Floristic composition and dispersal syndromes in Araucaria Forest remnants in the municipality of Colombo, Paraná state, Brazil.

This study was conducted in Araucaria Forest remnants in the municipality of Colombo, eastern Paraná state, Brazil. Data on species occurrence, life forms and dispersal syndromes were collected once a week along a 9 km transect, revealing the presence of 512 species among trees (n = 135), shrubs (n = 121), herbs (n = 157), climbers (n = 70), epiphytes (n = 24) and hemiparasites (n = 5). Of 469 species classified according to dispersal syndromes, 42.4% were zoochoric, 33.6% autochoric and 23.8% anemochoric. The high richness observed, the highest among similar studies previously conducted in the Araucaria Forest, along with the occurrence of endangered species of trees (and mammals), indicates that the study area is an important remnant for biodiversity conservation.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	POSSETTE, R. F. da S., MIKICH, S. B., HATSCHBACH, G. G., RIBAS, O. dos S., LIEBSCH, D.
Other Authors:	Rafael Fernando da Silva Possette, Secretaria de Estado da Educação; SANDRA BOS MIKICH, CNPF; Gerdt Guenther Hatschbach, "in memoriam" - Museu Botânico Municipal de Curitiba; Osmar dos Santos Ribas, Museu Botânico Municipal de Curitiba; Dieter Liebsch, Pós-Graduação UFPR.
Format:	Separatas biblioteca
Language:	English eng
Published:	2015-10-19
Subjects:	Floristic inventory, Araucaria Forest, Dispersal syndromes, Biodiversity conservation, Inventário florístico, Conservação da biodiversidade., Dispersão, Semente., seed dispersal.,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1026714 http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1771
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