Effects of water surplus over a secondary forest remain after 16 years in the Amazonia

doi:10.3832/ifor4537-018

Effects of water surplus over a secondary forest remain after 16 years in the Amazonia

Julia Isabella de Matos Rodrigues⁽¹⁾ , Walmer Bruno Rocha Martins^(1-2), Victor Pereira de Oliveira⁽³⁾, Hiago Felipe Cardoso Pacheco⁽¹⁾, José Rozendo de Lima Silva⁽⁴⁾, Francisco de Assis Oliveira^(1-4), Gustavo Schwartz^(1-5)

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 18, Issue 5, Pages 234-241 (2025)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor4537-018
Published: Sep 06, 2025 - Copyright © 2025 SISEF

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Water and Nutrient Manipulation in a Secondary Forest (MANFLORA) was conducted in the eastern Amazon region over eight years. In this experiment, three treatments were established: Control (CTL), Litter Removal (REM), and Soil Irrigation (IRR) within the secondary forest. The objective was to understand the effects of resource management on forest dynamics after slash-and-burn agriculture. The floristic composition and vegetation structure were evaluated 16 years after the experiment’s conclusion. The absolute number of species and individuals varied among CTL, IRR, and REM. Hierarchical clustering based on Jaccard’s index revealed similarity in floristic composition between CTL and IRR, both for individuals ≥ 15 cm in circumference at breast height and those in natural regeneration. Nutrient shortage through litter removal and periodic irrigation did not significantly affect the vegetation structure, likely due to the greater adaptability of species to soil and climate changes. Regarding floristic composition, REM presented long-term losses, indicating that soil nutrient availability can be a critical factor for the recovery of floristic composition in secondary forests.

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Forest Succession, Resource Management, Structural Indicators, Composition Indicators

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(1)

0000-0002-1077-1613
0000-0001-8795-1703
0000-0002-1920-0227
0000-0002-3872-8342
0000-0002-1717-4491
Graduate Program in Forestry Science, Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves, 2501, Belém, Pará, 66077-530 (Brazil)

(2)

0000-0001-8795-1703
Federal Rural University of Amazonia, Tv. Pau Amarelo, Capitão Poço, Pará, 68650-000 (Brazil)

(3)

0000-0001-9049-9164
National Institute of Amazonia Research, Av. Constelação Cruzeiro do Sul, Manaus, Amazonas, 69060-062 (Brazil)

(4)

0000-0002-3872-8342
Federal Rural University of Amazonia, Department of Agrarian Science, Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves, 2501, Belém, Pará, 66077-530 (Brazil)

(5)

0000-0002-1717-4491
Embrapa Eastern Amazonia, Tv. Dr. Enéas Pinheiro, Belém, Pará, 66095-903 (Brazil)

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Julia Isabella de Matos Rodrigues
juliaisabellarodrigues@gmail.com

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Rodrigues JIM, Martins WBR, Oliveira VP, Pacheco HFC, Silva JRL, Oliveira FA, Schwartz G (2025). Effects of water surplus over a secondary forest remain after 16 years in the Amazonia. iForest 18: 234-241. - doi: 10.3832/ifor4537-018

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Received: Dec 05, 2023
Accepted: Apr 03, 2025

First online: Sep 06, 2025
Publication Date: Oct 31, 2025
Publication Time: 5.20 months

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