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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2019

L. Menini Neto ,
A. C. Maradini ,
F. R. Moura ,
P. Lima  and
S. G. Furtado
L. Menini Neto
Affiliation:
Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário s/n, bairro Martelos, 36036-900 Juiz de Fora – MG, Brazil. E-mail for correspondence: menini.neto@gmail.com Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário s/n, bairro Martelos, 36036-900 Juiz de Fora – MG, Brazil.
A. C. Maradini
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa – MG, Brazil.
F. R. Moura
Affiliation:
Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Biomas Tropicais, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campos Morro do Cruzeiro s/n, bairro Bauxita, 35400-000 Ouro Preto – MG, Brazil.
P. Lima
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-graduação em Sustentabilidade na Construção Civil, Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Campus Juiz de Fora, rua Bernardo Mascarenhas, 1283, bairro Fábrica, 36080-001 Juiz de Fora – MG, Brazil.
S. G. Furtado
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário s/n, bairro Martelos, 36036-900 Juiz de Fora – MG, Brazil.
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Abstract

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.

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AbundanceCerradocerrado sensu strictodead phorophytesepiphyte stratification
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , March 2020 , pp. 77 - 87
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