Florística de Rubiaceae em um remanescente de Floresta Atlântica do Espírito Santo, Brasil

Torres‐Leite, Filipe; Hollunder, Renan Köpp; Garbin, Mário Luís; Carrijo, Tatiana Tavares

doi:10.1590/2175-7860201869222

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“…The abundance and composition of the woody plant community markedly change depending on the different forest habitats (Hollunder et al., 2014). Furthermore, the study site is a small forest fragment characterized by the presence of high species richness (especially within the families Rubiaceae, Piperaceae, and Myrtaceae), and the relatively high number of endemic and endangered species (Luber et al., 2016; Torres‐Leite et al., 2018). The mean monthly precipitation is 172 mm and 30 mm in summer and winter respectively (averaged over 2009–2019, meteorological station of Alegre, ES, Brazil) and the annual precipitation is 1288 mm.…”

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Vapor pressure deficit drives the mortality of understorey woody plants during drought recovery in the Atlantic Forest

Hollunder,

Garbin,

Scarano

et al. 2024

J Vegetation Science

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QuestionDrought‐induced tree mortality has been documented in forests worldwide but the mechanisms related to drought recovery are still poorly understood. To better predict forest trajectories under future climate scenarios, it is essential to disentangle physiological mechanisms underlying plant mortality caused by El Niño droughts. Here, we assessed how vegetation structure, vapor pressure deficit (VPD), and functional traits interact to mediate tree mortality after a severe drought in a tropical forest.LocationMata das Flores State Park, an Atlantic Forest fragment in southeast Brazil.MethodsWe established 20 permanent plots with contrasting vegetation structure and topography. In each plot, we measured tree abundance and diameter at breast height (DBH) of every woody plant (1–10 cm diameter) at the end of the drought, and two years after the break of drought, to calculate mortality rates during drought recovery. Hydraulic (e.g., maximum stomatal conductance to water vapor, stomatal density, etc.) and economic traits (specific leaf area, wood density, etc.) were measured on the 10 most abundant species. We also measured local air temperature and air humidity using HOBO dataloggers in each plot to calculate the VPD.ResultsThe studied Atlantic Forest understorey did not recover from the 2014–2016 drought, in terms of tree mortality. Lower VPD, driven by big trees in the valley, protected understorey plants with acquisitive economic attributes and conservative hydraulic attributes against mortality. On the other hand, higher VPD, driven by smaller trees and higher stem density on the ridge and slope, increased the mortality of understorey plants with acquisitive attributes.ConclusionRidges represent the most important fraction of the Atlantic Forest and our results suggest this type of forest is at high climate risk due to global change. Altogether, our results highlight that valleys are microclimate refuges for understorey plants and might help mitigate drought impacts in tropical forest under forecasted climate changes.

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Vapor pressure deficit drives the mortality of understorey woody plants during drought recovery in the Atlantic Forest

Hollunder,

Garbin,

Scarano

et al. 2024

J Vegetation Science

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“…In Brazil, it includes 128 genera and 1,416 species, of which 707 are endemic (Flora and Funga do Brazil, 2018). Moreover, these species are locally aggregated at small spatial scales (Sakai & Wright, 2008; Mesquita‐Neto et al, 2015; Torres‐Leite et al, 2018, 2019). Therefore, Rubiaceae is an important model for better understanding coexistence patterns between species in highly diverse tropical systems.…”

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Is there a species swarm paradox? Spatial segregation of related species in the understorey of a tropical plant community

Ferreira-Santos

Carrijo

Torres‐Leite

et al. 2023

J Vegetation Science

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Question Individual plants of some highly diverse angiosperm families occur in aggregated spatial patterns in tropical plant communities, which have been defined as species swarms. Although this spatial aggregation seems paradoxical, because related species should segregate in space owing to expected ecological similarities, it has yet to be tested. We assessed whether species of the family Rubiaceae segregate in space in the understorey of a tropical plant community. Location An Atlantic Forest fragment in southeast Brazil. Methods We surveyed all local aggregates of Rubiaceae species within an 18.75‐ha plot across a topographic gradient. Based on the species abundance distribution, we used the 10 most abundant species to model their spatial patterns using univariate and bivariate spline spatial correlations. Bubble graphs were used to show how these species were distributed across the gradient. Results A total of 12,258 individuals of 47 species were found distributed in 543 local aggregates. The 10 studied species corresponded to 86% of the total abundance and were aggregated in space, at distances from 0 to 10–300 m. Pairwise comparisons revealed a segregation pattern at scales ranging from 0 to 10–230 m. Local aggregates were strongly dominated by a single species, whereas many other species occurred at very low abundances. Conclusion The studied species of Rubiaceae shared the understorey environment by occupying different portions of available space. Habitat preferences, negative interactions, dispersal limitation and priority effects may explain the observed spatial patterns. Swarms are not paradoxical because species of Rubiaceae use different microhabitats within the forest understorey.

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“…These efforts resulted in the publication of several taxonomic and floristic studies for selected plant families in subsequent years (e.g. Luber et al 2016 , Pena and Alves-Araújo 2017 , Silva et al 2017 , Chagas et al 2017 , Souza et al 2017 , Araújo et al 2018 , Torres-Leite et al 2018 , Moreira et al 2020a , Moreira et al 2020b ). Despite that, the State includes multiple knowledge gaps and botanical data remain scattered ( Garbin et al 2017 ).…”

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Floristic survey of vascular plants of a poorly known area in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Flona do Rio Preto, Espírito Santo)

Alves‐Araújo

Moreira

Carrijo

et al. 2022

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The Atlantic Forest is one of the most threatened biomes in the world. Despite that, this biome still includes many areas that are poorly known floristically, including several protected areas, such as the "Floresta Nacional do Rio Preto" ("Flona do Rio Preto"), located in the Brazilian State of Espírito Santo. This study used a published vascular plant species list for this protected area from the "Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil" as the basis to synthesise the species richness, endemism, conservation and new species occurrences found in the "Flona do Rio Preto". The published list of vascular plants was based on field expeditions conducted between 2018 and 2020 and data obtained from herbarium collections available in online databases. Overall, 722 species were documented for the "Flona do Rio Preto", 711 of which are native to Brazil and 349 are endemic to the Atlantic Forest. In addition, 60 species are geographically disjunct between the Atlantic and the Amazon Forests. Most of the documented species are woody and more than 50% of these are trees. Twenty-three species are threatened (CR, EN and VU), while five are Data Deficient (DD). Thirty-two species are new records for the State of Espírito Santo. Our results expand the knowledge of the flora of the Atlantic Forest and provide support for the development of new conservation policies for this protected area.

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Florística de Rubiaceae em um remanescente de Floresta Atlântica do Espírito Santo, Brasil

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Vapor pressure deficit drives the mortality of understorey woody plants during drought recovery in the Atlantic Forest

Vapor pressure deficit drives the mortality of understorey woody plants during drought recovery in the Atlantic Forest

Is there a species swarm paradox? Spatial segregation of related species in the understorey of a tropical plant community

Floristic survey of vascular plants of a poorly known area in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Flona do Rio Preto, Espírito Santo)

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