OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE: THE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF EPIPHYTES IN BRAZILIAN SAVANNA AFTER THE PASSAGE OF FIRE

Cerrado sensu stricto (a physiognomy of the Cerrado domain, the Brazilian savanna) is subject to the annual occurrence of fire. Data on the epiphytic community in this physiognomy is scarce, as is evaluation of the influence of fire on its structure and composition. The aim of this study was to describe the structure of the vascular epiphyte community and its relationships with phorophytes in the Cerrado domain, Southeast Region of Brazil, after the passage of fire. We found the greatest abundance of epiphytes in the upper strata (65% of the individuals occurring above 3 m in height) and the dominance of three generalist species (Tillandsia streptocarpa, T. recurvata and Epiphyllum phyllanthus), suggesting that fire has an influence on the structure and composition of the epiphytic community.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Edinburgh journal of botany

• Publication date

  2019-08-02

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1017/S0960428619000180
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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