Primary succession on lava domes on Terceira (Azores)

Elias, Rui B.; Dias, Eduardo

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Elias, Rui B.

Dias, Eduardo

Abstract(s)

Vegetation attributes were consistent with the successional stage of each dome in the primary sere; however, the geomorphologic units did not follow the same pattern. The influence of the rates of plant colonization and soil formation are responsible for the decrease of the successional rates from footslopes, to summits, to slopes. The vegetation successionally changes from Juniperus scrub, to Juniperus wood and forest, and there is little species replacement since the similarity in species composition is high between the 3 domes.

Keywords

Juniperus Sucessão Primária Terceira Geocronologia Bio-area Direct Succession Oceanic Island Soil Nutrient Succession Rate Vegetation Structure Zoom Effect

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/3055

Citation

Elias, Rui B.; Dias, Eduardo (2004). "Primary succession on lava domes on Terceira (Azores)", Journal of Vegetation Science, 15(3), 331-338. DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02269.x.