What explains the variation on the regenerative component dynamics of Araucaria Forests in Southern Brazil?

The natural regeneration process is essential for forest maintenance since it is critical for establishing new tree individuals. This study aimed to improve the understanding of the regenerative component dynamics of Araucaria Forests in Southern Brazil. We investigated the effects of climate, light, tree component structure and anthropogenic disturbance on tree species regeneration. Regenerating communities from six different fragments in forest remnants of the “Planalto Sul Catarinense” region was evaluated in permanent plots two years after the first inventory. The following demographic rates were determined: recruitment, mortality, net change in the number of individuals and the changes to both upper and lower height classes. The following variables were measured in each fragment: altitude, climatic variables, light environment, tree component density and cattle presence. Association between dynamics rates, regenerating species abundance and explanatory variables was verified by the fourth-corner and RLQ methods. A total of 4,379 and 5,268 individuals were sampled for the first and second inventories, respectively, with recruitment rate (21 % yr−1) higher than mortality rate (13 % yr−1). The dynamics pattern of the fragment with greater presence of cattle stood out for the intense height increase of regenerating species caused by the presence of fast growth and light-demanding species. Natural regeneration of forest remnants under study is facing a structuring process. The main conclusions of this study were: i) climate and altitude play a relevant role in defining floristic identity and ii) chronic disturbances may influence the definition of ecological strategies.(AU)

What explains the variation on the regenerative component dynamics of Araucaria Forests in Southern Brazil?

The natural regeneration process is essential for forest maintenance since it is critical for establishing new tree individuals. This study aimed to improve the understanding of the regenerative component dynamics of Araucaria Forests in Southern Brazil. We investigated the effects of climate, light, tree component structure and anthropogenic disturbance on tree species regeneration. Regenerating communities from six different fragments in forest remnants of the “Planalto Sul Catarinense” region was evaluated in permanent plots two years after the first inventory. The following demographic rates were determined: recruitment, mortality, net change in the number of individuals and the changes to both upper and lower height classes. The following variables were measured in each fragment: altitude, climatic variables, light environment, tree component density and cattle presence. Association between dynamics rates, regenerating species abundance and explanatory variables was verified by the fourth-corner and RLQ methods. A total of 4,379 and 5,268 individuals were sampled for the first and second inventories, respectively, with recruitment rate (21 % yr−1) higher than mortality rate (13 % yr−1). The dynamics pattern of the fragment with greater presence of cattle stood out for the intense height increase of regenerating species caused by the presence of fast growth and light-demanding species. Natural regeneration of forest remnants under study is facing a structuring process. The main conclusions of this study were: i) climate and altitude play a relevant role in defining floristic identity and ii) chronic disturbances may influence the definition of ecological strategies.

Estrutura populacional de Drimys angustifolia Miers em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista Alto-Montana, Urubici, SC / Population structure of Drimys angustifolia Miers in a fragment of Upper Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest, Urubici, SC

O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar a estrutura populacional da espécie arbórea mais abundante em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista Alto-Montana em Urubici, Santa Catarina, assim como determinar sua capacidade de regeneração natural na área desmatada adjacente ao fragmento florestal. Para a detecção da espécie mais abundante, foi realizado um levantamento florístico-estrutural no fragmento florestal, por meio da alocação de parcelas, onde todos os indivíduos com diâmetro a altura do peito (DAP) 5 cm foram considerados adultos e inventariados. Para determinar a capacidade de regeneração natural da espécie selecionada na área desmatada adjacente, foram alocadas parcelas, onde os indivíduos considerados como regenerantes (20 cm de altura até 5 cm de DAP) foram amostrados, nos anos de 2014 e 2016. Foi analisada a estrutura diamétrica e a distribuição espacial dos indivíduos adultos da espécie, e a estrutura hipsométrica, espacial e dinâmica dos indivíduos regenerantes. A espécie mais abundante no fragmento foi Drimys angustifolia Miers, que representou 26,4% dos indivíduos. A estrutura populacional dessa espécie obteve distribuição diamétrica tendendo à normalidade e distribuição espacial aleatória para os indivíduos adultos. O componente regenerante apresentou padrão de distribuição espacial agregado (2016) e distribuição hipsométrica normal somente em 2016...(AU)

