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| Author(s): |
Ludmila Pugliese de Siqueira
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2002-06-26 |
| Examining board members: |
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues;
Sergius Gandolfi;
Fatima Conceição Marques Piña Rodrigues
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| Advisor: | Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues |
| Abstract | |
The study was seeking to analyze some aspects of forestry dynamics that could be used in monitoring restored areas. The planting of these areas was based on the same restoration models. Such models are based in concepts of secondary succession, regional native species preferential usage and density parameters of the individuals as it's found for the forestry remains in the region. The first area (A) is located at the left margin of the Piracicaba River, in the urban area of this town. In the planting of this area 35 species were used. The area was planted in 1991, being 10 years old by the time of the study. The second area (B) is located at the margins of the city water supply dam in Iracemápolis. The planting of this area, where 140 species were used, began in 1987, being around 14 years old when the study was performed. In each of these areas, ten 10 x 10m parcels were installed, inside of which nine sub-parcels for evaluating the selected indicators were randomly placed. The seed bank was evaluated by 30 soil samples in 0,25 x 0,25m sub-parcels, performed in the dry and wet seasons in 2001. The seed rain was monthly quantified through samples of the material allocated in thirty 0,50 x 0,50m collectors. For the regeneration stratum sampling, a counting of all the individuals between 0,30 and 2 m was performed, inside thirty 1 x 1m sub-parcels. The seed bank in area A showed average density of 328,53 seeds.m -2 in the rainy season and 245,87 seeds.m -2 in the dry one. In area B, the density was 1.131,73 seeds.m -2 in the rainy season and 685,30 seeds.m -2 in the dry one. Seasonal variation in the seed bank was not verified for both areas. Most of the species found in the bank was classified as herbaceous. In the seed rain analysis, seasonal variations in fruiting were verified, likewise spatial ones in the seeds dispersion. The average seeds density found within a year period was 591,33 seeds.m -2. The highest percentage of individuals found on the collectors showed zoochoric dispersion syndrome. Early species were majority in the seed rain. The regeneration stratum in area A showed low species diversity, being the majority from a unique species, Leucaena leucochephala. In this area, only two species were found and the average density was below one. In area B, 15 species of 11 families were found, being the average density equals one individual.m -2. The results show that in area B it was possible to create a favorable environment to a natural regeneration, and in area A this regeneration can be limited due to the Leucaena leucochephala aggressiveness and alelopathic activity. Also, the initial number of the species, the age and the size of the areas, the quality of the land and the intensity of previous management can influence the results. (AU) | |