Abstract Structure and species diversity of tree seedlings (1-100 cm plant height) was
described in three white-water (várzea) floodplain forests in the western Brazilian Amazon …

Amazonian floodplain forests (known as várzea) are classified into high or low várzea
depending on the spatial position on the plains. This topographic feature exposes the terrain …

Although flooding and the highly dynamic geomorphology influence ecophysiology of trees
in Amazonian white-water forests (várzea), information about the extent of these …

Rivers in central Amazonia experience annual water-level fluctuations of up to 14 m,
flooding vast areas of forests for periods ranging from a few to 270 days per year. Several …

We investigated species composition, distribution, and forest structure of understory trees (≥
1m height,< 10cm diameter at breast height) in two late-successional várzea forests subject …

Amazonian floodplain forests are classified into nutrient-rich white-water floodplains
(várzea) and nutrient-poor black-water and clear-water floodplains (igapó). Tree species …

The relation between seed size, seedling morphology and germination is analyzed for 11
non-pioneer tree species typical of Amazonian várzea floodplain forests. A classification of …

In the Central Amazonian floodplains, several hundred tree species grow in areas that are
periodically flooded by nutrient-rich white-water rivers (várzea) and by nutrient poor black …

Amazonian white-water (várzea) floodplains harbor many commercially important timber
species which in Brazil are harvested following regulations of the Federal Environmental …

In order to better understand how flooding and gap formation affect Amazonian rainforests, I
set up plots both in three major forest types that differed by flooding duration (referred to …