Evaluation of the success of forest restoration of riparian forests in the AmazonCerrado transition in Mato Grosso

Abstract

This study evaluated the success of forest restoration in three areas of riparian forest, in the transition between the Amazon and Cerrado biomes in Mato Grosso. Eleven 12 x 30 m plots were installed in areas 1 (A1) and 3 (A3) and twelve plots in area 2 (A2). The evaluation was made and the natural sociological coverage through the evaluation, diversity and similarity indices and coverage of grassy areas. A total of 1107 planted individuals, 30 species and 18 families were evaluated, with emphasis on Fabaceae, Bignoniaceae and Anacardiaceae. The density varied between 752 and 981 ind./ha and the basal area between 7.58 and 12.64 m2/ha. Senegalia tenuifolia (L.) Britton & Rose, Hymenaea courbaril L. and Inga vera Willd. they stood out as the most representative species in planting according to the IVI, with emphasis on S. tenuifolia in A2, with a regenerating overpopulation (8,425.93 ind./ha). The average canopy cover was 27.8% and the incidence of grasses was significant in two of the three areas. After seven years, the areas cannot be considered fully restored and adaptive management practices would facilitate the direction to the desirable ecological trajectory, however, new assessments of the dynamics and successional trajectory of these ecosystems are needed.