Changes in taxonomic and functional diversity of plants in a chronosequence of Eucalyptus grandis plantations.

ABSTRACT: Tree plantations have become one of the fastest-growing land uses and their impact on biodiversity was evaluated mainly at the taxonomic level. The aim of this study was to analyze environmental changes after the Eucalyptus plantation in an area originally covered by natural grasslands, taking into account the alpha and beta (taxonomic and functional) diversity of plant communities. We selected nine plantation ages, along a 12 years chronosequence, with three replicates per age and three protected grasslands as the original situation. At each replicate, we established three plots to measure plant species cover, diversity and environmental variables. Results showed that species richness, and all diversity indices, significantly declined with increasing plantation age. Canopy cover, soil pH,

SUBMITTER: Pairo PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8144202 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature