Browsing Articulos, Pre-prints (Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Ecológicas (ICAE)) by Subject "Physiognomy"

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    • Fire in neotripical savannas 

      Fariñas G, Mario R.; Silva Armas, Juan F. (Encyclopedia of life support systems (EOLSS), developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, EOLSS publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net], Reino Unido, 2007)
      This chapter reviews the main characteristics of tropical savannas and their interactions with fire, a main factor involved in the dynamics of these ecosystems. Burning in savannas generally takes place by the end of the ...

    • Increase in the woody component of seasonal savannas under different fire regimes in Calabozo, Venezuela 

      Silva Armas, Juan F.; Zambrano G., Alexis J.; Fariñas G, Mario R. (SABER ULA, 2005-06-27)
      Abstract Aim We tested the hypothesis that exclusion from fire and cattle is responsible for the increase in tree cover in open savanna vegetation. Location Four plots in open savanna vegetation from the Calabozo region ...