Inventories were conducted at three-year intervals in 19 permanent plots of 1000 m² located at Fazenda Água Limpa (FAL) - DF. Three events of disturbance by fire occurred in the area. A total of 69 species, 54 genera and 35 families were registered. Floristic composition was compared using the modified Morisita-Horn index, a quantitative similarity index, and Sørensen, a qualitative index. Both indices showed high similarity between inventories with little change in species composition over time. Changes in richness caused differences in the values of Simpson's index, and Shannon's index according to Hutcheson's t-test (P < 0.05). Floristic composition has not changed over time under the current fire regime. But diversity increased after a longer interval without fire. In this nine-year period free from fire, new species appeared and others returned to the plots, increasing diversity, but not up to its initial values.
dynamics; vegetation; community; savanna; fire
