Savannah and Forest Vegetation of the Interior Guiana Plateau

Myers, J. G.

doi:10.2307/2256273

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“…Aside from a naturalistic account by Myers (1936) and anecdotes from Fanshawe (1952), little mention exists in the botanical literature. In comparison, the low-elevation, low-relief savannas of the Rupununi region are well studied (Davis, 1936).…”

Section: Summitmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Smithsonian Plant Collections, Guyana: 1992-2014, Terry W. Henkel

Henkel¹,

Kelloff²,

Alexander³

et al. 2016

Smithsonian Contributions to Botany

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Smithsonian Institution Scholarly PressSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press s m i t h s o n i a n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o b o t a n y • n u m b e r 1 0 4 Smithsonian Plant Collections, Guyana: 1992 Cover images, from left: Kaieteur Falls from the bottom of the gorge; Amauroderma cf. brittonii Murrill (Fomitopsidaceae), the largest polypore fungi seen in Guyana; view of Kukuinang tepui. S M I T H S O N I A N C O N T R I B U T I O N S T O B O T A N Y

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Section: Summitmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The dominant grass was the hairy, blue-stemmed form of Trachypogon spicatus, although other grasses were present (see Myers, 1936). Other herbs included legumes, Verbenaceae, mints, and terrestrial orchids.…”

Section: Malakwalai Tipumentioning

confidence: 99%

Smithsonian Plant Collections, Guyana: 1992-2014, Terry W. Henkel

Henkel¹,

Kelloff²,

Alexander³

et al. 2016

Smithsonian Contributions to Botany

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“…PILGER, 1902;MYERS, 1933MYERS, , 1936BEARD, 1953;HUECK, 1957HUECK, , 1961PAFFEN, 1957). Students of the indian way of living also mention again and again the setting afire of the vegetation as a hunting method (LOWIE, METRAUX, GILLIN, KIRCHOFF, all in STEWARD, 1948;SAUER, 1944).…”

Section: 2 Other Factors In Combination With Climatementioning

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An Ecological and Phytogeographic Study of Northern Surinam Savannas

Donselaar¹

1965

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“…This is because within the Amazon forest domain itself, there are many occurrences of savanna vegetation despite high rainfall (>2000 mm) with unusually adverse physical and/or chemical conditions for tree growth apparently responsible [Beard, 1953;Anderson, 1981;Brown, 1987]. Examples of this include the savannas of the relict sandstone cover that once made up much of the land portion of the Guyanas [van Donselaar, 1969]; these include the savannas of Roraima (Brazil) as well as the Rupunini savannas of Guyana [Myers, 1936] and the Sipalwini savanna of southern Suriname [van Donselaar, 1968], the Grand Sabana area of Venezuela [Dezzeo et al, 2004] as well as scattered "islands" across the northeast of Brazilian Amazonia [Andreae Lima, 1959;Egler, 1960;Ratter et al, 2003]. Although in some cases the presence of such "Amazonian savannas" can clearly be attributed to water-logging [e.g., Huber, 2006], in other cases, the generally poor nutrient status of the sandy soils seems to be the primary cause [Beard, 1953;Anderson, 1981;Brown, 1987].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%