Fig. 2.

Features of the igapó floodplain vegetation. (A) Aerial view of the igapó forest; (B) water-germinated seedling at the end of the flood period; (C) igapó lakes showing the absence of colonization by macrophytes; (D) colonization of the igapó shores by pioneer woody perennials during the period of water retreat; (E and F) seedlings that germinated in the igapó forest following the water retreat; (G) seedling bank of Astrocaryum jauari which have survived the last flood. The arrows in (B), (E) and (F) are pointing to seeds that contain large cotyledonary reserves.