Table 1
Features of the sampled subranges of Serra do Mar (Sea Mountain Range) in Southern Brazil
Table 2
Phytosociological parameters of the shrubby physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra do Ibitiraquire (Mountain Range), n = 61. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentage (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 3
Phytosociological parameters of the grassy physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra do Ibitiraquire, n = 64. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 4
Phytosociological parameters of the Chusquea pinifolia physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra do Ibitiraquire, n = 56. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 5
Phytosociological parameters of the Chusquea mimosa physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra do Ibitiraquire, n = 9. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 6
Phytosociological parameters of the Machaerina austrobrasiliensis physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra do Ibitiraquire, n = 10. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 7
Phytosociological parameters of the shrubby physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Igreja, n = 27. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 8
Phytosociological parameters of the grassy physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Igreja, n = 14. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 9
Phytosociological parameters of the shrubby physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Prata, n = 15. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 10
Phytosociological parameters of the grassy physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Prata, n = 15. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 11
Phytosociological parameters of the shrubby physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Farinha Seca, n = 10. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 12
Phytosociological parameters of the grassy physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Farinha Seca, n = 22. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 13
Phytosociological parameters of the Chusquea pinifolia physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Farinha Seca, n = 5. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 14
Phytosociological parameters of the grassy physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra Gigante, n = 12. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 15
Phytosociological parameters of the shrubby physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Pedra Branca do Araraquara, n = 7. FA: absolute frequency; Co: absolute cover; FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height; Hmax: maximum height.
Table 16
Phytosociological parameters of the grassy physiognomy of the upper montane grasslands in Serra da Pedra Branca do Araraquara, n = 5. FA: absolute frequency (%); Co: absolute cover (%); FR: relative frequency (%); CoR: relative cover (%); PI: importance percentual (%); Hpre: predominant height (cm); Hmax: maximum height (cm).
Table 17
The four most important species in each physiognomy of the sampled upper montane grassland in Southern Brazil. Legend: (*) indicates the studied subranges of Serra do Mar in the State of Paraná.
Serra da Igreja
Serra da Farinha Seca
Shrubby
Grassy
Shrubby
Grassy
C. pinifolia
Croton mullerianus
Cryptangium triquetrum
Mimosa congestifolia
Cryptangium triquetrum
Chusquea pinifolia
Cryptangium triquetrum
Croton mullerianus
Cryptangium triquetrum
Siphoneugena reitzii
Mimosa congestifolia
Sticherussp.
Tibouchina dubia
Poaceae indet. 9
Tibouchina dubia
Siphoneugena reitzii
Tibouchina dubia
Myrsine altomontana
Sticherussp.
Eryngium koehneanum
Sticherussp.
Serra Gigante
Serra da Prata
Serra da PB do Araraquara
Grassy
Shrubby
Grassy
Shrubby
Grassy
Cryptangium triquetrum
Croton mullerianus
Cryptangium triquetrum
Sticherussp.
Cryptangium triquetrum
Paspalum polyphyllum
Cryptangium triquetrum
Croton mullerianus
Tibouchina dubia
Eryngium koehneanum
Tibouchina hatschbachii
M.austrobrasiliensis
M.austrobrasiliensis
Vernonanthura montevidensis
Tibouchina dubia
Neomarica caerulea
Tibouchina dubia
Gaylussacia brasiliensis
Eryngium koehneanum
Poaceae indet. 12
Table 18
Parameters for each physiognomy of the sampled upper montane grassland in Southern Brazil. N: number of sampled plots, S: species richness, Co: absolute cover, spp/UA: average number of species per plot, H’: Shannon-Wiener index, e: evenness indices.