Invasion impact of Artocarpus heterophyllus LAM. (Moraceae) at the edge of an Atlantic Forest fragment in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Invasion impact of Artocarpus heterophyllus LAM. (Moraceae) at the edge of an Atlantic Forest fragment in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Atlantic Forest is reduced to less than 20 % of its original area, but it still protects an important biological heritage. Forest fragmentation makes the environment more susceptible to invasive species occupation. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) was introduced into Brazil in the seventeent...

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Main Authors: Welington Kiffer de Freitas, Luís Mauro Sampaio Magalhães, Alexander Silva de Resende, Felipe da Costa Brasil, Lise da Rocha Vivès, Marco Aurélio Soares Pinheiro, Pedro Lima Filho, Rômulo Vinícius Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2017-03-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
Subjects:
jackfruit
phytosociology
horizontal structure
dominance
Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/33520

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