Table 1.
Phytosociological parameters of individuals with CAP ?15 cm sampled in three areas of upper montane forest of the Pico do Capim Amarelo, Serra Fina, and southeastern Brazil. AR., abbreviations used for sampled areas; C, all sample areas together; VP, facing toward to Vale do Paraíba; FO, west face below of the PCAM summit; MN, about 1,000 meters in the north of the PCAM; N.I., number of individuals; N.B., total number of stems; P.B., proportion of stems per individual; F.A., absolute frequency; De.R., relative density; Do.R., relative dominance; V.C., coverture value; F.R., relative frequency; V.I.; importance value; A.M., maximum height; D.M., maximum diameter; D.P., distribution patterns; IP, endemic to Itatiaia Plateau; SE, restricted to montane forest in southeastern Brazil; SES, species that occur in the southern and southeastern Brazilian coastal mountain ranges; MA, extend their occurrence area to montane areas in Espinhaço Range or to the northeast and midwestern Brazilian regions; and AN, species that occur in montane forest in Andes. In bold is AR where the species showed the greatest VI. In parenthesis, the species abbreviation and the collector number of Leonardo Dias Meireles.
Table 2.
Phytosociological parameters for the three sampled areas at the Pico do Capim Amarelo, Serra Fina, southeastern Brazil. VP, facing toward to Vale do Paraíba; FO, west face below of the PCAM summit; MN, about 1,000 meters the north of the PCAM at Maracanã; N.I., number of sampled individuals; I. Mstem, number of multi-stemmed individuals; N. Stem, total number of stems; M. Stem, median number of stems by individual; Density, individuals ha-1; Dominance, m2 ha-1; H. Max., maximum height of individuals in meters; H.Med., average height of individuals in meters; CAP Max., cm CAP Med., cm; Shannon, Shannon-Weiner index; J, equability index; D, Simpson index.
Table 3.
Phytosociological parameters for the Atlantic montane forest (AMF) and Atlantic upper montane forests (AUMF) surveys in the southern and southeastern regions of Brazil. Abbr, abbreviation of sample area; PBH, perimeter at breast height; N, number of sampled individuals; S, species richness; H', Shannon-Weiner index; DH', number of species expected by log of H'; DE, total density per hectare; DO, total dominance per hectare; Alt, altitude of sample area; and F.V.T., type of forest formation. MI-SC and RR-SC, Falkenberg (2003); MB-PR, Rocha (1999); AH1-PR and AH2-PR, Roderjan (1994); MV-MG, Meireles et al. (2008); CD-MG, França & Stehmann (2004); SF-MG, this sample; FI1-SP, FI2-SP, FI3-SP, SI1-SP, SI2-SP, and SI3-SP, Dilisch et al. (2003); and SJ1-SP and SJ2-SP, Rodrigues et al. (1989).
Table 4.
Phytosociological parameters for the Atlantic upper montane forests at higher altitude (AUMF at higher altitude, HA), and Atlantic upper montane forests at lower altitude (AUMF at lower altitude, LA) surveys in the southern and southeastern regions of Brazil. Area, sampled area; N, number of individuals sampled; S, species richness; H', Shannon-Weiner index; DE, total density per hectare; DO, total dominance per hectare; Dma, maximum diameter sampled; Dme, minimum diameter sampled; Ama, maximum height of individuals; Ame, median height of individuals; Str, number of forest strata; and Fr, type of forest formation. M. da Igreja and Rio do Rastro, Falkenberg (2003); Marumbi, Rocha (1999); Anhang. 1300 and Anhang. 1200, Roderjan (1994); Serra Fina VP, FO, MN, this sample; M. Verde 1900 and M. Verde 1800, Meireles et al. (2008); Camanducaia, França & Stehmann (2004).
Table 5.
Five species with the highest importance values in the Atlantic upper montane forests (AUMF) in the southern and southeastern regions of Brazil. MI-SC and RR-SC, Falkenberg (2003); MB-PR, Rocha (1999); AH1-PR and AH2-PR, Roderjan (1994); MV-MG, Meireles et al. (2008); CD-MG, França & Stehmann (2004); SF-MG: this sample.