Pedological control in the campestre vegetation of Serra do Mar: the case of the Rio Turvo State Park, SP (Brazil)
Understanding vegetation patterns and their relationships with the environment is understanding how the landscape evolves in time and space. Campo do Veludo is a formation physiognomic and floristically different from the context of its surroundings. The objective of this article is to present the m...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) |
| Repositorio: | Geografia Ensino & Pesquisa (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/84638 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufsm.br/geografia/article/view/84638 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Landscape Biogeography Mata Atlântica Paisaje Biogeografía Paisagem Biogeografia |
| Sumario: | Understanding vegetation patterns and their relationships with the environment is understanding how the landscape evolves in time and space. Campo do Veludo is a formation physiognomic and floristically different from the context of its surroundings. The objective of this article is to present the main environmental conditions of the area and discuss which factors are responsible for the maintenance of this landscape today. Bibliographic reviews on the subject, soil collection in trenches and tracing, as well as a survey of the most significant species that make up the vegetation cover, were carried out. For the collected soil, chemical analysis of macronutrients was performed, in addition to granulometric analysis. The data are analyzed in an integrated way in an attempt to point out elements of landscape control. It was observed that part of the plant species select environments with specific pedological conditions, such as the one found in the area, suggesting the soil as controlling the evolution of vegetation at the local level due to periodic flooding, small soil depth, and high acidity. The phytophysiognomy and the reduced diversity of species are linked to the low availability of nutrients and oxygen and the occurrence of Spodosols in the area. |
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