ABSTRACT This was the first study conducted on the diversity and abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) species and quantification of glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) fractions, as well as on their relationship with environmental and soil chemical and physical properties along an elevation gradient above 1000 m in a Brazilian Atlantic cloud forest. AMF diversity was assessed by examining spores extracted from soil samples collected near the roots of the 18 most common plant species in permanent plots established in the field at altitudes of 1500, 1700, 1900, and 2100 meters above sea level. Fifteen AMF species were found, most of them belonging to the families Acaulosporaceae, Glomeraeceae, and Gigasporaceae. Compositions of the AMF community varied among the altitudes; Acaulospora was the predominant genus, with six species. The total Bradford-reactive soil protein (BRSP) and the easily extractable BRSP (EE-BRSP) soil glomalin were the highest at the altitude of 2100 m (5.7 and 3.8 mg.g soil-1, respectively). Altitude and environment and soil characteristics affected the composition and diversity (Shannon index) of the AMF communities. However, the effect of altitude on AMF diversity can be estimated, indirectly, through its effect on plant diversity. (AMF glomalinrelated related GRSP (GRSP fractions 100 forest 1 1500 1700 1900 210 level found Acaulosporaceae Glomeraeceae Gigasporaceae genus Bradfordreactive Bradford reactive (BRSP EEBRSP EE (EE-BRSP 5.7 57 5 7 (5. 38 3 8 3. mgg mg g soil1, soil1 1, soil-1 respectively. respectively . respectively) Shannon index communities However estimated indirectly 10 150 170 190 21 5. (5 soil- 15 17 19 2 (

Resumo As Florestas Tropicais Sazonalmente Secas apresentam sazonalidade pronunciada de precipitação, intensa radiação solar e altas temperaturas, que muitas vezes se traduzem em altos níveis de deciduidade durante a estação seca. Nestes ambientes, espécies caducifólias coexistem com algumas espécies perenes que conseguem manter as folhas do dossel durante toda a estação seca. Para entender as estratégias por trás desse comportamento, analisamos características anatômicas foliares de 13 indivíduos de Sarcomphalus joazeiro durante as estações chuvosa e seca em uma floresta estacional decídua. Nossa hipótese é que as folhas da estação chuvosa seriam diferentes anatômica e funcionalmente das folhas da estação seca. Especificamente, esperávamos que as folhas da estação chuvosa apresentassem uma estratégia de utilização de recursos mais aquisitiva em comparação com as folhas da estação seca, que esperávamos que fossem mais conservativas. Avaliamos os efeitos da estação e das variáveis climáticas em 25 características anatômicas foliares usando modelos lineares mistos generalizados (LMM). As características foliares variaram entre as estações chuvosa e seca e interagiram com variáveis climáticas, que juntos sugerem que S. joazeiro produz coortes de folhas específicas para a estação. Esta adaptação permite que a espécieajuste-se às condições contrastantes de intensidade de luz, temperatura e demanda evaporativa em cada estação. precipitação temperaturas ambientes comportamento 1 decídua Especificamente conservativas 2 LMM. LMM . (LMM) S espécieajustese espécieajuste luz (LMM

Abstract Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests experience pronounced precipitation seasonality, intense solar radiation, and high temperatures, which often translate into high levels of deciduousness during the dry season. In these environments, deciduous species coexist with some evergreen species that are able to maintain their canopy leaves throughout the dry season. To understand the strategies behind this behavior, we analyzed leaf anatomical traits of 13 individuals of Sarcomphalus joazeiro during both the wet and dry seasons in a seasonal deciduous forest. We hypothesized that wet-season leaves would differ anatomically and functionally from dry-season leaves. Specifically, we expected wet-season leaves to show a more acquisitive resource-use strategy compared to dry-season leaves, which we expected to be more conservative. We assessed the effects of season and climatic variables on 25 leaf anatomical traits using generalized linear mixed models (LMM). Leaf traits varied between the wet and dry seasons and interacted with climatic variables, which together suggest that S. joazeiro produces season-specific leaf cohorts. This adaptation allows the species to adjust to the contrasting conditions of light intensity, temperature, and evaporative demand in each season. seasonality radiation temperatures environments behavior 1 forest wetseason dryseason Specifically resourceuse resource use conservative 2 LMM. LMM . (LMM) S seasonspecific specific cohorts intensity temperature (LMM

