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Light- and nutrient-related relationships in mixed plantations of Eucalyptus and a high diversity of native tree species

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Author(s):
Amazonas, Nino Tavares [1] ; Forrester, David I. [2] ; Silva, Carina Camargo [1] ; de Almeida, Danilo Roberti Alves [1] ; Oliveira, Rafael Silva [3] ; Rodrigues, Ricardo Ribeiro [4] ; Brancalion, Pedro H. S. [1]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Forest Sci, Luiz de Queiroz Coll Agr, Ave Padua Dias 11, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil
[2] Swiss Fed Inst Forest Snow & Landscape Res WSL, Birmensdorf - Switzerland
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Bot, Inst Biol, Caixa Postal 6109, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Biol Sci, Luiz de Queiroz Coll Agr, Ave Padua Dias 11, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: NEW FORESTS; v. 52, n. 5, p. 807-828, SEP 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Mixed plantations composed of Eucalyptus intercropped with a high diversity of native tree species are a promising option for combining biodiversity recovery with wood production during forest landscape restoration. The viability of this approach relies not only on its potential to offset implementation costs but also on the capacity of native trees to perform well when intercropped with Eucalyptus. We investigated competition for light and nutrients in these mixed plantations in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. We compared (1) Eucalyptus monocultures, (2) plantations composed of native species for restoration, and (3) mixed plantations intercropping Eucalyptus with native tree species, in which Eucalyptus replaced native pioneers. We found no evidence of competition for nutrients or facilitation. Native species plots intercepted more Photosynthetically Active Radiation than Eucalyptus monocultures or mixtures. Our results add to the previous studies on these experiments and altogether suggest that well-managed mixed plantations of Eucalyptus and a high diversity of native tree species are a viable silvicultural solution for offsetting the costs of forest landscape restoration in the tropics. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/02070-9 - Challenges and opportunities of the use of eucalyptus as a commercial pioneer species in forest restoration
Grantee:Nino Tavares Amazonas
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 16/07498-2 - Using mixed-species plantations to restore native tropical forests: from a process based understanding of growth dynamics to the development of tools for their application and implementation
Grantee:Nino Tavares Amazonas
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 18/21338-3 - Monitoring forest landscape restoration from unmanned aerial vehicles using Lidar and hyperspectral remote sensing
Grantee:Danilo Roberti Alves de Almeida
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 13/50718-5 - Ecological restoration of riparian forests, native forest of economic production and of degraded forest fragments (in APP and RL) based on restoration ecology of reference ecosystems in order to scientifically test the precepts of the New Brazilian Forest Code
Grantee:Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants