vegetation ecology of forest-savanna ecotones in the como©

1.2 Biomass and surface fires along forest-savanna ecotones
1.3 Microclimate along forest-savanna ecotones
1.4 Vegetation composition along forest-savanna ecotones
1.5 Core-area analysis
2 Material and Methods
2.2 Sampling design
2.3.2 Sampling of tree and shrub individuals
2.3.3 Density measurement of tree and shrub individuals
2.3.4 Sampling of surface biomass
2.4 Sampling of abiotic parameters
2.4.1 Microclimatic parameters
2.5 Border-and-ecotone-detection analysis (BEDA) for univariate transect data
2.6 Statistical analysis
2.6.3 Microclimate
3 Results
3.3 Seasonal variability in microclimatic borders and ecotones
3.4 Border and ecotone detection by means of vegetation composition
3.5 Core-area analysis
3.6 Size-class distribution of tree species with a focus on Anogeissus leiocarpus
4 Discussion
4.1.1 Border-and-ecotone detection analysis (BEDA) for univariate transect data
4.1.2 SMWDA and MWRA for multivariate transect data
4.2 Relation of surface biomass and surface fire
4.3 Seasonal variability in microclimatic borders and ecotones
4.4 Border and ecotone detection by means of vegetation composition
4.5 Core-area analysis
4.6 Dynamics of forest-savanna ecotones and the role of Anogeissus leiocarpus
5 Conclusions