ABSTRACT Background: Brazil Nuts (BN) tree is a species of high importance in Amazon region. Their continuous use by traditional communities is often related to disturbances that lead to larger degraded areas where this species is commonly found (“BN groves”). Here we aimed to explore the ecological patterns of BN groves vegetation and its relationship with BN trees and evaluate their potential as a source of carbon credits. We sampled 15 circular plots, with Brazilian Nut trees as the center (focal trees) and collected morphometric data from the focal trees. Additionally, we evaluated fruit production for a period of 5 years to obtain annual measurements, which were used as a proxy of the anthropic impact associated with the collection process. Through analysis of the data, we: i) examined the effects of BN trees on the adjacent vegetation; ii) quantified the potential amount of carbon credits in the adjacent vegetation and in the focal trees by converting carbon stock to equivalent CO2. Results: The adjacent vegetation structure was influenced by the size of BN trees (focal trees). No important effects of BN trees on the adjacent vegetation floristic composition and functional attributes were found. Additionally, we found that Brazilian Nut groves possess a significant potential for carbon credits that could be leveraged in the future carbon credit market, Conclusion: The study highlights the potential for carbon credit generation in Brazil nut groves in the Southeast Amazon as a means of supporting conservation and restoration efforts in these environments. Background (BN region groves. . groves”) 1 plots Additionally measurements process i ii CO2 CO Results market Conclusion environments groves”

ABSTRACT The Caatinga biome in Brazil comprises the largest and most continuous expanse of the seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) worldwide; nevertheless, it is among the most threatened and least studied, despite its ecological and biogeographical importance. The spatial distribution of volumetric wood stocks in the Caatinga and the relationship with environmental factors remain unknown. Therefore, this study intends to quantify and analyze the spatial distribution of wood volume as a function of environmental variables in Caatinga vegetation in Bahia State, Brazil. Volumetric estimates were obtained at the plot and fragment level. The multiple linear regression techniques were adopted, using environmental variables in the area as predictors. Spatial modeling was performed using the geostatistical kriging approach with the model residuals. The model developed presented a reasonable fit for the volume m3 ha with r2 of 0.54 and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 10.9 m3 ha–1. The kriging of ordinary residuals suggested low error estimates in unsampled locations and balance in the under and overestimates of the model. The regression kriging approach provided greater detailing of the global wood volume stock map, yielding volume estimates that ranged from 0.01 to 109 m3 ha–1. Elevation, mean annual temperature, and precipitation of the driest month are strong environmental predictors for volume estimation. This information is necessary to development action plans for sustainable management and use of the Caatinga SDTF in Bahia State, Brazil. (SDTF worldwide nevertheless studied importance unknown Therefore State level adopted m r 054 0 54 0.5 RMSE (RMSE 10 9 10. ha1 1 ha–1 map 001 01 0.0 Elevation temperature estimation 05 5 0. ha– 00

