Notes on the vegetation of Suriname. I - Vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in NW Suriname ()

Abstract The vegetational changes in a newly dammed area on the Nanni Creek Basin in NW Suriname are here considered. The effects of periodical flooding on the different vegetation types are studied, and the types of succession ocurring at present are described. It is postulated that marsh forests t...

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Main Author: P. A. Teunissen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 1976-06-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671976000200117&tlng=en
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description Abstract The vegetational changes in a newly dammed area on the Nanni Creek Basin in NW Suriname are here considered. The effects of periodical flooding on the different vegetation types are studied, and the types of succession ocurring at present are described. It is postulated that marsh forests that are now being drowned will be replaced by a Triplaris swamp forest. Peat levels will probably remain constant, as any accumulation of peat during high water seems to be counter-balanced by peat decomposition and destruction by fire during low water levels.
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spelling doaj.art-1617357f33f84f0f8e14c0cc24dbc05a2022-12-22T04:16:07ZengInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaActa Amazonica0044-59671976-06-016211715010.1590/1809-43921976062117Notes on the vegetation of Suriname. I - Vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in NW Suriname ()P. A. TeunissenAbstract The vegetational changes in a newly dammed area on the Nanni Creek Basin in NW Suriname are here considered. The effects of periodical flooding on the different vegetation types are studied, and the types of succession ocurring at present are described. It is postulated that marsh forests that are now being drowned will be replaced by a Triplaris swamp forest. Peat levels will probably remain constant, as any accumulation of peat during high water seems to be counter-balanced by peat decomposition and destruction by fire during low water levels.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671976000200117&tlng=en
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Notes on the vegetation of Suriname. I - Vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in NW Suriname ()
Acta Amazonica
title Notes on the vegetation of Suriname. I - Vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in NW Suriname ()
title_full Notes on the vegetation of Suriname. I - Vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in NW Suriname ()
title_fullStr Notes on the vegetation of Suriname. I - Vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in NW Suriname ()
title_full_unstemmed Notes on the vegetation of Suriname. I - Vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in NW Suriname ()
title_short Notes on the vegetation of Suriname. I - Vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in NW Suriname ()
title_sort notes on the vegetation of suriname i vegetation changes in a dammed up fresh water swamp in nw suriname
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