Fatores ecológicos determinantes na ocorrência de Araucaria angustifolia e podocarpus lambertii, na Floresta Ombrófila Mista da FLONA de São Francisco de Paula, RS, Brasil

Abstract

The present research was accomplished at São Francisco de Paula's National Forest (FLONA), in Rio Grande do Sul. The objective was to determine, through logistics regression analysis, the environmental and competition factors that could influence on the occurrence of Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze and Podocarpus lambertii former Klotzsch Endl. species in Mixed ombrophylous forest. For the study, the individuals with cap=30cm had been evaluated, in 1000 samples of 10 × 10m, demarcated in ten permanent conglomerate of 1ha (100 × 100m) previously installed in the forest. In each sample the factors that might influence the occurrence of the species and the factors related the habitat was assessed as physical of the soil (depth, rocky outcrop and humidity), exhibition to the light and the relief inclination. The competition factors were: basal area, sub-forest density and individuals' frequency. For the obtained results it had been possible to conclude that the Araucaria angustifolia prefers places with deep soils, north exposition and low individuals frequency. On the other hand, Podocarpus lambertii prefers no stony places, little sloping, with south exposition, relatively humid, with high frequency of individuals and high sub-forest density.