ABSTRACT Background: The Amazon rainforest plays an essential role in sheltering global biodiversity and providing essential ecosystem services. However, the region has been threatened by increased rates of deforestation and degradation, which is often reported as the failure of the Brazilian conservation policy that could affect the image of agriculture Brazilian products abroad. In this sense, here we aimed to evaluate the foreign environmental perception of the region using data from social medias, to assess which are the main terms related to the region, how their importance varies over time and whether this perception tends to be more negative or positive. For this, we used data from posts made on Twitter® involving the term “Amazon rainforest” over 18 weeks using a data mining process. From these posts, we extracted the text, which went through steps of cleaning and organization, as well as crossing with additional databases (such as the sentiment dictionary). From the final data set, we first evaluated which are the main terms present in these posts and how their importance varied in the evaluated period. Next, we assess whether the terms cited are mainly negative or positive and how this sentiment varied over the monitoring period. Results: We found that the main terms are related to the environmental context such as “carbon”, “deforestation” and “fire” and that there is a relationship between their importance and the occurrence of fires in the region, which is positive with a temporal lag. In addition, we also found that the posts are, on average, composed of 68.47% of negative terms and that this sentiment predominates throughout the entire time series, being higher during the fire peaks in the region. Conclusion: Our results indicate that the environmental perception of the region presented in the posts in Twitter® is mainly negative, due to the degradation and fires observed over the last few years. We also discuss limitations of the approach and establish perspectives for future work. Background services However abroad sense medias Twitter 1 process text organization dictionary. dictionary . dictionary) set period Next Results carbon, carbon , “carbon” “deforestation “fire lag addition average 6847 68 47 68.47 series Conclusion years work “carbon 684 6 4 68.4 68.

ABSTRACT Our research focused on the reproductive phenology of Mauritiella armata, a key veredas species in southeastern Brazil, and aspects of its floral and fruit morphology and sexual system. We observed the reproductive phenological patterns of M. armata for 36 months, and examined the relationships between phenophases and environmental variables to describe its phenological patterns in relation to environmental filters, as well as its floral and fruit morphologies, sexual system (to evaluate dioecy), and the biometry of its reproductive parts. Flowering was observed in the dry season and at the beginning of the rainy season, with fruiting occurring during the rainy season. The reproductive phenophases responded to environmental seasonality, principally temperature in the period immediately preceding the expression of the phenophase, as well as to environmental variations that had occurred up to six months earlier. The dioecious sexual system of M. armata was confirmed, with flowering synchronization between the sexes. The population studied did not exhibit apomixis, having xenogamy as its reproductive system. The staminate inflorescences were larger than the pistillate inflorescences and had greater numbers of flowers, although the pistillate flowers were larger. Wind pollen dispersal was not observed, thereby indicating that this species requires biotic pollination for fruit production.

ABSTRACT Fragmentation is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss in tropical forests through consequences on their different components. Beta diversity patterns across fragments have been studied across multiple spatial scales, but comparisons with intact landscapes and in a variety of vegetation types are scarce. In order to address this issue of anthropogenic landscape disturbance, we tested two hypotheses relating to fragmentation and beta diversity: 1. Floristic homogenization at patch-level scale and 2. Floristic differentiation at landscape-level scale. The study was conducted in the Espinhaço Range biosphere reserve, Brazil. Three landscapes encompassing a broad range of vegetation types were sampled in 115 plots. Two landscapes were fragmented due to mining activities (Sabará and Brumadinho) and one is protected (Parque Estadual Serra do Rola-Moça). Results showed high overall beta diversity both between landscapes (conserved and fragmented) and vegetation types (forest, Brazilian savanna “campos rupestres”, ecotone and ironstone “canga”) with high turnover and species losses, even in highly disturbed vegetation types. The conserved landscape was most diverse in terms of richness. Thus, fragmentation effects differed from the expected with a main role of differentiation processes, and we argue that high beta diversity is not always a good predictor of ecosystem health.

RESUMO Pequenos mamíferos em paisagem altamente fragmentada em ecótono Cerrado/Mata Atlântica, Sudeste do Brasil. Atividades humanas exploratórias resultaram na formação de pequenos fragmentos inseridos em uma matriz inóspita para pequenos mamíferos não-voadores. Os efeitos das mudanças na paisagem alteram os padrões de distribuição das espécies. Os padrões de fragmentação da paisagem para pequenos mamíferos são controversos, especialmente considerando pequenos fragmentos e regiões ecotonais. Com base nesses argumentos, investigamos os padrões de diversidade de pequenos mamíferos em pequenos fragmentos na região ecotonal Cerrado / Mata Atlântica. Vinte e quatro fragmentos (<40 ha) foram estudados, usando armadilhas de grade, chapa e de queda. Encontramos baixa riqueza de espécies (11 espécies, seis marsupiais e cinco roedores), o que não era esperado por se tratar de uma região ecotonal. Verificamos que a composição e a estrutura da comunidade são simplificadas pela presença de espécies generalistas e com o aumento do turnover de espécies. Os pequenos fragmentos florestais apresentam uma estrutura de microhabitat com lianas e riachos como principais filtros ambientais de grupos com semelhanças ecológicas. Nossos resultados sugerem que esses fragmentos devem ser manejados para conservar a biodiversidade local e manter as características dentro dos fragmentos para possibilitar a ocorrência de diferentes grupos ecológicos.

ABSTRACT Exploratory human activities have resulted in small fragments inserted into a matrix which is inhospitable to small non-flying mammals. The effects of landscape changes alter the distribution patterns of species. Landscape fragmentation patterns for small mammals are controversial, especially considering small fragments and ecotonal regions. Based on these arguments, we investigated the diversity patterns of small mammals in small fragments in the ecotonal Cerrado/Atlantic Forest region. A total of 24 fragments (<40 ha) were studied using tomahawk, sherman and pitfall traps. We found low species richness (11 species, six marsupials and five rodents), which was not expected because it is an ecotonal region. It was verified that composition and community structure are simplified by the marked presence of generalist species and with the increase of species turnover. The small forest fragments present a microhabitat structure with lianas and streams as main environmental filters of groups with ecological similarities. Our findings suggest that these fragments must be managed in order to conserve the local biodiversity and maintain the needed characteristics to enable the occurrence of different ecological groups.

ABSTRACT Background: Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests (SDTF) are recognized by their great biological diversity, but little is known about their temporal patterns, which may be crucial in a changing world. Here we aimed to characterize the SDTF dynamic patterns in floristic and structural changes, and also to evaluate shifts in dynamic rates and structural attributes such as richness, number of trees and biomass. Our hypothesis is that SDTF tree communities have their dynamic characterized by temporal fluctuations related to an instability pattern, in according to the already found for others tropical forests. For this we used a data of 42 400 m² plots in three fragments in the Brazilian Arboreal Caatinga, measured in 2005, 2010 and 2015. We evaluated temporal changes in richness, species composition, trees density, biomass and rates of tree mortality and recruitment; and also rates of biomass gain and loss. Results: We found a pattern of floristic composition stability, but with changes in structure and dynamics. There was a tree density decrease driven by constant mortality and by recruitment decrease, and biomass increase due to decrease in biomass loss and to increase in biomass gain. The biomass increase was main related to a small set of dominant species that are the most representative in the community dynamics. Conclusion: SDTF dynamics are related to stability in species composition, but with structural changes towards higher biomass stocks. The results are main related to community dynamics and to SDTF attributes such as climatic seasonality that drives the local ecological processes.

Resumo O presente estudo foi realizado no Parque Nacional do Limpopo (PNL), com o objetivo de mapear comunidades florísticas que ocorrem no parque. Foram obtidas três (3) imagens do satélite Landsat 8 com os sensores Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS), para as quais foi feito o pré-processamento e a classificação, culminando em seis (6) tipos de uso e cobertura de terra. O levantamento florístico consistiu numa amostragem estratificada por paisagem, nomeadamende paisagem de solos calcários, paisagem de solos rasos de riolito e paisagem de solos arenosos profundos. O mapa final apresenta 13 comunidades florísticas identificadas pelos nomes das espécies de maior valor de importância ecológica (VI). A comunidade de Terminalia sericea / Combretum apiculatum / Guibourtia conjugata / Colophospermum mopane apresentou maior área de ocorrência. Colophospermum mopane foi a espécie mais representativa entre as comunidades mapeadas, ocorrendo em maior parte associada com outras espécies. A exatidão global foi de 74% e o índice Kappa foi 68%, atribuindo assim um nível de boa classificação. O mapeamento também demonstrou que áreas de ocupação humana são maiores que as áreas de cobertura de algumas comunidades florísticas, deste modo sugerimos que estas comunidades menores sejam priorizadas na conservação, especialmente aquelas que não apresentam ocupação humana.

