2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842008000200008
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Soil chemical factors and grassland species density in Emas National Park (central Brazil)

Abstract: Studies of grasslands on specific soil types suggest that different nutrients can limit biomass production and, hence, species composition and number. The Brazilian cerrado is the major savanna region in America and once covered about 2 million km 2 , mainly in the Brazilian Central Plateau, under seasonal climate, with wet summer and dry winter. In view of the importance of soil chemical factors in the distribution of the vegetation forms within the Cerrado domain and which may influence the number of species… Show more

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“…Tilman 2007). In fact, aluminum has been positively correlated with species richness in some areas of cerrado, a pattern that was postulated to be due to low nutrient availability (Amorim & Batalha 2008). In addition, high functional diversity and complementarity in the presence of high aluminum levels and low clay content are in agreement with the idea of increasing niche dimensionality under low nutrient conditions (Harpole & Tilman 2007), which is a potential mechanism to explain the coexistence of several species in nutrient-poor as opposed to nutrient-rich patches (von Felten & Schmid 2008).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tilman 2007). In fact, aluminum has been positively correlated with species richness in some areas of cerrado, a pattern that was postulated to be due to low nutrient availability (Amorim & Batalha 2008). In addition, high functional diversity and complementarity in the presence of high aluminum levels and low clay content are in agreement with the idea of increasing niche dimensionality under low nutrient conditions (Harpole & Tilman 2007), which is a potential mechanism to explain the coexistence of several species in nutrient-poor as opposed to nutrient-rich patches (von Felten & Schmid 2008).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Correlação direta entre a limitação de diversos nutrientes e o aumento na riqueza de espécies foi encontrada em campos temperados (Janssens et al 1998). Amorim & Batalha (2008) também sugerem que o excesso de alumínio limita o fornecimento de nutrientes, ocorrendo uma correlação positiva com o aumento do número de espécies no Parque Nacional das Emas.…”
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“…Amorim & Batalha (2008) associaram a elevação na riqueza de espécies em áreas do Parque Nacional das Emas, Goiás com elevado teor de alumínio e baixo pH. Em veredas, ambientes caracterizados por solos hidromórficos, variações locais na umidade determinam aumento de espécies das áreas mais úmidas para as mais secas (Guimarães et al 2002;Ramos et al 2006), e mais espécies exclusivas nas extremidades de umidade da vereda .…”
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“…For example, (1) microhabitats can have specific microclimatic and edaphic characteristics that allow the establishment of particular species, including rare species, and reduce the densities of generalist populations from nearby microhabitats (Alcoforado-Filho et al, 2003;Araújo et al, 2005;Fulbright, 2004;Lemos and Rodal, 2002;Reis et al, 2006;Silva et al, 2009); (2) variations in soil texture and the availability of nutrients help determine the species composition and vegetation types (Aarrestad et al, 2011;Amorim and Batalha, 2008;Araújo et al, 1999;Cañadas et al, 2010;He et al, 2007;Morgenthal et al, 2006;Ramírez et al, 2007); (3) soils with a higher water retention capacity allow increased biomass and ground cover (Alhamad et al, 2010;Munhoz et al, 2008); (4) the composition and structure of herbaceous plant communities growing under the canopy of woody species may be distinct from those in open areas due to litter fall, light interception and changes in nutrient availability (Cabin and Marshall, 2000;Fuller, 1999). Consequently, the vegetation community structure may be very different even among microhabitats in close proximity.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%