Tropical dendrochronology applied to invasive tree species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

作     者：Carolina Nogueira Xavier Daniela Granato-Souza Ana Carolina M.C.Barbosa JoséReinaldo Moreira da Silva Carolina Nogueira Xavier;Daniela Granato-Souza;Ana Carolina M.C.Barbosa;José Reinaldo Moreira da Silva

作者机构：Forest Sciences DepartmentFederal University of Lavras(UFLA)C.P.3037Lavras 37200-000Brazil Department of GeosciencesUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleAR 72701USA 

出 版 物：《Journal of Forestry Research》 (林业研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第32卷第1期

页      面：91-101页

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学科分类：07[理学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：The work was partially supported by CAPES(Coordena玢o de Aperfei鏾amento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brasil-Finance Code 001) 

主　　题：Atlantic Forest biome Invasive species Protected areas Tree rings 

摘      要：The Atlantic Forest is one of the largest and most biodiverse rainforests of South America but anthropogenic activities are drastically changing these *** invasion of alien or exotic species is one of the greatest threats to *** are few studies of invasive species in tropical Brazilian *** research examines growth and ecological aspects of Syzygium cumini and Clitoria fairchildiana,two invasive tree species in the Pedra Branca State Park,an Atlantic Forest remnant in southeastern *** species were successfully dated,indicating an average age of 58 and 31 years,respectively.A positive relationship between growth and precipitation of the previous growing season suggests an ecological adaptive strategy,which could be facilitating their invasion into the *** growth diameter curves indicate slow and fast growth rates for *** and ***,*** release episodes detected in the tree rings indicate increased anthropogenic disturbances over the last 50 years.