@Article{ZiccardiRGGLAOCF:2021:FoFiFa,
               author = "Ziccardi, Leonardo Guimar{\~a}es and Reis, Mateus dos and 
                         Gra{\c{c}}a, Paulo Maur{\'{\i}}cio Lima de Alencastro and 
                         Gon{\c{c}}alves, Nathan Borges and Lopes, Aline Pontes and 
                         Arag{\~a}o, Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de and Oliveira, Reyjane 
                         Patr{\'{\i}}cia and Clarck, Lynn and Fearnside, Philip Martin",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amaz{\^o}nia (INPA)} and 
                         {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amaz{\^o}nia (INPA)} and 
                         {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amaz{\^o}nia (INPA)} and 
                         {Michigan State University} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas 
                         Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais 
                         (INPE)} and {Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana} and {Iowa 
                         State University} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da 
                         Amaz{\^o}nia (INPA)}",
                title = "Forest fires facilitate growth of herbaceous bamboos in central 
                         Amazonia",
              journal = "Biotropica",
                 year = "2021",
               volume = "53",
               number = "4",
                pages = "1021--1030",
                month = "July",
             keywords = "Amazoniabiological invasionBrazilfireforest degradationOlyra 
                         latifoliaOlyreaeTaquara micrantha.",
             abstract = "Severe droughts in Amazonia caused by El Nino and Atlantic dipole 
                         events are expected to become more frequent due to anthropogenic 
                         climate change. These droughts lead the tropical forests of 
                         central Amazonia to become increasingly exposed to fire. 
                         Forest-fire disturbances can create ideal scenarios for 
                         opportunistic plants, such as some bamboos. In this study, we 
                         investigate the influence of forest fires, canopy openness, and 
                         vertical distance to channel network (VDCN-a proxy for soil 
                         moisture availability) on the growth and expansion of Olyra 
                         latifolia and Taquara micrantha in the municipality of Autazes, 
                         Amazonas, Brazil. The density of these herbaceous bamboos was 
                         represented by the density of clumps (clumps ha(-1)) and of culms 
                         (culms ha(-1)), while bamboo growth was expressed as culms per 
                         clump and the average height of clumps. Forest disturbed by fire 
                         had a density of culms 116% higher than the value found in the 
                         control treatment. Plots affected by fire, which were at lower 
                         VDCN, showed evidence of higher potential for fire ignition in the 
                         low areas. The average number of culms per clump was significantly 
                         higher in post-burn forests. While canopy opening revealed a 
                         significant positive linear relationship with the abundance of 
                         herbaceous bamboo in our study area, VDCN had a negative effect on 
                         bamboo growth, suggesting that, in addition to fire, light in the 
                         understory and access to the water table are limiting factors for 
                         these two species in the upland forests of central Amazonia.",
                  doi = "10.1111/btp.12915",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/btp.12915",
                 issn = "0006-3606 and 1744-7429",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "ziccardi_forest.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "02 maio 2024"
}