Abstract The present study was carried out in Limpopo National Park (LNP) with the objective to map floristic communities that occur inside the park. Three (3) Landsat 8 satellite images were obtained by Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) tools and were pre-processed and classified, culminating in six (6) types of land use and cover. The floristic survey consisted of stratified sampling in three (3) main LNP landscapes types, namely landscape of limestone soils, landscape of rhyolite shallow soils and landscape of deep sandy soils. The final map presents 13 floristic communities identified by the names of greatest value of ecological importance (IVI) species. The community of Terminalia sericea / Combretum apiculatum / Guibourtia conjugata / Colophospermum mopane presented a larger occurrence area. Colophospermum mopane was the most representative species among the mapped communities, mostly occurring in association with other species. The overall accuracy was 74% and the Kappa index was 68%, thus giving a good rating. The mapping also showed that human occupied areas are larger than some floristic communities areas, so we suggest that these smaller communities, should be given priority actions for their conservation, especially those without human occupation.

Abstract Many factors can influence the structures and distributions of plant communities. Plant diversity of swamp forests reflect responses to water stress conditions. We evaluated the floristic diversity, structure, and composition of the regenerating shrub-tree species of six swamp forests in veredas ecosystems (northern Minas Gerais, Brazil), and the floristic similarities between them. All individuals ≥ 1 cm in diameter at ground level and < 3 cm in diameter at breast height were sampled in one hundred 25 m2 plots in each area. A total of 5442 individuals were recorded, distributed among 134 species, 85 genera, and 47 botanical families, with a diversity (Shannon) of 3.38 and equability (Pielou) of 0.69. Beta diversity was high, while similarities between the areas were low, with only two species common to all six sites. The forests showed different compositions, diversities, and natural regeneration structures, reflecting their ecotone nature and past anthropic impacts.

SUMMARY: Discrete thresholds of structural or functional decline of a vegetation type are not readily apparent, as a vegetation type can slowly decline leading to transformations in its species composition and weakened or altered functions. However, forest monitoring can be used to assess changes in ecological functions in community structure and functional and phylogenetic composition of species. This study evaluated the existence of temporal variations in the functional and phylogenetic composition of a tree community, the occurrence of heterogeneity in the behavior of phylogenetic and functional variations, and how this possible heterogeneity influences the functional and phylogenetic variations under the aspect of environmental variations and by demographic ecological processes. Results detected quantitative and qualitative changes throughout the community, such as colonization, local extinctions, in demography and biomass, and increased evolutionary distinction, lower wood density species and phylogenetic clustering. These results have shown us that the natural changes of a community should not be underestimated, because the disappearance of a community can not only occur by the direct elimination of vegetation, but can be incremental with gradual changes in its functional characteristics and species composition, transforming itself into a new community with a new combination of species and new functions.

