02224naa a2200229 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400380006010000220009824501090012026000090022950000350023852015210027365000130179465000120180765300240181965300240184370000190186770000220188670000230190877300630193119783282022-10-19 2014 bl uuuu u00u1 u #d7 a10.1080/17550874.2013.7717142DOI1 aAGUIAR JUNIOR, A. aInvasion of Acacia mangium in Amazonian savannas following planting for forestry.h[electronic resource] c2014 aPublished online: 04 Mar 2013. aNo studies have examined the invasion of exotic species used for forestry purposes in the savannas of the Brazilian Amazonia.; Aims : We investigated the invasion process of Acacia mangium in savanna areas adjacent to large-scale forestry plantations in north-eastern Roraima State, Brazilian Amazonia.; Methods : A tree inventory to record the presence of all A. mangium and native tree individuals was carried out in of 14 plots (each 50 m in width and 1500 m in length) established at five plantation sites. Biometric measurements were taken for all individuals to identify their structure and maturity. Distance categories were created for determining frequency of occurrence in 100 m sections along the plots for all individuals. Correlations and goodness-of-fit tests for discrete data ordered in categories were applied to verify the occurrence of A. mangium plants in relation to distance from the plantation.; Results : Individuals of A. mangium were dispersed up to 900 m from the plantation edge 8?9 years after the plantation was established. Although most recorded individuals were in the juvenile stage, reproductive adults were found in two establishment patterns: non-nucleated and nucleated under native tree species. Crown cover of the savanna's most abundant native tree species facilitated the regeneration of A. mangium.; Conclusions : Planting of A. mangium in Amazonian savannas provides a source of continuous dispersal, and invasion by the species is facilitated by environmental conditions. aAmazonia aAcácia aEspécies invasoras aInvasão biológica1 aBARBOSA, R. I.1 aBARBOSA, J. B. F.1 aMOURÃO JUNIOR, M. tPlant Ecology & Diversitygv. 7, n. 1/2, p. 359-369, 2014.