Ferreira, Paula Iaschitzki  Gomes, Juliano Pereira  Stedille, Lilian Iara Bet  Bortoluzzi, Roseli Lopes da Costa  Mantovani, Adelar  <br/><br/>
Mimosa scabrella Benth. as Facilitator of Forest Successional Advance in the South of Brazil 

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<br/><br/> <br/><br/>ABSTRACT<br/><br/>Pioneer species have the potential to colonize disturbed environments, contributing to the<br/>establishment of other species and driving the dynamics and advancement of the structure of<br/>forest communities. The aim of this study was to assess the evolution of floristic-structural<br/>composition in the regenerating stratum of communities formed in the Mimosa scabrella Benth.<br/>understory with different ages. The study was carried out in four municipalities located in the Santa<br/>Catarina State South Plateau, on communities with different successional ages. The plot method<br/>was applied to the survey of all arboreal individuals with height ≥ 10 cm. The floristic-structural<br/>patterns found were compatible with the expected trend of Araucaria Forest successional dynamic,<br/>showing higher richness and abundance of regenerating individuals in the older understories.<br/><br/>Keywords: bracatinga, forest succession, natural regeneration, facilitation, Araucaria Forest.  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MIMOSA SCABRELLA<br/>BRACATINGA<br/>REGENERAÇÃO NATURAL<br/>FLORESTA<br/>ARAUCÁRIA