Floristic-geographic relationships in a forest structure at the central region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

This work studied the influence of floristic contingents on the composition and structure of a forest in the central region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The study was carried out in the County of Sinimbu, in a deciduous forest, where 100 contiguous sampling units that totaled 1 ha were established. All individuals with DBH ≥ 4,8 cm were identified and measured. The richest families were Myrtaceae (18), Fabaceae (16) and Euphorbiaceae with 10 species. Most of the species surveyed are widely distributed across southern Brazilian vegetation formations. A large proportion of species belonged to the western seasonal contingent, although it has had contributed with few individuals. The eastern wet contingent presented both, low percentage of species and individuals. The community showed three height layers, all of them showing dominance of wide geographical distribution species.