Ecol
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Abbravation: Plant Ecology
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Heloísa D Brum Henrique E M Nascimento William F Laurance Ana C S Andrade Susan G Laurance Regina C C Luizão
Publish Date: 2008/06/20
Volume: 199, Issue: 2, Pages: 209-215
Abstract
We summarize a longterm study of the effects of edge creation on establishment of the economically important arboreal palm Oenocarpus bacaba in an experimentally fragmented landscape in central Amazonia Recruitment and mortality of large individuals ≥10 cm diameteratbreastheight were recorded within 21 1ha plots in fragmented and intact forests for periods of up to 22 years In addition 12 small 07 × 14 m subplots within each 1ha plot were used to enumerate the abundance of seedlings and saplings 5–400 cm tall On average the recruitment of large trees was over two times faster near forest edges leading to a sharp 90 increase in the mean population density of large individuals near forest edges whereas the density of larger trees remained constant in the forest interior Overall seedling and sapling density was significantly lower in edge than interior plots but edge plots had a much higher proportion of larger 100 cm tall saplings Our findings demonstrate that forest edges can have complex effects on tree demography and that one must consider all tree life stages in order to effectively assess their effects on plant populationsThe manuscript was greatly improved by reviews from B Nomann M Sandrini M Da Costa J Narita and an anonymous referee E Hooper allowed us to collect data in her study subplots Support was provided by the NASA/LBA Program Programa Piloto para Proteção das Florestas Tropicais PPG7 A W Mellon Foundation Conservation Food and Health Foundation World Wildlife FundUS MacArthur Foundation National Institute for Amazonian Research INPA Fundação de Amaparo à Pesquisa do Amazonas FAPEAM Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico CNPq and Smithsonian Institution SI This is the publication number 509 in the BDFFP Technical Series
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