Urban conservation and tree diversity: a case study in Parque Xokleng, Nova Veneza, Southern Santa Catarina
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Atlantic Forest, Floristic, Secondary forest, Phytosociology, VegetationAbstract
Urban forests can be defined as sets comprising vegetation fragments and isolated or grouped trees inserted in urban or peri-urban areas. Within this mosaic, urban fragments are important for biodiversity conservation. The aim of this study is to contribute to the knowledge about the structure of vegetation in an urban forest in the town of Nova Veneza, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The study was conducted in the Parque Natural Municipal Xokleng (PNMX). A phytosociological survey was conducted in the forest, using the plot method, in which 30 continuous plots of 10 m x 10 m were established. We considered a tree every individual that had a diameter at breast height greater than or equal to 5 cm. In this study, 497 individuals belonging to 75 species and 32 families were sampled, along with 14 dead individuals, three individuals identified only at genus level, and one unidentified individual. The species with the highest importance values were Tetrorchidium rubrivenium, Machaerium stipitatum, Ficus adhatodifolia, Cabralea canjerana, Mollinedia triflora. The vegetation structure is similar to the structure observed in other secondary forest fragments in the southern region of Santa Catarina. The presence of secondary species in the canopy and with high dominance values reflects the regeneration process the forest is undergoing.
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