RESUMEN: Los umbrales discretos de deterioro estructural o funcional de un tipo de vegetación no son fácilmente aparentes, ya que un tipo de vegetación puede disminuir lentamente, lo que lleva a transformaciones en la composición de sus especies y funciones debilitadas o alteradas. Sin embargo, las observaciones pueden usarse para evaluar los cambios en las funciones ecológicas antes de que esto ocurra a través de la estructura comunitaria y la composición funcional y filogenética de las especies. Este estudio evaluó la existencia de variaciones temporales en la composición funcional y filogenética de una comunidad arbórea; la ocurrencia de heterogeneidad en el comportamiento de variaciones filogenéticas y funcionales; y cómo esta posible heterogeneidad influye en las variaciones funcionales y filogenéticas bajo el aspecto de variaciones ambientales y por procesos demográficos ecológicos. Los resultados en la detección de cambios cuantitativos y cualitativos en toda la comunidad con la colonización y las extinciones locales en la comunidad, las diferencias demográficas y de biomasa, la distinción evolutiva aumentada, las especies de menor densidad de madera y el agrupamiento filogenético. Los resultados han demostrado que los cambios naturales de una comunidad no deben subestimarse, porque la desaparición de una comunidad no solo puede ocurrir por la eliminación directa de la vegetación, sino que puede ser incremental con cambios graduales en sus características funcionales y composición de especies, transformando en una nueva comunidad con una nueva combinación de especies y nuevas funciones.

Resumo Os domínios fitogeográficos Atlântico e dos Cerrados brasileiros destacam-se pelo alto grau de ameaça de seus remanescentes, fazendo com que o estudo de sua ecologia seja de suma importância para a conservação desses domínios. Apesar da existência de distúrbios ecológicos naturais, a ação humana pode agravar a ocorrência desses fenômenos, como por exemplo: o aumento da frequência do fogo em ambientes naturais. Mesmo o dossel, camada superior da vegetação, é prejudicado direta ou indiretamente pela ação desse distúrbio. Além disso, as características do dossel são determinantes para a dinâmica de regeneração das comunidades vegetais, pois suas condições regulam os níveis de luminosidade que chegam às camadas inferiores da vegetação. Assim, este trabalho buscou estudar as variações na abertura do dossel de um mosaico vegetacional inserido em uma área de contato entre os domínios Atlântico e dos Cerrados, com o intuito de identificar como se dão essas alterações entre as tipologias vegetais analisadas e qual a influência da ocorrência de fogo nas oscilações no estrato superior da vegetação. Para isso, o estudo acompanhou as mudanças na abertura do dossel, com o uso de fotografias hemisféricas, em diferentes unidades vegetacionais por três anos, a partir da ocorrência de um evento de fogo no local. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que fitofisionomias semelhantes apresentaram níveis de abertura do dossel parecidos, da mesma forma que exibiram um padrão de oscilação similar entre si. Por fim, depreende-se que o fogo se mostrou como um modificador indireto do dossel, uma vez que as próprias características da vegetação têm a capacidade de controlar os impactos desse tipo de distúrbio.

Abstract Atlantic and Brazilian savanna phytogeographic domains stand out the high level of threating from forest remnants, making the ecological study of these important areas for both the Domains conservation. In nature, disturbances events are common, but human activities can aggravate the occurrence of these phenomena, for example, increasing the frequency of fire events in natural environments. Even the higher layer in the forest, the canopy, suffers directly and indirectly affected by this disturbance. Besides, canopies characteristics are decisive factor acting in the regeneration dynamics of vegetal community, regulating luminosity that reach inferior low layers of vegetation. This study aims to capture the variations in canopy gaps in an ecotone area between Savanna and Atlantic Domains in order to identify how these changes occur between the analyzed vegetation types and which is the fire influence in the upper layer of the forest. We captured variations in the forest gaps after a fire event utilizing hemispheric photos. The photos have been taking for three years in an interval of six months. We found out that similar phytophysiognomies showed similar levels of canopy coverage and displayed an oscillation pattern. Finally, it appears that fire proved to be an indirect modifier of the canopy, since the characteristics of the vegetation itself have the ability to control the impacts of this type of disturbance.

