TORRES, M. C. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1408980596719072; TORRES, Maria Cristiane da Silva.
Abstract:
The Pico do Jabre Montane Seasonal Forest (06° 02'12 " to 08° 19" 18 " S and
34° 45'12 " to 38° 45'45 " W) is in domain of Northeastern Atlantic forest in
Paraiba. The aims of this study was to characterize the diaspores biometry,
seedlings morphology, and arboreal species phenology and its relationships
with local temperature, monthly precipitation and soil humidity during two
years. Phenology was registered for species in the top, more preserved, and in
bottom, more altered. The diaspores collected presented length variations from
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smallest and highest measures, respectively. Between 15 studied species there
was 12 flowering in the first year and six in the second one. The vegetative
phenology showed perenifoly when considered all species together, or total
community. The flowering was asincronical among species and was presented
during the whole year, except for the second one in the preserved community,
with flowering absence for about 6 months. The species, individually, pointed
out flowering and fructification without defined sazonality, except for Senegalya
polyphylla, Cordia trichotoma, Randia nitida, Maytenus distichophylla and
Sapium glandulosum and of Prockia crucis, Cynophalla flexuosa and Ceiba
glaziovii fructification. The environmental variables presented significant
correlation with the flowering and fructification of some species. The
germination type predominant was Epigeous, Fanecoltiledonar with seven
species with leafy cotiledons (FEF) and six with storage cotiledons (FER). The
field seedlings identification was helped by morphologic characteristics,
described for 14 species and and a dendrological key was elaborated, that had
as opening the presence simple or compound leaves.