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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
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| 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: | 15/23957-4 - Metodologias de restauração de áreas marginalizadas da propriedade rural com florestas nativas de produção madeireira e não madeireira dentro do conceito de Reserva Legal |
| Grantee: | Nara Oliveira Vogado |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Technical Training Program - Technical Training |
| 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 |