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Regeneration of Seasonal Deciduous Forest Tree Species in Long-Used Pastures in Central Brazil |
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| Authors: | Alexandre B. Sampaio Karen D. Holl Aldicir Scariot |
| Affiliation: | Pós-Graduacão em Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Caixa Postal 04457, CEP 70919-970, Brasília, DF, Brazil; Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, U.S.A.; and United Nations Development Programme, SCN quadra 2, bloco A, Ed. Corporate Financial Center, 7°andar, CEP 70712-901, Brasília, DF, Brazil |
| Abstract: | We tested the relationship between the length of pasture use and the density, richness, and composition of naturally regenerating tropical seasonal deciduous forest in pastures. We sampled regenerating trees in 25 pastures distributed in four age classes ranging from < 6 to 40 yr of use. Density and composition of regenerating trees did not change with pasture age, but richness was lower in 25- and 40-yr-old pastures. Nonetheless, a number of species seem to be able to resprout even after 40 yr of ranching. |
| Keywords: | Braquiaria decumbens Cerrado coppice shoot dry forest Paranã River Basin resilience resprout root sucker |