Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Tropical
Biome: Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands
Central latitude: -13.681210
Central longitude: -47.811804
Duration: 2 years, from 2018 to 2019

1981 records

106 distinct species

Across the time series Croton gracilescens is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

These surveys were performed in plots with burns during the late dry season every two years since 2013 and are part of a fire experiment with different fire frequencies and fire seasons. The fire experiment was implemented in 2013 in an open Cerrado area (Reserva Natural da Serra do Tombador, Central Brazil) with 30x30m plots, respecting a distance of at least 4m between each one. All plots had the same soil, climatic conditions, and vegetation structure. For each treatment, four plots were established. In each of the experimental plots, 10 fixed 1m² subplots were randomly established in a grid, and vegetation surveys were carried out in all 1m² subplots. Using a modified Braun-Blanquet method we evaluated in each subplot of the percentage cover (with values of 1%, 5%, and then intervals of 10% until 100% of cover) of each species up to 150 cm in height. The surveys were done in 2018 and 2019.

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