Sobrevivência, morfo-anatomia, crescimento e assimilação de carbono de seis espécies arbóreas neotropicais submetidas à saturação hídrica do solo / Survival, morpho-anatomy, growth and carbon assimilation of six neotropical tree species submitted to flooding

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2011

RESUMO

Alchornea triplinervia, Nectandra oppositifolia, Eugenia umbelliflora, Gomidesia schaueriana, Guapira opposita and Guatteria gomeziana are typical tree species of swampy areas of Restinga Forest in Southeastern Brazil. To elucidate effects of seasonal flooding on survival, morpho-anatomy, growth and carbon assimilation rate in these species, were evaluated growth responses, basic photosynthetic parameters, concentration of photosynthetic pigments, leave characteristics and morpho-anatomical changes of young plants growing experimentally in non-flooded (control) and flooded conditions. A. triplinervia, N. oppositifolia, E. umbelliflora and G. schaueriana were able to survive and grown in flooding conditions, but with reduced performance compared to non-flooded plants. Hypertrophied lenticels were observed in A. triplinervia and N. oppositifolia and adventitious roots only in A. triplinervia. Flooded plants of G. opposita and G. gomeziana ceased growth and survival was compromised, with death of some individuals after the second week of flooding. Carbon assimilation rate was reduced in all species when subjected to waterlogging due to both stomatal and non-stomatal limitations, but only G. opposita and G. gomeziana showed negative values. After soil drainage A. triplinervia and E. umbelliflora were able to recover the carbon assimilation rate, but N. oppositifolia and G. schaueriana continued to show reduced values in relation to non-flooded individuals. Results suggest that A. triplinervia, N. oppositifolia, E. umbelliflora and G. schaueriana are resistant species and therefore able to survive long periods in this condition, while G. opposita and G. gomeziana are species non resistant to flooding. Responses observed in this study explain the occurence of studied species in swampy areas of Restinga Forest

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plantas - resistência plantas - crescimento assimilação de carbono alagamento espécies arbóreas neotropicais plants plants carbon assimilation waterlogging neotropical tree species

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