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Variations in habitat metrics along plantation chronosequences: contrasting tree plantations in subtropical forest and grassland

Santiago Santoandré

Santiago Santoandré

Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires - IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA)Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Santoandré, Santiago
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Julieta Filloy

Julieta Filloy

Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires - IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA)Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Filloy, Julieta
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Gustavo A. Zurita

Gustavo A. Zurita

Instituto de Biología Sub-tropical - Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones - CONICETPto Iguazú, Argentina
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Zurita, Gustavo A.
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M. Isabel Bellocq

M. Isabel Bellocq

Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires - IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA)Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Isabel Bellocq, M.
  
Jun 04, 2022
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Article Category: Research paper
Published Online: Jun 04, 2022
Page range: 55 - 63
Received: Nov 03, 2021
Accepted: Dec 14, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2021-0011
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Figure 1

The circles indicate the location of study sites (plantations and the natural habitat) in the subtropical forest biome of the Atlantic Forest ecoregion (colour green) and the grassland biome of the Campos ecoregion (colour orange).
The circles indicate the location of study sites (plantations and the natural habitat) in the subtropical forest biome of the Atlantic Forest ecoregion (colour green) and the grassland biome of the Campos ecoregion (colour orange).

Figure 2

Environmental variables along different ages of pine plantations in both biomes. Lines indicate the selected model.
Environmental variables along different ages of pine plantations in both biomes. Lines indicate the selected model.

Figure 3

Environmental similarity between plantations and the natural environment along the ages of pine plantations in both biomes. Lines indicate the selected model.
Environmental similarity between plantations and the natural environment along the ages of pine plantations in both biomes. Lines indicate the selected model.

Model selection for environmental variables in relation with the age of pine plantations, and for the similarity in environmental variables between plantations and the natural environment (Sim) with plantation age_

Grassland Subtropical forest
Environmental variable Model Model
Temperature Logistic Logistic
Thermal variability Logistic Logistic
Relative humidity Null Logistic
Canopy cover Logistic Logistic
Herbaceous cover Logistic Null
Sim temperature Logistic Logistic
Sim thermal variability Logistic Line
Sim relative humidity Null Logistic
Sim canopy cover Logistic Logistic
Sim herbaceous cover Logistic Null
Sim total Logistic Logistic
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