Effects of Chusquea ramosissima (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) on forest structure and functioning in the Atlantic Forest of Northern Argentina

MONTTI, LÍA FERNANDA; CAMPANELLO, PAULA INÉS; GATTI, MARÍA GENOVEVA; GOLDSTEIN, GUILLERMO

Uberlandia, Brasil

Congreso; Reunión Anual de Biología Tropical; 2005

Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation

Forests under selective logging in Northern Argentina are invaded by native bamboo species. To assess bamboo effects on forest dynamics we measured environmental conditions and monitored tree regeneration in sites where Chusquea ramosissima were absent (by both, bamboo clearing and mortality events) and in control sites (living bamboo). This species reduces light penetration, affecting growth, mortality, ecophysiology and diversity of tree saplings. Bamboos arrest succession changing forest structure and functioning