Project Mata Atlântica

Research area

Succession of secondary forest in NE Brazil; plant-animal interactions; direct seeding

Research articles

Kimmel T., Nascimento L., Piechowski D., Sampaio E., Rodal M., Gottsberger G. 2009. Pollination and Seed Dispersal Modes of Woody Species of 12-Year-Old Secondary Forest in the Atlantic Forest Region of Pernambuco, NE Brazil (Flora, in press).

Kimmel T., Piechowski D., Gottsberger 2008. The history of fragmentation of the lowland Atlantic Forest of Pernambuco, Brazil. Biorem. Biodiv. Bioavail. 2: 1-4.

If you are interested in an article please contact me: thomas.kimmelatgmx.net 

Presentations

Kimmel, T., Piechowski, D. Gottsberger, G. 2009 "Abundances of trees of specific seed dispersal modes in forest fragments in NE Brazil, where might succession lead to?" Joined ATBC-gtö conference, Marburg.

Kimmel T., Gottsberger G. 2007 "O ser humano -- um dispersor efeitivo de árvores nativas da Mata Atlântica Pernambucana?" A Botânica no Brasil, pesquisa, ensino e políticas públicas ambientais. 58° Congesso Nacional de Botânica, São Paulo. Poster.

Kimmel T., Gottsberger G. 2005 "Floral diversity of a successional plant community in the Atlantic rainforest region in Pernambuco, Brazil", gtö conference 2005, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. 

Diploma thesis

Floral Diversity of Secondary Vegetation Physiognomies (Capoeiras) in the Atlantic Rainforest Region of Pernambuco, Brazil