Budongo Forest Reserve (BFR) is a flagship reserve for primate conservation due to its abundant chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) population, and its current management policy for multiple economic, conservation and environmental benefits. The identification and better understanding of the structure and dynamics of the forest/plant community types, patterns of species distribution and quantitative properties of their diversity is important to the conservation and sustainable management of tropical rainforests. This study seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the BFR forest community types, species diversity patterns and environmental correlates, as well as natural regeneration processes (i.e. seedling establishment and sprouting). Data on vegetation and environmental variables were collected using rectangular 50 x 100m (0.5 ha) plots, sub-divided into five equal contiguous (20 x 50 m) 0.1 ha sub-plots. Data on land-use/cover changes, and relevant associated socio-economic parameters were collected through the analysis of multi-temporal satellite imagery and field observations, as well as interviews of local households and key informants. The study revealed significant land-use/cover changes, with the area under sugarcane cultivation increasing over 17-fold, from 690 ha in 1988 to 12729 ha in 2002, with a concomitant loss of about 4680 ha (8.2% loss) of forest/woodland, mainly in the southern part of BFR. These changes are attributed to agricultural expansion, a rapidly increasing human population, exacerbated by large influxes of refugees, lack of alternative sources of income, conflicts of interest and political interference in the management of BFR, and an unclear land tenure system. The need for more land for agricultural expansion and the loss of woodlands (a source of building materials and fuelwood for the local communities) is leading to the invasion of and encroachment on BFR, which threatens plant and wild animal conservation. The study revealed that the vegetation of BFR is formed by a mosaic of plant communities, with the major forest types being; Pseudospondias microcarpa Swamp Forest, Funtumia elastica - Pouteria altissima, Lasiodiscus mildbraedi - Khaya anthotheca and Cynometra alexandri - Rinorea ilicifolia forest communities. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) indicated that soil nutrients (Si, Ca, N, Fe and Li) and anthropogenic disturbances are the main factors controlling forest community patterns. The variances explained as a proportion of total inertia were relatively high (0.53 and 0.56 for basal area and abundance, respectively), showing how well the measured variables explained species composition. These plant communities differed significantly in terms of woody species diversity and richness; being highest in the Pseudospondias microcarpa swamp and lowest in the Cynometra alexandri-Rinorea ilicifolia forest. However, about 48 species were shared between the forest community types. A total of 269 species representing 171 genera and 51 families was recorded. Fisher’s alpha-diversity ranged 4.45-30.59 and 3.07-29.7 for stem diameters ≥2.0 cm and ≥10 cm, respectively, being significantly higher for stem diameters ≥2.0 cm. The use of stem diameters ≥2.0 cm unveiled 53 more species (19.7%), with only 216 species recorded for the standard ≥10 cm dbh minimum size usually applied in tropical forests. A SHE analysis also showed greater richness (ln(S)) and H diversity for the >2.0 cm than the ≥10cm stem diameters. Hence, the study reaffirmed that the use of 10 cm as a minimum dbh in woody plant diversity studies in forests, where many tree species rarely exceed 10 cm stem diameter, is highly likely to underestimate diversity and richness, potentially biasing the understanding of diversity patterns. The most speciose families were Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Rubiaceae, Moraceae, Meliaceae, Rutaceae, Annonaceae, and Flacourtiaceae, accounting for 147 species. Families with the highest Familial Importance values (FIV) were; Fabaceae (17.5), followed by Euphorbiaceae (16.3), and Ulmaceae (8.35). The BFR exhibits characteristics intermediate between log-normal and log-series species-abundance distributions, indicating a community with a small number of abundant species and a relatively large proportion of rare species. Both Whittaker’s (βw) and the Morisita-Horn Index measures of β-diversity consistently showed higher β-diversity for logged and arboricide treated areas, followed by logged only, and then nature reserve historical management practice types. β-diversity was relatively high at the total forest community scale, but lower for stem diameter ≥2.0 cm than ≥10.0 cm data. Environmental variables significantly explained 66.5% and 61.9% of the variance in species composition for stem diameter ≥2.0 cm and ≥10.0 cm data, respectively. Hence, the variation in species composition of BFR is characterised by significant spatial patterns, and the patterns in β-diversity are to a great extent associated with environmental heterogeneity (i.e. soil nutrients, topographic and light gradients) and anthropogenic disturbances. Investigation of natural regeneration showed that sprouting is generally common among the woody species, with both canopy and sub-canopy trees sprouting prolifically. Of the 122 species affected by ii harvesting, and tree and branch fall disturbances, 199 (97.5%) from 31 families sprouted from the cut stumps, with only Caloncoba crepiniana (De Wild. & Th.Dur.) Gilg exhibiting both stem and root sprouting. Stump basal diameter, height, bark-thickness, and height of stump above the ground at which the first sprout emerged, were significant predictors of sprouting ability among individuals. Number of sprouts/stump differed significantly among families, species, and stump size-classes. Of the 241 seedling species, representing 46 families, about 30.3% were rare (only 2-10 individuals); while 12% were very rare (only 1 individual each). Cynometra alexandri C.H. Wright and Lasiodiscus mildbraedii Engl. were the most abundant seedlings and also among the most widely distributed species in the forest. Analysis of similarity (ANOSIM) revealed significant differences in seedling composition between transects, but not between topographic positions or historical management practice types. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) showed that the measured environmental variables significantly explained 59.4% of the variance in seedling species distributions, with the three most important variables being organic matter, titanium and leaf area index (LAI; an indicator of light availability below the canopy). Hence, the important mechanisms influencing regeneration via seedlings in BFR operate through the soil system, and the ground and canopy vegetation characteristics. Nine of the 15 intensively studied multiple-use species, namely L. mildbraedii, Celtis Mildbraedii Engl., Pouteria altissima (A. Chiev.) Aubrev. & Pellegr., Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don., C. alexandri, Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F. White, Funtumia elastica (Preuss) Stapf., Chrysophyllum perpulchrum Hutch. & Dalz, and Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. had highly negative size-class distribution (SCD) slopes and substantial seedling regeneration. While Alstonia boonei De Wild. and Cordia millenii Bak. had weakly negative SCD slopes and pulsed or sporadic regeneration patterns. The wide distribution of seedlings for a variety of species, and with most of the intensively studied species having population structures showing healthy regeneration patterns, suggests that BFR is currently experiencing a continuous regeneration phase. In conclusion, the gradients in the vegetation of BFR are a reflection not only of site conditions as shown by the edaphic and abiotic factors, but also the history of human interventions.

O Programa Nacional de Assistência Estudantil (PNAES) tem como finalidade ampliar as condições de permanência de discentes no ensino superior público federal. O objetivo de investigação deste trabalho é avaliar a efetividade do PNAES, para responder a pergunta se o PNAES foi um sucesso ou fracasso na Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), no período de 2014 a 2016. Para isso, foram elaborados o índice de evasão relativa e o índice de reprovação relativa, que comparam a proporção de evasão e reprovação entre alunos não assistidos e assistidos pelo PNAES. Os resultados dos índices foram utilizados para avaliar a efetividade do PNAES. O processo de avaliação seguiu a estrutura do marco lógico que detalha o PNAES em produto, atividades, objetivos e finalidade. Ademais, foi utilizada a técnica de análise de correspondência múltipla, para analisar outras variáveis atreladas à permanência dos alunos além da assistência estudantil. Os objetivos específicos da pesquisa foram: 1º) elaborar o índice de reprovação relativa e o índice de evasão relativa, para mensurar os resultados do PNAES; 2º) aplicar o instrumento de avaliação, denominado marco lógico, para orientar a avaliação da efetividade do PNAES na UNIFAL-MG; e 3º) analisar outras variáveis possivelmente associadas à permanência de alunos na UNIFAL-MG, além das ações de assistência estudantil, como o estágio não obrigatório e as atividades de pesquisa, monitoria e extensão. Foi realizada a avalição da efetividade para os alunos ingressantes no primeiro e segundo semestres de 2014. Foi possível observar que o PNAES foi efetivo no aspecto da evasão em todos os cursos, uma vez que nos semestres avaliados os alunos assistidos evadiram em proporção igual ou menor que os alunos não assistidos. Com relação à reprovação, o PNAES foi efetivo em 64% dos cursos analisados no 1º/2014 e em aproximadamente 66% dos cursos analisados do 2º/2014. Conclui-se que o PNAES foi um sucesso para o período analisado com relação à evasão, porém com a ressalva dos cursos que necessitam de estudos para levantar os motivos de reprovações dos alunos assistidos. A aplicação da técnica de análise de correspondência múltipla possibilitou levantar a hipótese: que as atividades de pesquisa, monitoria e extensão estão associadas à permanência dos alunos ingressantes no período entre o 1º/2014 até o 1º/2016, associação esta não podendo ser aplicada com relação aos alunos de estágio não obrigatório ingressantes no 1º/2015 e no 1º/2016. / The National Program of Student Assistance (PNAES) aims to extend the conditions of permanence of speeches in the federal public higher education. The objective of the research of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness of the PNAES to answer a question if the PNAES was a success or failure at the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), from 2014 to 2016. For this, of relative avoidance and replication index, which compare the proportion of avoidance and disapproval among students not assisted and assisted by the PNAES. The results of the indices are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the PNAES. The evaluation process followed a logical framework structure that details the PNAES in product, activities, objectives and purpose. In addition, it was used as a multiple correspondence analysis technique to analyze other variables linked to students' permanence beyond student assistance. The specific objectives of the research are: 1) to elaborate the relative rejection index and the relative avoidance index, to measure the results of the PNAES; 2) to apply the assessment tool, called the Logical Framework, to guide an evaluation of the effectiveness of the NAPA in UNIFAL-MG; and 3) to analyze other variables possibly associated with the permanence of students in UNIFAL-MG, in addition to the student's actions, such as the non-compulsory internship and research, monitoring and extension activities. An evaluation of the effectiveness of incoming students was carried out in the first and second semesters of 2014. I found that it is not a participant of all courses, since in the semesters the students assisted were evaded in equal or lesser proportion than the unassisted students. With regard to failure, the PNAES was effective in 64% of the courses analyzed in 1/2014 and in approximately 66% of the courses analyzed in 2 / 2014. It was concluded that the PNAES was a success for the period analyzed with However, with a caveat of the courses that need studies to raise the pairs of student disapprovals. The application of the technique of multiple correspondence analysis makes it possible to raise the hypothesis: that as research, monitoring and extension activities are associated to the stay of incoming students in the period between 1º / 2014 until 1º / 2016, an association that can not be applied with for non-compulsory students entering the 1st / 2015 and the 1st / 2016.

<p>The prehistoric cemetery of Barshalder is located along the main road on the boundary between Grötlingbo and Fide parishes, near the southern end of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. The ceme-tery was used from c. AD 1-1100.</p><p>The level of publication in Swedish archaeology of the first millennium AD is low compared to, for instance, the British and German examples. Gotland’s rich Iron Age cemeteries have long been intensively excavated, but few have received monographic treatment. This publication is intended to begin filling this gap and to raise the empirical level of the field. It also aims to make explicit and test the often somewhat intuitively conceived re-sults of much previous research. The analyses deal mainly with the Migration (AD 375–540), Vendel (AD 520–790) and Late Viking (AD 1000–1150) Periods.</p><p>The following lines of inquiry have been prioritised.</p><p>1. Landscape history, i.e. placing the cemetery in a landscape-historical context. (Vol. 1, section 2.2.6)</p><p>2. Migration Period typochronology, i.e. the study of change in the grave goods. (Vol. 2, chapter 2)</p><p>3. Social roles: gender, age and status. (Vol. 2, chapter 3)</p><p>4. Religious identity in the 11th century, i.e. the study of religious indicators in mortuary cus-toms and grave goods, with particular emphasis on the relationship between Scandinavian paganism and Christianity. (Vol. 2, chapter 4)</p><p>Barshalder is found to have functioned as a central cemetery for the surrounding area, located on pe-ripheral land far away from contemporary settle-ment, yet placed on a main road along the coast for maximum visibility and possibly near a harbour. Computer supported correspondence analysis and seriation are used to study the gender attributes among the grave goods and the chronology of the burials. New methodology is developed to distin-guish gender-neutral attributes from transgressed gender attributes. Sub-gender grouping due to age and status is explored. An independent modern chronology system with rigorous type definitions is established for the Migration Period of Gotland. Recently published chronology systems for the Vendel and Viking Periods are critically reviewed, tested and modified to produce more solid models. Social stratification is studied through burial wealth with a quantitative method, and the results are tested through juxtaposition with several other data types.</p><p>The Late Viking Period graves of the late 10th and 11th centuries are studied in relation to the contemporary Christian graves at the churchyards. They are found to be symbolically soft-spoken and unobtrusive, with all pagan attributes kept apart from the body in a space between the feet of the deceased and the end of the over-long inhumation trench. A small number of pagan reactionary graves with more forceful symbolism are however also identified. The distribution of different 11th cen-tury cemetery types across the island is used to in-terpret the period’s confessional geography, the scale of social organisation and the degree of alle-giance to western and eastern Christianity. 11th century society on Gotland is found to have been characterised by religious tolerance, by an absence of central organisation and by slow piecemeal Christianisation.</p>

The prehistoric cemetery of Barshalder is located along the main road on the boundary between Grötlingbo and Fide parishes, near the southern end of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. The cemetery was used from c. AD 1-1100. The level of publication in Swedish archaeology of the first millennium AD is low compared to, for instance, the British and German examples. Gotland’s rich Iron Age cemeteries have long been intensively excavated, but few have received monographic treatment. This publication is intended to begin filling this gap and to raise the empirical level of the field. It also aims to make explicit and test the often somewhat intuitively conceived results of much previous research. The analyses deal mainly with the Migration (AD 375–540), Vendel (AD 520–790) and Late Viking (AD 1000–1150) Periods. The following lines of inquiry have been prioritised. 1. Landscape history, i.e. placing the cemetery in a landscape-historical context. (Vol. 1, section 2.2.6) 2. Migration Period typochronology, i.e. the study of change in the grave goods. (Vol. 2, chapter 2) 3. Social roles: gender, age and status. (Vol. 2, chapter 3) 4. Religious identity in the 11th century, i.e. the study of religious indicators in mortuary customs and grave goods, with particular emphasis on the relationship between Scandinavian paganism and Christianity.. (Vol. 2, chapter 4) Barshalder is found to have functioned as a central cemetery for the surrounding area, located on peripheral land far away from contemporary settlement, yet placed on a main road along the coast for maximum visibility and possibly near a harbour. Computer supported correspondence analysis and seriation are used to study the gender attributes among the grave goods and the chronology of the burials. New methodology is developed to distinguish gender-neutral attributes from transgressed gender attributes. Sub-gender grouping due to age and status is explored. An independent modern chronology system with rigorous type definitions is established for the Migration Period of Gotland. Recently published chronology systems for the Vendel and Viking Periods are critically reviewed, tested and modified to produce more solid models. Social stratification is studied through burial wealth with a quantitative method, and the results are tested through juxtaposition with several other data types. The Late Viking Period graves of the late 10th and 11th centuries are studied in relation to the contemporary Christian graves at the churchyards. They are found to be symbolically soft-spoken and unobtrusive, with all pagan attributes kept apart from the body in a space between the feet of the deceased and the end of the over-long inhumation trench. A small number of pagan reactionary graves with more forceful symbolism are however also identified. The distribution of different 11th century cemetery types across the island is used to interpret the period’s confessional geography, the scale of social organisation and the degree of allegiance to western and eastern Christianity. 11th century society on Gotland is found to have been characterised by religious tolerance, by an absence of central organisation and by slow piecemeal Christianisation.

The prehistoric cemetery of Barshalder is located along the main road on the boundary between Grötlingbo and Fide parishes, near the southern end of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. The ceme-tery was used from c. AD 1-1100. The level of publication in Swedish archaeology of the first millennium AD is low compared to, for instance, the British and German examples. Gotland’s rich Iron Age cemeteries have long been intensively excavated, but few have received monographic treatment. This publication is intended to begin filling this gap and to raise the empirical level of the field. It also aims to make explicit and test the often somewhat intuitively conceived re-sults of much previous research. The analyses deal mainly with the Migration (AD 375–540), Vendel (AD 520–790) and Late Viking (AD 1000–1150) Periods. The following lines of inquiry have been prioritised. 1. Landscape history, i.e. placing the cemetery in a landscape-historical context. (Vol. 1, section 2.2.6) 2. Migration Period typochronology, i.e. the study of change in the grave goods. (Vol. 2, chapter 2) 3. Social roles: gender, age and status. (Vol. 2, chapter 3) 4. Religious identity in the 11th century, i.e. the study of religious indicators in mortuary cus-toms and grave goods, with particular emphasis on the relationship between Scandinavian paganism and Christianity. (Vol. 2, chapter 4) Barshalder is found to have functioned as a central cemetery for the surrounding area, located on pe-ripheral land far away from contemporary settle-ment, yet placed on a main road along the coast for maximum visibility and possibly near a harbour. Computer supported correspondence analysis and seriation are used to study the gender attributes among the grave goods and the chronology of the burials. New methodology is developed to distin-guish gender-neutral attributes from transgressed gender attributes. Sub-gender grouping due to age and status is explored. An independent modern chronology system with rigorous type definitions is established for the Migration Period of Gotland. Recently published chronology systems for the Vendel and Viking Periods are critically reviewed, tested and modified to produce more solid models. Social stratification is studied through burial wealth with a quantitative method, and the results are tested through juxtaposition with several other data types. The Late Viking Period graves of the late 10th and 11th centuries are studied in relation to the contemporary Christian graves at the churchyards. They are found to be symbolically soft-spoken and unobtrusive, with all pagan attributes kept apart from the body in a space between the feet of the deceased and the end of the over-long inhumation trench. A small number of pagan reactionary graves with more forceful symbolism are however also identified. The distribution of different 11th cen-tury cemetery types across the island is used to in-terpret the period’s confessional geography, the scale of social organisation and the degree of alle-giance to western and eastern Christianity. 11th century society on Gotland is found to have been characterised by religious tolerance, by an absence of central organisation and by slow piecemeal Christianisation.

全球智慧型手機的出貨量持續提升，且熱門市集的App下載次數紛紛突破500億次。而在iOS和Android手機App市集中，App的評價和評論對App在市集的排序有很大的影響；對於App開發者而言，透過評論確實可掌握使用者的需求，並在產生抱怨前能快速反應避免危機。然而，每日多達上百篇的評論，透過人力逐篇查看，不止耗費時間，更無法整合性的瞭解使用者的需求與問題。 文字情感分析通常會使用監督式或非監督式的方法分析文字評論，其中監督式方法被證實透過簡單的文件量化方法就可達到很高的正確率。但監督式方法有無法預期未知趨勢的限制，且需要進行耗費人力的文章類別標注工作。 本研究透過情感傾向和熱門關注議題兩個面向來分析App評論，提出一個混合非監督式與監督式的中文情感分析方法。我們先透過非監督式方法標注評論類別，並作視覺化整理呈現，最後再用監督式方法建立分類模型，並驗證其效果。 在實驗結果中，利用中文詞彙網路所建立的情感詞集，確實可用來判斷評論的正反情緒，唯判斷負面評論效果不佳需作改善。在議題擷取方面，嘗試使用兩種不同分群方法，其中使用NPMI衡量字詞間關係強度，再配合社群網路分析的Concor方法結果有不錯的成效。最後在使用監督式學習的分類結果中，情感傾向的分類正確率達到87%，關注議題的分類正確率達到96%，皆有不錯表現。 本研究利用中文詞彙網路與社會網路分析，來發展一個非監督式的中文類別判斷方法，並建立一個中文情感分析的範例。另外透過建立全面性的視覺化報告來瞭解使用者的正反回饋意見，並可透過分類模型來掌握新評論的內容，以提供App開發者在市場上之競爭智慧。 / While the number of smartphone shipment is continuesly growing, the number of App downloads from the popular app markets has been already over 50 billion. By Apple App Store and Google Play, ratings and reviews play a more important role in influencing app difusion. While app developers can realize users’ needs by app reviews, more than thousands of reviews produced by user everday become difficult to be read and collated. Sentiment Analysis researchs encompass supervised and unsupervised methods for analyzing review text. The supervised learning is proven as a useful method and can reach high accuracy, but there are limits where future trend can not be recognized and the labels of individual classes must be made manually. We concentrate on two issues, viz Sentiment Orientation and Popular Topic, to propose a Chinese Sentiment Analysis method which combines supervised and unsupervised learning. At First, we use unsupervised learning to label every review articles and produce visualized reports. Secondly, we employee supervised learning to build classification model and verify the result. In the experiment, the Chinese WordNet is used to build sentiment lexicon to determin review’s sentiment orientation, but the result shows it is weak to find out negative review opinions. In the Topic Extraction phase, we apply two clustering methods to extract Popular Topic classes and its result is excellent by using of NPMI Model with Social Network Analysis Method i.e. Concor. In the supervised learning phase, the accuracy of Sentiment Orientation class is 87% and the accuracy of Popular Topic class is 96%. In this research, we conduct an exemplification of the unsupervised method by means of Chinese WorkNet and Social Network Analysis to determin the review classes. Also, we build a comprehensive visualized report to realize users’ feedbacks and utilize classification to explore new comments. Last but not least, with Chinese Sentiment Analysis of this research, and the competitive intelligence in App market can be provided to the App develops.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-23T13:51:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Salim Calil Salim Neto.pdf: 1388839 bytes, checksum: c02bf0bf1eb5e6e4e7c4a4c123c4f3c8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-11-08 / This study aimed to analyze the distribution of 40 tree species with the highest absolute density within an environmental gradient edge-inside a semideciduous forest fragment. The fragment studied has 119 ha and is situated in the Pacotuba National Forest, located in the municipality of Itapemirim-ES, southeastern Brazil. The environmental variables used were: Al saturation, base saturation, soil moisture, leaf area index (LAI) and average slope. Data were collected in 39 permanent plots, and 27 (10x30m) along the edge of the fragment and 12 plots (40x50m) inside the fragment. These plots are the same used in the evaluation of phytosociology of this fragment, whose absolute density data were used in this study. The characterization of soil fertility was held at a depth of 0-20 cm, where the sample was removed for analysis and acquisition of base saturation and Al saturation. Soil moisture was obtained by the gravimetric method, and the soil was collected in the dry season(Setembro/10). The Leaf Area Index was measured by non-destructive method, using two LAI-2050 sensors, connected to dataloggers LAI-2000, LI-COR brand. As this is semideciduous forest, the IAF was obtained in two different periods, one in the dry season (September/2010) and another in the rainy season (March/2011). The average slope was determined by inclinometer. To evaluate the difference between the inside and edge of the fragment, the results of the environmental variables were analyzed by Students t test for the significance level of 5%. To analyze the species-environment interaction on the edge and inside the fragment was applied canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) using CANOCO program, and used the permutation test Monte Carlo to assess the significance of the results. For the variables related to soil, it was found by Students t test, there is no statistically significant difference between the inner and edge of the fragment at the 5% probability, while for the IAF and the average slope at the same level of probability, difference was statistically significant, indicating that the fragment has studied a greater heterogeneity between edge and interior in relation to relief and the availability of solar radiation. The first two ordination axes obtained by the CCA for 40 species of higher mass density explained 64.5% of the variance and significance was observed by Monte Carlo test (P <0.01). The first axis, explaining 36.4% of the variance observed, most correlated with soil variables, while the 2nd ordination axis correlated most significantly with LAI and average slope. However, this study found that of 40 species of higher mass density, eleven were found in greater proportion on the edge, the other eleven in the interior of the fragment and 18 species were observed in a proportionally similar in both environments. Thus, to get a better understanding of the species-environment interaction on the edge and inside the fragment, were applied two more canonical correspondence analysis. The first considering the 22 species that were observed preferentially in one of the environments, and the second involving the CCA 18 species considered in this study as generalists. According to the results, it was found that the 18 generalist species were higher under the influence of base saturation and Al saturation, while the group of species showing a preference for the environment had a strong correlation with LAI and soil moisture indicating, that for these species, the restricted or availability of solar radiation in the environment provides suitable conditions for the proper establishment of the species / O presente estudo objetivou analisar a distribuição de 40 espécies arbóreas que apresentaram maior densidade absoluta dentro de um gradiente ambiental borda-interior de um fragmento de Floresta Estacional Semidecidual. O fragmento estudado possui 119 ha e está situado na FLONA de Pacotuba, localizada no município de Cachoeiro de Itapemirim-ES, sudeste do Brasil. As variáveis ambientais utilizadas foram: saturação por Al, saturação por base, umidade do solo, índice de área foliar (IAF) e declividade média. Os dados foram coletados em 39 parcelas permanentes, sendo 27 (10x30m) ao longo da borda do fragmento e 12 parcelas (40x50m) no interior do fragmento. Estas parcelas são as mesmas utilizadas na avaliação da fitossociologia deste fragmento, cujos dados de densidade absoluta foram aproveitados neste estudo. A caracterização da fertilidade do solo foi realizada na profundidade de 0-20 cm, de onde foi retirada a amostra para análise e obtenção da saturação de base e da saturação por Al. A umidade do solo foi obtida pelo método gravimétrico, sendo o solo coletado no período seco (Setembro/10). O Índice de Área Foliar foi medido por método não destrutivo, por meio de dois sensores LAI-2050, conectados a dataloggers LAI-2000, da marca LI-COR. Como se trata de Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, o IAF foi obtido em duas épocas distintas, uma no período seco (Setembro/2010) e outra no período chuvoso (Março/2011). A declividade média foi determinada por meio de inclinômetro. Para avaliar a diferença entre o ambiente de borda e o interior do fragmento, os resultados obtidos das variáveis ambientais foram analisados pelo teste t de Student, para o nível de significância de 5%. Para analisar a interação ambiente-espécies na borda e no interior do fragmento, foi aplicada análise de correspondência canônica (CCA), por meio do programa CANOCO, e utilizado o teste de permutação de Monte Carlo para verificar a significância dos resultados. Para as variáveis edáficas, verificou-se pelo teste t de Student, que não há diferença estatisticamente significativa entre o ambiente de borda e interior do fragmento ao nível de 5% probabilidade, enquanto para o IAF e a declividade média, ao mesmo nível de probabilidade, houve diferença estatisticamente significativa, o que indica que o fragmento estudado possui uma heterogeneidade maior entre borda e interior em relação ao relevo e à disponibilidade de radiação solar. Os dois primeiros eixos de ordenação obtidos pela CCA para as 40 espécies de maior densidade absoluta explicaram 64,5% da variância observada e houve significância pelo teste de Monte Carlo (P<0,01). O primeiro eixo, que explica 36,4% da variância observada, apresentou maior correlação com as variáveis edáficas, enquanto o 2º eixo de ordenação se correlacionou de forma mais significativa com o IAF e declividade média. No entanto, no presente estudo verificou-se que das 40 espécies de maior densidade absoluta, onze foram observadas em maior proporção na borda, outras onze no interior do fragmento e 18 espécies foram observadas de forma proporcionalmente semelhante nos dois ambientes. Com isso, para se ter uma melhor compreensão a respeito da interação ambiente-espécies na borda e no interior do fragmento, aplicou-se mais duas análises de correspondência canônica. A primeira considerando as 22 espécies que foram observadas preferencialmente em um dos ambientes, e a segunda CCA envolvendo as 18 espécies consideradas neste estudo como generalistas. De acordo com os resultados, verificou-se que as 18 espécies generalistas estiveram sob influência maior da saturação por base e saturação por Al, enquanto o grupo de espécies que apresentaram preferência por um dos ambientes teve uma forte correlação com o IAF e umidade do solo, indicando que para estas espécies a disponibilidade ou restrição de radiação solar no ambiente fornece condições adequadas para o devido estabelecimento da espécie

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / The ecology of regeneration and population dynamics is necessary information to the conservation and management of forest ecosystems. Thus, this study aimed to characterize: a) the mechanisms of natural regeneration in a Mixed Rain Forest remnant and b) the population structure of Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze, Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O. Berg and Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil. Therefore, the structure of the sample project PELD/CNPq was utilized, which was installed in the National Forest of São Francisco de Paula, RS, Brazil to evaluate six clusters (1 ha), with 16 plots (20 x 20m) each, disregarding 10m surround. The mechanisms of regeneration that have been evaluated were seed rain (SR), soil seed bank (SB) and a seedling bank (SeB) (individuals ≥ 30cm in height and diameter at breast height (DBH) <1cm). Additionally, natural regeneration establishment (RNE) (1 ≤ DBH <4.8 cm) sampled in cells of 3.16 x 3.16m, the size class I (SC I) ( 4.8 ≤ DBH <9.55 cm) in plots 10 x 10m and SC II (DBH ≥ 9.55 cm) shown on 96 plots of 20 x 20m were also considered for the study of populations. These data were collected in 2008, also being measured the DBH and sociological position. The mechanisms of regeneration were evaluated for the floristic composition and horizontal structure. In addition, the cluster analysis method TWINSPAN (Two-way Indicator Species Analysis) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) were performed for the SeB. The population structure of the three species was examined by characterization of the sociological position, spatial distribution and frequency in size classes. In SR, we sampled 81 species, 46 genera and 28 families, in SB, 103, 65 and 41 and in SeB, 88, 57 and 36, respectively. The analysis by TWINSPAN ordered the formation of three groups in SeB, with their history of interference and environmental conditions. The CCA indicated the slope as environmental variable with the greatest influence on the distribution of plots and species. Group 1 had higher deposition of seeds, however, the lowest densities for the SB and SeB, which is correlated with a decrease in slope. The highest values in SR, SB and SeB were observed in Group 2, with the highest level of anthropogenic interference. Group 3, with lower SR and intermediate density for the other mechanisms, had its plots distributed in accordance with the increase in slope. Allophylus edulis (A. St.- Hil., Cambess & A. Juss.) Radlk., Piper xylosteoides Steud. and Piper aduncum L. showed positive correlation with the increase in slope. The population structure of the three species that were studied showed clustered distribution. Araucaria angustifolia, which is an emerging species, showed high density of individuals regenerating in environments with higher levels of alteration. Blepharocalyx salicifolius and Ilex paraguariensis, have distributed themselves predominantly in the upper and middle strata, and have shown higher population stability within the group on more advanced successional stage. Consequently, it is possible to conclude that the groups determine different patterns in forest regeneration and the structure of populations; therefore, they should be considered in case of possible interventions in the ecosystem. / A ecologia da regeneração e a dinâmica de populações constituem informações necessárias à conservação e ao manejo dos ecossistemas florestais. Assim, este estudo teve como objetivos caracterizar: a) os mecanismos de regeneração natural em um remanescente de Floresta Ombrófila Mista; e b) a estrutura populacional de Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze, Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O. Berg e Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hil. Deste modo, utilizou-se a estrutura amostral do projeto PELD/CNPq, instalada na Floresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula, RS, Brasil, sendo avaliados seis conglomerados (1ha), com 16 parcelas (20 x 20m) cada, desconsiderando 10m de bordadura. Os mecanismos de regeneração avaliados foram chuva de sementes (CS), banco de sementes do solo (BS) e banco de plântulas (BP) (indivíduos com altura ≥ 30cm e diâmetro à altura do peito (DAP) < 1cm). Adicionalmente, para o estudo das populações, considerou-se: a regeneração natural estabelecida (RNE) (1 ≤ DAP < 4,8cm) amostrada em células de 3,16 x 3,16m; a classe de tamanho I (CT I) (4,8 ≤ DAP < 9,55cm) em subparcelas 10 x 10m; e a CT II (DAP ≥ 9,55cm) inventariada nas 96 parcelas de 20 x 20m. Esses dados foram coletados em 2008, sendo mensurados o DAP e a posição sociológica. Os mecanismos de regeneração foram avaliados quanto à composição florística e estrutura horizontal. Além disso, para o BP foi realizada a análise de agrupamento, pelo método TWINSPAN (Two-way Indicator Species Analysis) e análise de correspondência canônica (CCA). A estrutura populacional das três espécies foi analisada pela caracterização da posição sociológica, distribuição espacial e frequência em classes de tamanho. Na CS, foram amostradas 81 espécies, 46 gêneros e 28 famílias, no BS, 103, 65 e 41 e no BP, 88, 57 e 36, respectivamente. A análise pelo TWINSPAN determinou a formação de três grupos no BP, com respectivos históricos de interferência e condições mbientais. A CCA indicou a declividade como variável ambiental com maior influência sobre a distribuição das parcelas e espécies. O Grupo 1 apresentou elevada deposição de diásporos, porém, as menores densidades para o BS e BP, estando correlacionado com a diminuição na declividade. Os maiores valores, na CS, BS e BP foram observados no Grupo 2, com maior nível de interferência antrópica. O Grupo 3, com menor CS e densidade intermediária para os demais mecanismos, teve suas parcelas distribuídas de acordo com o aumento na inclinação do terreno. Allophylus edulis (A. St.-Hil., Cambess & A. Juss.) Radlk., Piper xylosteoides Steud. e Piper aduncum L. apresentaram correlação positiva com o aumento na declividade. A estrutura populacional das três espécies estudadas indicou distribuição espacial agregada. Araucaria angustifolia, espécie emergente, apresentou elevada densidade de indivíduos regenerantes em ambientes com maior nível de alteração. Blepharocalyx salicifolius e Ilex paraguariensis distribuíram-se, predominantemente, nos estratos superior e médio respectivamente, e apresentaram maior estabilidade populacional no grupo em estádio sucessional mais avançado. Pelo exposto, concluí-se que os agrupamentos determinam padrões diferenciados, na regeneração da floresta e na estrutura das populações, devendo ser considerados em caso de possíveis intervenções no ecossistema.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:24:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 3302.pdf: 2414321 bytes, checksum: 36b084be0141c31869c52c6e1583fdbe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-10-08 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / The launch of the Brazilian Corporate Sustainability Index in Sao Paulo s Stock Market, analyzed through an economic approach, can be reduced to a new financial tool which measures the profitability of Sustainable listed companies. However, through a sociological approach, the launch of this index is equivalent to the creation of the Brazilian Socially Responsible Investment Market. The creation of this market demonstrates the emergence of new polarizations in the Economic Field, particularly in the Financial Field. These new polarizations indicate a change in the Financial Field, which presents a new way of thinking the Financial Market based on taking account of social, environmental and financial criteria. This change emerges from an elite convergence which challenges the limits of the Financial Field, at the same time trying to reinvent the Financial Market through a proposal of a Sustainable Capitalism. This thesis indicates that it s possible to understand the creation of Socially Responsible Investment Market by studying the actors and institutions that participate in the Corporate Sustainability Index s Committee. As a result, this study emphasizes the urge of developing a Sociology of Indexes. At last, this thesis concludes that the Sustainability insertion in the Financial Field is legitimated by a group acting in the financial area, which converges with the Corporate Social Responsibility s and The Environmental Movement s elite, in an attempt to turn the table of mainstream finance. However, this mainstream turn does not push towards the ending of financial market, but it s strengthening instead. / A criação do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial na Bolsa de Valores do Estado de São Paulo consistiu, pelo viés econômico, em mais um indicador de rentabilidade das empresas sustentáveis listadas na bolsa. Pelo viés sociológico, a criação deste índice equivale à criação do mercado do Investimento Socialmente Responsável no Brasil. A criação deste mercado evidencia o surgimento de novas polarizações no mundo econômico e, em particular, no mundo financeiro. Estas novas polarizações evidenciam portanto uma mudança no habitus financeiro apresentando uma nova forma de pensar o mundo das finanças a partir da tríade economia, meio-ambiente e sociedade. Essa mudança só é possível a partir da convergência de diferentes frações de elites as quais colocam em xeque a autonomia do campo financeiro ao mesmo tempo em que procuram reinventá-lo a partir da proposta de um capitalismo sustentável. Deste modo, esta tese demonstra que é possível compreender a construção do Mercado de Investimento Socialmente Responsável no Brasil a partir do Estudo sociológico dos atores e das instituições que compõem o Conselho do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial apontando a necessidade de se desenvolver no Brasil uma sociologia dos índices. Assim, esta tese conclui que a inserção da Sustentabilidade no mercado financeiro se legitima a partir de um grupo atuante na esfera das finanças, o qual converge com atores ligados à Responsabilidade Social Empresarial e ao Movimento Ambiental, na tentativa de inverter o jogo dominado por financistas mainstream. No entanto, esta tentativa de virar o jogo não pressupõe o fim do mercado financeiro, mas sim o seu fortalecimento e conseqüente reprodução no campo global do poder.

These studies were undertaken in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, in the area of Chapada dos Guimarães and Baixada Cuiabana, which are constituted of a high plateau and a big low plain, respectively, being limited to two areas covered by vegetation with a savannic physiognomy, type Cerrado stricto sensu. Considering the hypothesis that the knowledge both of the biotic and abiotic components of the scenery and their interrelations allows a better understanding of the environmental dynamic, this dissertation had as objectives to characterize the savanna communities' arboreal stratum floristically and phytosociologically, concerning their richness, phytosociological structures and diversity; to identify floristic groupings through varied statistical techniques, representing them by dendrograms; to select species which are really able to make discrimination among the groups; to obtain some discriminant functions to allow classification and reclassification of specimen units, in the groups, to which they have more probability of belonging; to analyze and to characterize the obtained groups; to determine the patterns of distribution of the species of trees by the analysis of correlations of environmental variables with the distribution of the species and plots in the communities being studied; to determine the similarity indexes among the floristic groups and to compare themselves and, finally, to test methods of assorted statistical analysis for application in studies of vegetable communities. Data of vegetation were obtained by the method of multiple plots, with size of 20 X 20 m (400 m2), randomly disposed in each one of the areas being studied. 82 plots were randomly installed. In each one of the 82 patternless units, the circumferences of all the arboreal plants with perimeter to 0,30 m from the level of the soil (PAB) larger or equal to 15,7 cm (DAB 5,0 cm) and the total height of the plants were obtained. In the core of each plot, for determination of the chemical and textural variables of the soil, simple samples of superficial soil were collected (0-30 cm depth). Species were organized according to the families recognized by Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II. The sampling sufficiency was obtained based on the analysis of the curve of the collector. Phytosociological parameters were calculated for each formed group, with the purpose of characterizing them phytosociologically. Having as variables the Index of Covering Value (IVC) of the species, the classification was accomplished by the TWINSPAN (Two-Way Indicator Species Analysis) method, regarding the plots, with the objective of classifying them in floristic groups. The diversity was determined by the Shannon-Wienner and the Simpson Index. The discriminant analysis was undertaken through the STEPWISE method. Considering the matrix of presence and absence of the species in the groups, the floristic similarity was calculated among the groups by the Sorensen Index. To evaluate the hypothesis of the correlation existence between the distribution of the species and environmental variables, the canonical correspondence analysis was accomplished (CCA). The test of permutation of Monte Carlo was applied to verify the importance of the correlations between the emerging distribution patterns of the species and the environmental variables in final CCA. To determine the responsible environmental factors for the distribution of the species, the analysis of regression logistics was used. The Forward Stepwise (Wald) method was used for the sequential selection of the variables. By the species-area curve, it could be observed that, from the plot 75 (30.000 m2 out of the area used as sample), the curve is stabilized with the occurrence of 114 species in the 82 studied plots, distributed between 81 genera and 36 botanical families. The families better represented were Fabaceae, Myrtaceae and Vochysiaceae. The alpha diversity from the arboreal vegetation found in the area being studied was of 4,033 considering the Shannon-Wiener Index and of 0,975 considering the Simpson Index, representing a great floristic diversity. The divisions generated by the classification through the TWINSPAN method separated the plots into four groups: Group 1 Myrcia albo-tomentosa Camb. Association; Group 2 Pterodon emarginatus Vog. Association ; Group 3 Curatella americana L. Association; and Group 4 Qualea multiflora Mart. Association. In the discriminant analysis, 100% of the plots were classified correctly in the Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4, indicating precision of the grouping technique used. The largest similarity could be observed in the Groups 2 and 3, whose Sorensen Index was close to 1 (0,7310). In the four floristic groups, Fabaceae, Myrtaceae, Vochysiaceae, Annonaceae and Apocynaceae families were the most representative floristically in terms of genera and species. In CCA the correlations of the environmental variables with the first ordination axis were, in decreasing order of absolute values, saturation for aluminum, altitude s.n.m., saturation of bases, saturation for magnesium, relationship magnesium/potassium, saturation for hydrogen, potassium tenor, pH(H2O) and relationship calcium/potassium. The saturation for calcium variable presented very weak correlation with the first axis, however, with the second ordination axis, it was very strong. In the diagram of ordination of the plots, the four floristic groups were discriminated in sections different from the diagram, reinforcing their visualization as much defined habitats and with composition of particular species, resulting in clear separation of the four soil classes previously identified. The logistic regression analysis was useful to prove the results obtained from CCA, concerning the environmental variables which determined the