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Nome do estudante: Sérgio Cumbula

Curso: Mestrado em Maneio e Conservaçao da Biodiversidade
Título: Anthropogenic disturbance impact on the stem growth of Prosopis flexuosa DC
forests in the Monte desert of Argentina: A dendroecological approach

Apenas felicitar os autores deste artigo pelo rigor científico. Importa realçar que, o abstract
analisado é de um estudo quantificativo e contém todas componentes de um abstract desta
indóle nomeadamente: introdução com problema de estudo, objectivo, materiais e métodos,
resultados e discussão, conclusão e palavras-chave.
Era de se esperar, pois, este artigo foi analisado, revisado e publicado por uma revista
científica de renome internacional a ELSEVIER.

1. Introdução
Anthropogenic disturbance acts globally as an ecological process with long-term implication
on the ecosystem equilibrium. In the central-western Argentina (Desierto del Monte Central:
DMC), the desert Prosopis flexuosa woodlands has been intervened by man with differential
incidence, e.g. through log-ging, fire and grazing. Despite recognizing a history of
disturbances in these forests, the local removal of trees and its incidence in the stem growth
of the surviving trees is still poorly known.
2. Objectivo
Aiming to analyze how disturbance, together with possible modulation effects of the spatial
variability on growth, can influence forest dynamics.
3. Materiais e metódos.
Dendroecological methods were applied to 10 plots distributed along a landform gradient.
4. Resultados e Discussão
The results suggest that removal of P. flexuosa individuals in any considered plot was the
main driver of changes in the forest dynamics. This argument is based on the weak climatic
incidence in years considered critical with respect to the beginning of abrupt tree-growth
releases.
5. Conclusão
This disturbance impact seemed to be landform-dependent, as suggested by the higher
relative basal area values at mesic sites in relation to sites linked to drier landforms. This
research contributes to interpret how logging practices coupled with landform-related
heterogeneities may influence the forest dynamics at desert environments, providing elements
for implementing policies for conservation and management of these natural resources

6. Palavras-chave
Forest dynamics Growth release Landform Monte semi-arid woodland Tree logging