Distribuição geografica, forofitos e especies de bromelias epifitas nas matas e plantações de cacau da região de Una, Bahia

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

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The loss of species is a natural outcome when habitats are fragmented or changed. Nevertheless, epiphytes would be particularly susceptible to this process given the high number of species with limited geographical distribution. In modified habitats changes are ais o expected in the species composition and differences in the overall abundance in the organisms. Due to the epiphytic vertical distribution on their supportive trees (phorophytes), changes on the vertical occupation of these plants must also occur. This work investigated the geographic distribution, the number of species, the abundance and floristic composition of epiphytic bromeliads in the Reserva Biológica de Una. This region is located in Bahia state (15° 10 S, 39°12 W), possess Atlantic rainforest remnants and cocoa plantations where part of the canopy tress have been preserved. The aims were to answer the following questions: a) do the epiphytic bromeliad species differ in relation to number and geographic distribution according to forest habitat: interiors, edges, and cocoa plantation? b) what is the floristic similarity between Una and other localities along the Atlantic rainforest? c) is there difference in the abundance and species diversity amongst habitats? d) what is the floristic similarity amongst the habitats? e) is there a difference in the bromeliad vertical occupation amongst habitats? In addition to the species survey in the region, 6 transects from the following habitats were sampled: forest interior, forest edges and cocoa plantations. Trees ? 20 cm perimeter were sampled in the 18 transects, the abundance and number of bromeliad species were counted. The geographic distribution was based upon literature review and consultation to herbaria along the Atlantic forest. Interiors and edges were similar in relation to the number of species, geographic distribution and abundance. There was larger floristic similarity between Una and state of Espirito Santo. Una has one of the highest number of species in relation to other localities. There was no difference in the diversity amongst habitats. Interiors were floristically similar to edges. The majority of understorey species decreased its abundance in the edges and were not existent in the plantations. The similarities between interiors and edges suggest that forested areas of the landscape damp the majority of differences that would be expected in the edges. The floristic similarity with the state of Espírito Santo and the high number of species in Una suggest that this region was an area of refuge to the bromeliads. Changes in the habitat seem to strongly affect the bromeliads associated to the understorey in comparison to the ones associated with the tree crown

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bromeliacea - mata atlantica epifitas

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