TREE DIAMETER GROWTH FOLLOWING SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS IN A SEMI-DECIDUOUS SECONDARY FOREST IN CENTRAL BRAZIL

  • Venturoli F
  • Franco A
  • Fagg C
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In the Cerrado biome of Brazil, savannas and dry forests are intimately linked and form mosaics. These forests are composed of species of high commercial value, well accepted in the timber market, which causes intensive deforestation on the remaining vegetation. Thus, the management of these forests is an important alternative to reduce deforestation in the remaining vegetation. The objective of this study was to analyze the response of tree species in relation to silvicultural treatments of competition and liana cutting in a semi-deciduous forest in Central Brazil. The results showed that community basal area increased 24% over 4.8 years and the median periodic annual increment in diameter was about 20% higher in plots with silvicultural treatments: 2.9 mm.yr-1 in the control compared to 3.2 mm.yr-1 to 3.6 mm.yr-1 between treatments. This study demonstrated that it is possible to increase the rates of radial growth through silvicultural techniques.No Bioma Cerrado, as florestas estacionais e o Cerrado stricto sensu estão intimamente ligados, fomando mosaicos. Essas florestas são compostas por espécies de alto valor comercial, bem aceitas no mercado madeireiro, o que provoca o desmatamento intensivo dessas matas. Assim, o manejo dessas florestas é uma alternativa importante para reduzir o desmatamento nos remanescentes, na medida em que proporciona o seu uso sustentável. Este estudo analisou o crescimento de espécies arbóreas em relação a tratamentos silviculturais de liberação de competição e corte de cipós, em uma floresta estacional semidecídua, no Brasil Central. Os resultados mostraram que a área basal da comunidade aumentou 24%, durante 4,8 anos e que a média do incremento periódico anual em diâmetro foi cerca de 20% maior nas parcelas onde ocorreram os tratamentos silviculturais: 2,9 mm.ano-1, na testemunha, comparado a 3,2 mm.ano-1 to 3,6 mm.ano-1 entre os tratamentos. O estudo demostrou que é possível aumentar o ritmo de crescimento das espécies com a aplicação dos tratamentos silviculturais testados.

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Venturoli, F., Franco, A. C., & Fagg, C. W. (2015). TREE DIAMETER GROWTH FOLLOWING SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS IN A SEMI-DECIDUOUS SECONDARY FOREST IN CENTRAL BRAZIL. CERNE, 21(1), 117–123. https://doi.org/10.1590/01047760201521011204

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