Structure and tree species composition in different habitats of savanna used by indigenous people in the Northern Brazilian Amazon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Woody plant diversity from the Amazonian savannas has been poorly quantified. In order to improve the knowledge on wood plants of these regional ecosystems, a tree inventory was carried out in four different habitats used by indigenous people living in the savanna areas of the Northern Brazilian Amazon. The habitats were divided into two types (or groups) of vegetation formations: forest (riparian forest, forest island, and buritizal = Mauritia palm formation) and non-forest (typical savanna). The inventory was carried out in two hectares established in the Darora Indigenous Community region, north of the state of Roraima.

New information

The typical savanna is the most densely populated area (709 stems ha^-1); however, it has the lowest tr

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira RLC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5665001 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature