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1. This article isprotected rights by All copyright. reserved Accepted cost designing time. and space light of Synthesis distribution oflightinterception. a promoted richness Tree season. dry the during pronounced more were and seasonally changed relationships despite 5 site, 20 from and Article3. Anhembi in high meters 5 to (up transects vertical and grids 2. Restoration Ecology. Ecological Complementarity; T BEF Keywords: mixtures). 18 to (monocultures in time and Here, forests. tropical by mitigation change climate enhance to importance foremost of is production

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séis or a necpaã d lz eo osl e lrsa toias e dois em monocultur tropicais, florestas de Panamá no dossel localizados arbórea, diversidade pelo de experimentos luz de interceptação a sobre espécies mitigação é primária produção a sobre 1. This article isprotected rights by All copyright. reserved Palavras Accepted planejamento custo interc e biodiversidade entre relação em tropicais tempo. florestas no e espaço no de homogênea mais luz dosselde captura uma de pelo meio por restauração, interceptada luz de quantidade a maximizar Síntese forma homogênea mais pronunciada mais resultados nos diferença monoculturas grande da apesar luz, interceptar em de mistura a Sardinilla 3. deespécies. combinações em altura Articlede em altura de m 5 até (de verticais transectos de e horizontal espaço 2. 114 espécies).

: A alta diversidade arbórea arbórea diversidade alta A : Compreender os mecanismos que mecanismos os Compreender A interceptação de luz aumentou de monoculturas a misturas de misturas a monoculturas de aumentou luz de interceptação A do longo ao (iPAR) interceptada ativa fotossinteticamente radiação a Avaliamos -

chave: chave: e de mudanças climáticas. Neste trabalho, investigamos os efeitos do número de número do efeitos os investigamos trabalho, Neste climáticas. mudanças de entre as a misturas de 18 espécies) e no Brasil Brasil no e espécies) 18 de misturas a as cinco

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misturas de 20 a 114 espécies em espécies 114 a 20 de misturas Complementaridade; Ecologia de restauração; Processos ecológicos; ecológicos; Processos restauração; de Ecologia Complementaridade;

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Funcionamento de Ecossistemas. de Funcionamento luz; de Partição ecossistêmicos; Serviços This article isprotected rights by All copyright. reserved Accepted Article

era E; era e idvriae e Biodiversidade de Teoria BEF; Teoria

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