Population structure of Carapa guianensis in two forest types in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon

CA Klimas, KA Kainer, LHO Wadt - Forest Ecology and Management, 2007 - Elsevier
Carapa guianensis Aublet. is a tropical tree with strong multiple-use characteristics, and is
valued for both the high quality oil extracted from its seeds and as a timber resource. This …

Mid-term effects of reduced-impact logging on the regeneration of seven tree commercial species in the Eastern Amazon

G Schwartz, M Peña-Claros, JCA Lopes… - Forest ecology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Reduced-impact logging (RIL) is a set of techniques aimed to maintain forest structure and
functions of the harvested forest as similar as possible to pre-logging status, while reducing …

Seed germination during floatation and seedling growth of Carapa guianensis, a tree from flood-prone forests of the Amazon

FR Scarano, TS Pereira, G Rôças - Plant Ecology, 2003 - Springer
Abstract Carapa guianensis Aubl.(Meliaceae), a hard wood tree from the Brazilian Amazon,
has large recalcitrant seeds that can germinate and establish in both flood-free (terra-firme) …

Spatial patterns and associations of six congeneric species in an old-growth temperate forest

J Zhang, B Song, BH Li, J Ye, XG Wang, ZQ Hao - Acta Oecologica, 2010 - Elsevier
Analyses of the spatial patterns of pairs of sympatric congeneric species present unique
opportunities and challenges in explaining species coexistence. In this study, we compared …

The ecology and harvest of andiroba seeds for oil production in the Brazilian Amazon

C Plowden - Conservation and Society, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aubl.: Meliaceae) is a canopy tree found in moist
tropical forests in Amazon, Central America and Africa. Manual and mechanical methods …

Spatial distribution of an undergrowth palm in fragments of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

AF Souza, FR Martins - Plant Ecology, 2003 - Springer
The occurrence of disturbed sectors may be as important as microscaleedge effects in
tropical forests fragments. We considered the spatialdistribution dynamics of life stages …

A new approach for interpreting the Morisita index of aggregation through quadrat size

JJ Hayes, O Castillo - ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2017 - mdpi.com
Spatial point pattern analysis is commonly used in ecology to examine the spatial
distribution of individual organisms or events, which may shed light on the operation of …

Population Structure and Fruit Production of Carapa guianensis (Andiroba) in Amazonian Floodplain Forests: Implications for Community-Based Management

M Londres, M Schulze… - Tropical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Andiroba (Carapa guianensis) is a multiple-use tree species that plays a crucial
socioeconomic role across thousands of Amazonian traditional and indigenous …

Diversity and structure of tropical rain forest of Tutuila, American Samoa: effects of site age and substrate

EL Webb, S Fa'aumu - Plant Ecology, 1999 - Springer
We report tree community diversity, guild composition, and forest structure from three 1.2 ha
(100 m× 120 m) permanent forest research plots on Tutuila, American Samoa, an isolated …

Estrutura, distribuição espacial e produção de sementes de andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aubl.) no sul do estado de Roraima

H Tonini, P Costa, PE Kamiski - Ciência Florestal, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO A andiroba, é uma das espécies arbóreas amazônicas com grande potencial de
exploração madeireira e não madeireira, sendo este trabalho desenvolvido com o objetivo …