distribution of the indicative species of the floristic groups in the studied communities. / Estes estudos foram desenvolvidos no estado de Mato Grosso, Brasil, na região de Chapada dos Guimarães e Baixada Cuiabana, que compreendem, respectivamente, um alto platô e uma grande planície baixa, restringindo-se a duas áreas cobertas por vegetação com fisionomia savânica do tipo Cerrado stricto sensu. Partindo-se da hipótese de que o conhecimento tanto dos componentes bióticos e abióticos da paisagem como de suas inter-relações permite um melhor entendimento da dinâmica ambiental, o presente estudo teve como objetivos caracterizar o estrato arbóreo das comunidades de savana estudadas, florística e fitossociologicamente, quanto a riqueza, estrutura fitossociológica e diversidade; identificar agrupamentos florísticos, por meio de técnicas estatísticas multivariadas, representando-os por meio de dendrograma; selecionar espécies com poder real de discriminação entre os grupos; obter funções discriminantes que permitam classificar e reclassificar unidades amostrais, nos grupos, para os quais têm maior probabilidade de pertencerem; analisar e caracterizar os grupos obtidos; determinar os padrões de distribuição das espécies de árvores, por meio da análise de correlações de variáveis ambientais com a distribuição das espécies e parcelas nas comunidades estudadas; determinar os índices de similaridade entre os grupos florísticos obtidos e compará-los; e testar métodos de análise estatística multivariada para aplicação em estudos de comunidades vegetais. Os dados da vegetação foram obtidos empregando-se o método de parcelas múltiplas, com tamanho de 20 X 20 m (400 m2), dispostas aleatoriamente em cada uma das áreas de estudos. Foram instaladas aleatoriamente 82 parcelas. Em cada uma das 82 unidades amostrais, foram obtidas as circunferências de todos as plantas arbóreas com perímetro a 0,30 m do nível do solo (PAB) maior ou igual a 15,7 cm (DAB  5,0 cm), e a altura total das plantas. No centro de cada parcela, para determinação das variáveis químicas e texturais do solo, coletaram-se amostras simples de solo superficial (0-30 cm de profundidade). As espécies foram organizadas de acordo com as famílias reconhecidas pelo Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II. A suficiência de amostragem foi obtida com base na análise da curva do coletor. Os parâmetros fitossociológicos foram calculados para cada grupo formado, com a finalidade de caracterizá-los fitossociológicamente. Tendo como variáveis o Índice de Valor de Cobertura (IVC) das espécies, foi realizada a classificação, por meio do método TWINSPAN (Two-Way Indicator Species Analisys), com relação às parcelas, com o objetivo de classificá-las em grupos florísticos. A diversidade foi determinada por meio do Índice de Shannon-Wienner e de Simpson. Realizou-se a análise discriminante por meio do método STEPWISE. A partir da matriz de presença e ausência das espécies nos grupos, foi calculada a similaridade florística entre os grupos, por meio do Índice de Sorensen. Para avaliar a hipótese da existência de correlação entre a distribuição das espécies e variáveis ambientais, foi realizada a análise de correspondência canônica (CCA). Foi aplicado o teste de permutação de Monte Carlo para verificar a significância das correlações entre os padrões de distribuição emergentes das espécies e as variáveis ambientais na CCA final. Para determinar os fatores ambientais responsáveis pela distribuição das espécies, foi utilizada a análise de regressão logística. À seleção seqüencial das variáveis foi utilizado o método Forward Stepwise (Wald). Pela curva espécie-área, pode-se observar que, a partir da parcela 75 (30.000 m2 da área amostrada), a curva estabiliza-se com a ocorrência de 114 espécies nas 82 parcelas estudadas, distribuídas entre 81 gêneros e 36 famílias botânicas. As famílias mais bem representadas foram Fabaceae, Myrtaceae e Vochysiaceae. A diversidade alfa da vegetação arbórea encontrada na área estudada foi de 4,033 pelo índice de Shannon-Wiener e de 0,975 pelo de Simpson, indicando alta diversidade florística. As divisões geradas pela classificação por meio do método TWINSPAN separaram as parcelas em quatro grupos. Grupo 1 - Associação Myrcia albo-tomentosa Camb.; Grupo 2 - Associação Pterodon emarginatus Vog.; Grupo 3 - Associação Curatella americana L.; e Grupo 4 - Associação Qualea multiflora Mart.. Na análise discriminante, observou-se que 100% das parcelas foram classificadas corretamente nos grupos 1, 2, 3 e 4, indicando precisão da técnica de agrupamento utilizada. A maior similaridade se deu entre os grupos 2 e 3, cujo índice de Sorensen foi próximo de 1 (0,7310). Nos quatro grupos florísticos obtidos, as famílias Fabaceae, Myrtaceae, Vochysiaceae, Annonaceae e Apocynaceae foram as mais representativas florísticamente em número de gêneros e espécies. Na CCA, as correlações das variáveis ambientais com o primeiro eixo de ordenação foram, em ordem decrescente de valores absolutos, saturação por alumínio, altitude s.n.m., saturação de bases, saturação por magnésio, relação magnésio/potássio, saturação por hidrogênio, teor de potássio, pH(H2O) e relação cálcio/potássio. A variável saturação por cálcio apresentou correlação muito fraca com o primeiro eixo, entretanto, com o segundo eixo de ordenação, foi muito forte. No diagrama de ordenação das parcelas, os quatro grupos florísticos foram discriminados em setores diferentes do diagrama, reforçando a visualização dos mesmos como hábitats bem definidos e com composição de espécies particular, resultando em clara separação das quatro classes de solo identificadas previamente. A análise de regressão logística comprovou os resultados obtidos da CCA, em relação às variáveis ambientais que determinaram a distribuição das espécies indicadoras dos grupos florísticos nas comunidades estudadas.