Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands
Central latitude: -30.050000
Central longitude: -51.116700
Duration: 3 years, from 2005 to 2007

841 records

117 distinct species

Across the time series Cyperaceae1 sp1 is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

Grass species sampled by visual estimative cover per plot (in %). In total 11 1x0.2m plots were sampled for 3 years (2005-2007) in the Campos Sulinos (Porto Alegre city South of Brazil) Pollard walks - transect Unit of abundance = IndCountDec, Unit of biomass = NA

Citation(s)

Fidelis, A., Blanco, C. C., Müller, S. C., Pillar, V. D. & Pfadenhauer, J. (2012) Short-term changes caused by fire and mowing in Brazilian Campos grasslands with different long-term fire histories. Journal of Vegetation Science, 23, 552–562. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01364.x