Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savanna
The role of fire in the management of degraded areas remains strongly debated. Here we experimentally compare removal and infestation of popcorn kernels (Zea mays L. – Poaceae) and açaí fruits (Euterpe oleracea Mart. – Arecaceae) in one burned and two unburned savanna habitats in the eastern Brazili...
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| author | Victor J. U. R Rodriguez Chuma Darren Norris Taires P. da Silva Jéssica A. da Silva Keison S. Cavalcante Igor A. P. Sidônio Adriano F. de Souza Daniel S. S. Valentim Silas Mochiutti Fernanda Michalski Michael Nevels |
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| description | The role of fire in the management of degraded areas remains strongly debated. Here we experimentally compare removal and infestation of popcorn kernels (Zea mays L. – Poaceae) and açaí fruits (Euterpe oleracea Mart. – Arecaceae) in one burned and two unburned savanna habitats in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. In each habitat, a total of ten experimental units (five per seed type) were installed, each with three treatments: (1) open access, (2) vertebrate access, and (3) invertebrate access. Generalized linear models showed significant differences in both seed removal (P < 0.0001) and infestation (P < 0.0001) among seed type, habitats and access treatments. Burned savanna had the highest overall seed infestation rate (24.3%) and invertebrate access increased açaí seed infestation levels to 100% in the burned savanna. Increased levels of invertebrate seed infestation in burned savanna suggest that preparation burning may be of limited use for the management and restoration of such habitats in tropical regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abc41cc6e0af43ce9bd021da89f131742023-03-09T12:34:18ZengCambridge University PressExperimental Results2516-712X2021-01-01210.1017/exp.2021.2Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savannaVictor J. U. R Rodriguez Chuma0Darren Norris1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0015-8214Taires P. da Silva2Jéssica A. da Silva3Keison S. Cavalcante4Igor A. P. Sidônio5Adriano F. de Souza6Daniel S. S. Valentim7Silas Mochiutti8Fernanda Michalski9Michael Nevels10Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, Brazil Ecology and Conservation of Amazonian Vertebrates Research Group, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, Brazil Departamento de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Coordenação de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitschek Km 02, 68902-419 Macapá, AP, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, BrazilEmpresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 05, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, Brazil Ecology and Conservation of Amazonian Vertebrates Research Group, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, km 02, 68903-419, Macapá, AP, Brazil Instituto Pró-Carnívoros, Av. Horácio Neto 1030, 12945-010, Atibaia, SP, BrazilUniversity of St Andrews, Biomolecular Sciences Building, Fife, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, KY16 9STThe role of fire in the management of degraded areas remains strongly debated. Here we experimentally compare removal and infestation of popcorn kernels (Zea mays L. – Poaceae) and açaí fruits (Euterpe oleracea Mart. – Arecaceae) in one burned and two unburned savanna habitats in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. In each habitat, a total of ten experimental units (five per seed type) were installed, each with three treatments: (1) open access, (2) vertebrate access, and (3) invertebrate access. Generalized linear models showed significant differences in both seed removal (P < 0.0001) and infestation (P < 0.0001) among seed type, habitats and access treatments. Burned savanna had the highest overall seed infestation rate (24.3%) and invertebrate access increased açaí seed infestation levels to 100% in the burned savanna. Increased levels of invertebrate seed infestation in burned savanna suggest that preparation burning may be of limited use for the management and restoration of such habitats in tropical regions.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2516712X21000022/type/journal_articleinvertebratesseed fatevertebrates |
| spellingShingle | Victor J. U. R Rodriguez Chuma Darren Norris Taires P. da Silva Jéssica A. da Silva Keison S. Cavalcante Igor A. P. Sidônio Adriano F. de Souza Daniel S. S. Valentim Silas Mochiutti Fernanda Michalski Michael Nevels Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savanna Experimental Results invertebrates seed fate vertebrates |
| title | Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savanna |
| title_full | Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savanna |
| title_fullStr | Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savanna |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savanna |
| title_short | Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savanna |
| title_sort | preparation burning may not improve short term seed survival in an amazonian savanna |
| topic | invertebrates seed fate vertebrates |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2516712X21000022/type/journal_article |
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