The present study had as objective to characterize the population structure of the most abundant arboreal species in a fragment of Upper Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest in Urubici, Santa Catarina, as well as determining the natural capacity of regeneration in the deforested area adjacent to the forest fragment. To detect the most abundant species, was realized a structural-floristic survey in the forest fragment, through the allocation of plots, in which all individuals with diameter at breast height (DBH) 5 cm were considered adults and inventoried. To determine the natural capacity of regeneration of the selected species in the deforested adjacent area, were allocated plots, where the individuals classified as regenerating (20 cm of height to 5 cm of DAP) was sampled, in the years of 2014 and 2016. It was analyzed the diametric structure and the spatial distribution of the adults individuals of the specie, and the hypsometric, spatial structures and dynamic of the regenerating individuals. Drimys angustifolia Miers was the most abundant species in the fragment, which represented 26.4% of the individuals. The population structure for this species obtained a diametric distribution tending to normality and random spatial distribution for the adults individuals. The regenerated component presented an aggregated spatial distribution pattern (2016) and normal hypsometrical...(AU)

Population structure of Drimys angustifolia Miers in a fragment of Upper Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest, Urubici, SC / Estrutura populacional de Drimys angustifolia Miers em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista Alto-Montana, Urubici, SC

The present study had as objective to characterize the population structure of the most abundant arboreal species in a fragment of Upper Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest in Urubici, Santa Catarina, as well as determining the natural capacity of regeneration in the deforested area adjacent to the forest fragment. To detect the most abundant species, was realized a structural-floristic survey in the forest fragment, through the allocation of plots, in which all individuals with diameter at breast height (DBH) 5 cm were considered adults and inventoried. To determine the natural capacity of regeneration of the selected species in the deforested adjacent area, were allocated plots, where the individuals classified as regenerating (20 cm of height to 5 cm of DAP) was sampled, in the years of 2014 and 2016. It was analyzed the diametric structure and the spatial distribution of the adults individuals of the specie, and the hypsometric, spatial structures and dynamic of the regenerating individuals. Drimys angustifolia Miers was the most abundant species in the fragment, which represented 26.4% of the individuals. The population structure for this species obtained a diametric distribution tending to normality and random spatial distribution for the adults individuals. The regenerated component presented an aggregated spatial distribution pattern (2016) and normal hypsometrical dis

O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar a estrutura populacional da espécie arbórea mais abundante em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista Alto-Montana em Urubici, Santa Catarina, assim como determinar sua capacidade de regeneração natural na área desmatada adjacente ao fragmento florestal. Para a detecção da espécie mais abundante, foi realizado um levantamento florístico-estrutural no fragmento florestal, por meio da alocação de parcelas, onde todos os indivíduos com diâmetro a altura do peito (DAP) 5 cm foram considerados adultos e inventariados. Para determinar a capacidade de regeneração natural da espécie selecionada na área desmatada adjacente, foram alocadas parcelas, onde os indivíduos considerados como regenerantes (20 cm de altura até 5 cm de DAP) foram amostrados, nos anos de 2014 e 2016. Foi analisada a estrutura diamétrica e a distribuição espacial dos indivíduos adultos da espécie, e a estrutura hipsométrica, espacial e dinâmica dos indivíduos regenerantes. A espécie mais abundante no fragmento foi Drimys angustifolia Miers, que representou 26,4% dos indivíduos. A estrutura populacional dessa espécie obteve distribuição diamétrica tendendo à normalidade e distribuição espacial aleatória para os indivíduos adultos. O componente regenerante apresentou padrão de distribuição espacial agregado (2016) e distribuição hipsométrica normal somente em 2016.

Population structure of Drimys angustifolia Miers in a fragment of Upper Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest, Urubici, SC / Estrutura populacional de Drimys angustifolia Miers em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista Alto-Montana, Urubici, SC

The present study had as objective to characterize the population structure of the most abundant arboreal species in a fragment of Upper Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest in Urubici, Santa Catarina, as well as determining the natural capacity of regeneration in the deforested area adjacent to the forest fragment. To detect the most abundant species, was realized a structural-floristic survey in the forest fragment, through the allocation of plots, in which all individuals with diameter at breast height (DBH) 5 cm were considered adults and inventoried. To determine the natural capacity of regeneration of the selected species in the deforested adjacent area, were allocated plots, where the individuals classified as regenerating (20 cm of height to 5 cm of DAP) was sampled, in the years of 2014 and 2016. It was analyzed the diametric structure and the spatial distribution of the adults individuals of the specie, and the hypsometric, spatial structures and dynamic of the regenerating individuals. Drimys angustifolia Miers was the most abundant species in the fragment, which represented 26.4% of the individuals. The population structure for this species obtained a diametric distribution tending to normality and random spatial distribution for the adults individuals. The regenerated component presented an aggregated spatial distribution pattern (2016) and normal hypsometrical dis

