Surface mines show little progress towards native species forest restoration following 35 years of passive management after initial reclamation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Ruggles ◽  
John A. Gerrath ◽  
Catherine T. Ruhm ◽  
Anne J. Jefferson ◽  
Chris A. Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Surface Mines ◽  
Passive Management

scholarly journals Renewable organic waste as substrate conditioning for the production of Euterpe oleracea seedlings

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. e76101724345
Author(s):  
Amanda da Silva Reis ◽  
Nayara Martins Alencar ◽  
João Batista Fernandes da Cruz ◽  
Maria Luara Aragão Silva ◽  
Flavia Barreira Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Seedling Quality ◽  
Euterpe Oleracea ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Absolute Growth

Forest restoration has the premise of restoring degraded native vegetation to conditions prior to degradation. The objective of this work was to evaluate the production of seedlings of a native species from the Amazon biome (Euterpe oleracea) under different substrates. The experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Tocantins, using a completely randomized design, and a 5x 4 factorial scheme, with five substrates (babassu stem + soil, babassu stem + rice husk + soil, coconut fiber + soil, babassu stem + fiber coconut + rice husk + soil, commercial substrate + soil - control), four trial periods (50, 100, 150 and 200 days). The evaluated variables: plant height, stem diameter, shoot dry matter, root dry matter, total dry matter, seedling quality index, leaf area and absolute growth rate. The growth of assai seedlings was influenced by the different substrates, until the 150 days after transplanting the quality and development of the seedlings were the same, both for the treatments that used commercial substrate and for the treatments that used renewable materials in their composition. The treatment using babassu stem (T1) obtained better shoot dry matter, total dry matter and seedling quality index values, in addition to being a material found in abundance in the regions, making this treatment the most viable and recommended for the production of assai seedlings.

scholarly journals AVALIAÇÃO DA DIVERSIDADE DE ESPÉCIES NATIVAS PRODUZIDAS NOS VIVEIROS FLORESTAIS DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO

FLORESTA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Makhlouta Alonso ◽  
Paulo Sérgio Dos Santos Leles ◽  
Telmo Borges Silveira Filho ◽  
Carlos Alberto Bernardo Mesquita ◽  
Marcos Lima Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
The State ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Production Manager ◽  
Mata Atlantica ◽  
Forest Nurseries

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a diversidade de espécies florestais nativas produzidas nos viveiros do estado do Rio de Janeiro. O levantamento e diagnóstico foram realizados durante os meses de fevereiro, março e abril de 2010, sendo incluídos os viveiros que produziam mudas de espécies florestais da Mata Atlântica. O trabalho de campo consistiu em visitas a 70 viveiros florestais, nos quais foi requerida a lista das espécies produzidas e realizada entrevista com o responsável, sendo preenchido um questionário englobando diversos temas relacionados à produção de mudas. Foram observadas 277 espécies florestais nativas da Mata Atlântica sendo produzidas nos viveiros, que, em média, trabalham com 56 espécies nativas. A diversidade total de espécies florestais da Mata Atlântica produzidas nos viveiros do Estado do Rio de Janeiro é baixa, assim como a diversidade média, já que mais da metade dos viveiros trabalha com uma listagem de 50 ou menos espécies, número insuficiente considerando a diversidade de espécies florestais presentes nas diferentes formações vegetais do estado.Palavras-chave: Mudas florestais; restauração florestal; Mata Atlântica. AbstractAssessment of diversity of native species produced in forest nurseries of Rio de Janeiro State. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the diversity of native species produced by nurseries in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The diagnostic and survey were conducted during the months of February, March and April of the year 2010, the research included all nurseries that produced seedlings of Atlantic Forest species. The fieldwork consisted of visits to the 70 surveyed nurseries, in which a list of the species produced in the nursery was requested and the seedling production manager was interviewed, filling in a questionnaire covering various topics related to seedlings production. We observed 277 forest species native from the Atlantic Forest produced in the nurseries. In average, the nurseries produce 56 different native species. The total diversity of native species produced in the State of Rio de Janeiro is low, as well as the mean diversity, since more than half of the nurseries work with a list of 50 or fewer species, what is insufficient considering the diversity of forest species that occur in the different vegetation types of the state.Keywords: Forest seedlings; forest restoration; Atlantic Forest.

scholarly journals INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FIVE TREE SPECIES NATIVE TO THE ATLANTIC FOREST IN RECOMPOSITION PLANTATIONS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

FLORESTA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 070
Author(s):  
Charles Rodrigo Belmonte Maffra ◽  
Felipe Turchetto ◽  
Edison Bisognin Cantarelli
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
The Other ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Araucaria Angustifolia ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Schizolobium Parahyba

The regularization of rural properties in the molds of the New Forest Code depends on the silvicultural study of the native species of the Brazilian biomes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the initial growth of five native tree species of the Atlantic Forest, with a view to their use in forest restoration projects. The following species were produced in the nursery, planted in the field, and evaluated for performance: Araucaria angustifolia, Mimosa scabrella, Trichilia claussenii, Schizolobium parahyba, and Cordia trichotoma. These species were distributed in two different areas, based on the randomized block experimental design. In experiment 1, the species A. angustifolia, M. scabrella, and C. trichotoma were distributed in three randomized blocks, each composed of 11 plants of each species. In experiment 2, the species A. angustifolia, M. scabrella, T. claussenii, and S. parahyba were distributed in three randomized blocks, each one composed of five plants of each species. In general, S. parahyba and M. scabrella showed faster development than the other species and, in this regard, are promising candidates for forest areas constitution or reconstitution in which there is interest in obtaining economic returns in less time. Araucaria angustifolia and T. claussenii showed relatively low development, whereas C. trichotoma showed intermediate development in relation to the other species studied. Despite their differences in performance, all species proved to be suitable for use in reforestation, mainly in the region where the study was developed.

