“…The riparian forest had the lowest density (560 ind.ha -1 ) in this study and in studies carried out in other areas, for example, 723 ind.ha -1 in riparian forest of Carinhanha River basin (state of Bahia, Brazil; Gomes et al, 2014), 2.306 ind.ha -1 in the Taquari-Antas River basin (state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Teixeira et al, 2014), 3.788 ind.ha -1 in gallery forests of Acampamento (Distrito Federal, Brazil;Guarino and Walter, 2005), 3445 ind ha -1 in the riparian forest of the Gurguéia River (state of Piauí, Brazil; Silva et al, 2015), and 1.475 ind.ha -1 in flooding areas of the Canjerana Park (Distrito Federal, Brazil;Dietzsch et al, 2006). The low plant density observed in the riparian forest evaluated is apparently related to annual perturbations, such as natural floods that soak the soil increase superficial runoff, carrying organic matter, seeds, and seedlings and saplings of local species into the waterbody.…”