@article{fdi:24056, title = {{L}'organisation compar{\'e}e de deux for{\^e}ts d'{A}mazonie br{\'e}silienne}, author = {{K}ahn, {F}rancis}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{A} comparison of two "terra firme" amazonian forests shows different patterns of spatial organization. {I}n one case multistorey canopy appears to be correlated with a coarse grained mosaic of clearings and with an important lateral heterogeneity in the forest. {O}n the other hand, a fine grained mosaic of clearings and relative homogeneity of the forest seems associated to a closely-packed uniform canopy. {T}hese different patterns of spatial organization affect settling and growth conditions of the different species according to their specific light demands. {T}his leads to the question whether the structural organization of the forest does or does not play a role in the distribution of the species as suggested by the case of acaulescent palm-trees in {C}entral {A}mazonian forests. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{FORET} {DENSE} ; {ARCHITECTURE} {DE} {LA} {VEGETATION} ; {DYNAMIQUE} {DE} {VEGETATION} ; {SYLVICULTURE} ; {DENSITE} ; {CHABLIS} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {STRUCTURE} {SPATIALE} ; {CANOPEE} ; {SOUS} {BOIS} ; {ARBRE} {GEANT} ; {LIANE} ; {CASTANHAL} ; {FORET} {HOMOGENE} ; {FORET} {HETEROGENE} ; {AMAZONAS} {BRESIL} ; {AMAZONIE} {CENTRALE} ; {TOCANTINS}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {}, numero = {}, pages = {19--24}, year = {1980}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:24056}, }