O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar a estrutura populacional da espécie arbórea mais abundante em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista Alto-Montana em Urubici, Santa Catarina, assim como determinar sua capacidade de regeneração natural na área desmatada adjacente ao fragmento florestal. Para a detecção da espécie mais abundante, foi realizado um levantamento florístico-estrutural no fragmento florestal, por meio da alocação de parcelas, onde todos os indivíduos com diâmetro a altura do peito (DAP) 5 cm foram considerados adultos e inventariados. Para determinar a capacidade de regeneração natural da espécie selecionada na área desmatada adjacente, foram alocadas parcelas, onde os indivíduos considerados como regenerantes (20 cm de altura até 5 cm de DAP) foram amostrados, nos anos de 2014 e 2016. Foi analisada a estrutura diamétrica e a distribuição espacial dos indivíduos adultos da espécie, e a estrutura hipsométrica, espacial e dinâmica dos indivíduos regenerantes. A espécie mais abundante no fragmento foi Drimys angustifolia Miers, que representou 26,4% dos indivíduos. A estrutura populacional dessa espécie obteve distribuição diamétrica tendendo à normalidade e distribuição espacial aleatória para os indivíduos adultos. O componente regenerante apresentou padrão de distribuição espacial agregado (2016) e distribuição hipsométrica normal somente em 2016.

Estrutura populacional de Drimys angustifolia Miers em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista Alto-Montana, Urubici, SC / Population structure of Drimys angustifolia Miers in a fragment of Upper Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest, Urubici, SC

O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar a estrutura populacional da espécie arbórea mais abundante em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista Alto-Montana em Urubici, Santa Catarina, assim como determinar sua capacidade de regeneração natural na área desmatada adjacente ao fragmento florestal. Para a detecção da espécie mais abundante, foi realizado um levantamento florístico-estrutural no fragmento florestal, por meio da alocação de parcelas, onde todos os indivíduos com diâmetro a altura do peito (DAP) 5 cm foram considerados adultos e inventariados. Para determinar a capacidade de regeneração natural da espécie selecionada na área desmatada adjacente, foram alocadas parcelas, onde os indivíduos considerados como regenerantes (20 cm de altura até 5 cm de DAP) foram amostrados, nos anos de 2014 e 2016. Foi analisada a estrutura diamétrica e a distribuição espacial dos indivíduos adultos da espécie, e a estrutura hipsométrica, espacial e dinâmica dos indivíduos regenerantes. A espécie mais abundante no fragmento foi Drimys angustifolia Miers, que representou 26,4% dos indivíduos. A estrutura populacional dessa espécie obteve distribuição diamétrica tendendo à normalidade e distribuição espacial aleatória para os indivíduos adultos. O componente regenerante apresentou padrão de distribuição espacial agregado (2016) e distribuição hipsométrica normal somente em 2016...

The present study had as objective to characterize the population structure of the most abundant arboreal species in a fragment of Upper Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest in Urubici, Santa Catarina, as well as determining the natural capacity of regeneration in the deforested area adjacent to the forest fragment. To detect the most abundant species, was realized a structural-floristic survey in the forest fragment, through the allocation of plots, in which all individuals with diameter at breast height (DBH) 5 cm were considered adults and inventoried. To determine the natural capacity of regeneration of the selected species in the deforested adjacent area, were allocated plots, where the individuals classified as regenerating (20 cm of height to 5 cm of DAP) was sampled, in the years of 2014 and 2016. It was analyzed the diametric structure and the spatial distribution of the adults individuals of the specie, and the hypsometric, spatial structures and dynamic of the regenerating individuals. Drimys angustifolia Miers was the most abundant species in the fragment, which represented 26.4% of the individuals. The population structure for this species obtained a diametric distribution tending to normality and random spatial distribution for the adults individuals. The regenerated component presented an aggregated spatial distribution pattern (2016) and normal hypsometrical...