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Structure of the tree and shrub component of the Atlantic rain forest, Peruíbe, SP.

Structure of the tree and shrub component of the Atlantic rain forest, Peruíbe, SP

OLIVEIRA, Rosemary de Jesus, MANTOVANI, WaldirandMELO, Maria Margarida da Rocha Fiuza de

Abstract: In this study the structure of the sub-montane Atlantic tropical rain forest tree and shrub component in different size classes was compared and their regeneration dynamics was discussed. The plants in each size class were sampled in plots of different size: Class I (individuals £15cm tall) in 250 1x1m plots taken in five main samples of 50 units, at three-months intervals, between July/95 and July/96; Class II (individuals >15cm and £ 1,3m tall) in ten 2,5x5m plots; Class III (individuals > 1,3m tall and

Keywords : Atlantic rain forest; structure; size classes; regeneration.

Acta Bot. Bras., Sept./Dec. 2001, vol.15, no.3, p.391-412.