Influence of removal of a non-native tree species Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. on the regenerating plant communities in a tropical semideciduous forest under restoration in Brazil

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorUSDA Forest Service - Research & Development, Washington, DC, USA.
dc.contributorForestry Institute of São Paulo State, Assis State Forest, Assis, SP, Brazil.
dc.creatorPodadera, Diego Sotto [UNESP]
dc.creatorEngel, Vera Lex [UNESP]
dc.creatorParrotta, John A.
dc.creatorMachado, Deivid Lopes [UNESP]
dc.creatorSato, Luciane Missae [UNESP]
dc.creatorDurigan, Giselda
dc.date2015-12-07T15:35:25Z
dc.date2015-12-07T15:35:25Z
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-12T07:35:02Z
dc.date.available2023-09-12T07:35:02Z
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0560-7
dc.identifierEnvironmental Management, v. 56, n. 5, p. 1148-1158, 2015.
dc.identifier1432-1009
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/131432
dc.identifier10.1007/s00267-015-0560-7
dc.identifier4161151442533491
dc.identifier26105971
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8780713
dc.descriptionExotic species are used to trigger facilitation in restoration plantings, but this positive effect may not be permanent and these species may have negative effects later on. Since such species can provide a marketable product (firewood), their harvest may represent an advantageous strategy to achieve both ecological and economic benefits. In this study, we looked at the effect of removal of a non-native tree species (Mimosa caesalpiniifolia) on the understory of a semideciduous forest undergoing restoration. We assessed two 14-year-old plantation systems (modified taungya agroforestry system; and mixed plantation using commercial timber and firewood tree species) established at two sites with contrasting soil properties in São Paulo state, Brazil. The experimental design included randomized blocks with split plots. The natural regeneration of woody species (height ≥0.2 m) was compared between managed (all M. caesalpiniifolia trees removed) and unmanaged plots during the first year after the intervention. The removal of M. caesalpiniifolia increased species diversity but decreased stand basal area. Nevertheless, the basal area loss was recovered after 1 year. The management treatment affected tree species regeneration differently between species groups. The results of this study suggest that removal of M. caesalpiniifolia benefited the understory and possibly accelerated the succession process. Further monitoring studies are needed to evaluate the longer term effects on stand structure and composition. The lack of negative effects of tree removal on the natural regeneration indicates that such interventions can be recommended, especially considering the expectations of economic revenues from tree harvesting in restoration plantings.
dc.descriptionSchool of Agricultural Sciences-FCA, São Paulo State University-UNESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. diegopodadera@gmail.com.
dc.descriptionSchool of Agricultural Sciences-FCA, São Paulo State University-UNESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
dc.descriptionUSDA Forest Service - Research & Development, Washington, DC, USA.
dc.descriptionForestry Institute of São Paulo State, Assis State Forest, Assis, SP, Brazil.
dc.descriptionSchool of Agricultural Sciences-FCA, São Paulo State University-UNESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. diegopodadera@gmail.com.
dc.descriptionSchool of Agricultural Sciences-FCA, São Paulo State University-UNESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
dc.format1148-1158
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationEnvironmental Management
dc.relation0,921
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourcePubMed
dc.subjectAdaptive management
dc.subjectAtlantic forest
dc.subjectEcological restoration
dc.subjectNatural regeneration
dc.subjectSeasonal semideciduous forest
dc.subjectThinning
dc.titleInfluence of removal of a non-native tree species Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. on the regenerating plant communities in a tropical semideciduous forest under restoration in Brazil
dc.typeArtigo


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