Resumo Este estudo analisou as variações florísticas, estruturais e suas relações com variáveis do solo em dois trechos de vegetação ripária em uma região ecotonal entre savana e zonas semi-áridas. Propomos a hipótese de que, apesar da proximidade entre as áreas amostradas, as condições do solo são distintas e levam a mudanças na estrutura e composição da vegetação, mas essas mudanças também são influenciadas pelo caráter ecotonal. Este estudo foi desenvolvido na APA do rio Pandeiros, Minas Gerais, onde alocamos 140 parcelas de 10 ×10 m (100 m2), com 10 m de distância entre parcelas, em duas áreas de vegetação ripária denominadas Larga e São Domingos (70 parcelas em cada área), onde realizamos o levantamento fitossociológico e coletamos amostras de solo. No total, 751 indivíduos arbóreos foram amostrados, distribuídos em 89 espécies e 35 famílias botânicas. As áreas diferiram fortemente na estrutura e composição das espécies, e apresentaram peculiaridades florísticas e influência da vegetação circundante. Apesar da baixa distância entre as áreas amostradas, estes são ambientes singulares influenciados por diferentes solos, pela composição mista da área ecotonal e os impactos antropogênicos a que estão expostas.

Abstract This study analyzed the floristic, structural variations and their relationships with soil variables in two stretches of riparian vegetation in an ecotonal region between savanna and semiarid zones. We following the hypothesis of despite the proximity between the sampled areas, soil conditions are distinct and lead to changes in structure and composition of the vegetation. This study was development at EPA of Pandeiros River, Minas Gerais, where we allocated 140 plots of 10 × 10 m (100 m2), with 10 m distance between plots, in two areas of riparian vegetation, named Larga and São Domingos (70 plots in each area), where we conducted the phytosociological survey and collected soil samples. In total, 751 arboreal individuals were sampled, distributed in 89 species and 35 botanical families. The areas differed strongly in structure and species composition, and showed floristic peculiarities and influence of surrounding vegetation. Despite of low distance between the sampled areas, these are singular environments influenced by different soils, by the mixed composition of the ecotonal area and the anthropogenic impacts to which they are exposed.

Resumo As novas condições ambientais impostas por eventos de distúrbios criam um mosaico de manchas em diferentes estágios sucessionais. Nosso objetivo foi descrever a variação temporal de uma floresta estacional semidecidual em função do histórico de perturbação antrópica, verificando possíveis mudanças na dinâmica e estrutura da floresta. Nós amostramos a vegetação arbórea com diâmetro a 1,3 m do solo (DAP) ≥ 5 cm em 15 parcelas permanentes de 20 × 20 m onde realizamos quatro inventários (2003, 2005, 2007 e 2015). Nós verificamos uma diminuição da densidade e aumento da área basal, o que indica que a comunidade arbórea analisada se encontra em estágio tardio de sucessão. A estrutura fitossociológica, a riqueza e a diversidade de espécies da comunidade arbórea não apresentaram mudanças ao longo dos monitoramentos. Entretanto, o predomínio da espécie Protium spruceanum pode ser uma resposta às mudanças ambientais provocadas pela mineração que ocorreu na área há 250 anos. As influências duradouras dos distúrbios antrópicos tornam este tipo de trabalho imprescindível por permitir a compreensão dos processos ecológicos, possibilitando um gerenciamento factual das florestas pelo manejo e conservação efetivos.

Abstract The new environmental conditions imposed by disturbance events often create a mosaic of spots in different successional stages. Our objective was to describe the temporal variation of a semideciduous seasonal forest based on its anthropic disturbance history, verifying possible changes in forest dynamics and structure. We sampled the arboreal vegetation with a diameter at breast height (1.3 m above the ground; DBH) ≥ 5 cm in 15 permanent plots of 20 × 20 m where we performed four inventories (2003, 2005, 2007 and 2015). We observed a density decrease and a basal area increase, which indicates the late successional stage of the analyzed tree community. The phytosociological structure, richness and species diversity of the tree community did not show changes throughout the monitoring. However, the Protium spruceanum predominance may be a response to the environmental changes caused by the mining occurred in the area 250 years ago. The anthropic disturbances enduring influences make this type of work indispensable because it allows the ecological processes understanding, allowing a factual management of the forests by the its effective management and conservation.