scholarly journals Reintroduced native Populus nigra in restored floodplain reduces spread of exotic poplar species

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Vanden Broeck ◽  
Karen Cox ◽  
Alexander Van Braeckel ◽  
Sabrina Neyrinck ◽  
Nico De Regge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Riparian Forest ◽  
Paternity Analysis ◽  
Populus Nigra ◽  
Natural Hybridization ◽  
Forest Development ◽  
Significant Gene ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Poplar Seedlings

1.AbstractExotic Populus taxa pose a threat to the success of riparian forest restoration in floodplain areas. We evaluated the impact of exotic Populus taxa on softwood riparian forest development along the river Common Meuse after introducing native Populus nigra and after the re-establishment of the natural river dynamics. We sampled 154 poplar seedlings that spontaneously colonised restored habitat and assessed their taxonomy based on diagnostic chloroplast and nuclear microsatellite markers. Furthermore, by using a paternity analysis on 72 seedlings resulting from six open pollinated P. nigra females, we investigated natural hybridization between frequently planted cultivated poplars and native P. nigra. The majority of the poplar seedlings from the gravel banks analyzed where identified as P. nigra; only 2% of the sampled seedlings exhibited genes of exotic poplar species. Similarly, the majority of the seedlings from the open pollinated progenies were identified as P. nigra. For three seedlings (4%), paternity was assigned to a cultivar of P. x canadensis. Almost two decades after reintroducing P. nigra, the constitution of the seed and pollen pools changed in the study area in favour of reproduction of the native species and at the expense of the exotic poplar species. This study indicates that, although significant gene flow form exotic poplars is observed in European floodplains, restoration programmes of the native P. nigra can vigorously outcompete the exotic gene flows and strongly reduce the impact of exotic Populus taxa on the softwood riparian forest development.

scholarly journals Implementing Brazil’s Forest Code: a vital contribution to securing forests and conserving biodiversity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Catherine Brock ◽  
Andy Arnell ◽  
Will Simonson ◽  
Aline C. Soterroni ◽  
Aline Mosnier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Environmental Preservation ◽  
Forest Code ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Change Mitigation

AbstractMeeting Brazil’s ambitious national commitments on both climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation depends on securing its reserves of forest carbon and biodiversity. Brazil’s ‘Forest Code’ is a key tool to reconcile environmental preservation and agricultural production; it limits deforestation and requires forest restoration in illegally deforested areas. However, not all provisions of the law’s 2012 revision have yet been implemented and some are facing new challenges. Using modelled land use change projections for the whole of the country, we show that full implementation and enforcement of the law has the potential to contribute to conserving biodiversity. Biodiversity outcomes will be especially positive if (i) deforested areas are restored in ways that support recolonization by native species and (ii) additional measures are implemented to protect native vegetation in areas like Caatinga dry forests and Cerrado savannas, which may experience added pressure displaced from other regions by Forest Code implementation.

scholarly journals Performance of Five Native Atlantic Forest Species Planted in Containers of Different Size for Restoring Degraded Areas in Minas Gerais

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 937
Author(s):  
Vicente Toledo Machado de Morais Junior ◽  
Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine ◽  
Klisman Oliveira ◽  
Thaynara Pereira Albuquerque ◽  
Isabella Salgado Faustino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Forest Recovery ◽  
Plant Performance ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Hymenaea Courbaril ◽  
Plastic Bags

Forest restoration in Brazil has gained relevance in the country’s environmental agenda, due to the need for forest recovery of large liabilities of existing forests and participation in several international vegetation restoration agreements. However, forest restoration management faces challenges, it being necessary to create a database of species-level performances to increase the success of these projects. The objective was to evaluate the survival and growth of five Atlantic Forest native species (Anadenanthera macrocarpa; Ceiba speciosa; Cytharexyllum myrianthum; Hymenaea courbaril; and Peltophorum dubium) in plastic bags (1177 cm3) and tubes (180 cm3). Ninety seedlings (18 of each species) were planted per container. Plant performance in the field consisted of evaluating the increase in the diameter and height of seedlings of the native forest species. Diameter at soil level (DSL) and plant height (H) were measured at 42 months after transplanting, and the monthly periodic increments (MPI) of the DSL and H were calculated. Plant survival (SV) of seedlings was affected by the type of container, registering the highest SV rates in those planted in plastic bags. Cytharexyllum myrianthum and H. courbaril presented high SV rates in tubes. The growth rate of the species at 42 months differed according to the containers tested. Cytharexyllum myrianthum presented the lowest SV rates (16.7–27.8%), regardless of the container used in this experiment. Ceiba speciosa was sensitive to the reduction in size of the container, showing low SV in tubes (27%) compared with plastic bags (61%); i.e., this species did not tolerate conditions with root growth restriction. Anadenathera macrocarpa and H. courbaril showed no differences in SV, regardless of the container used. The results assist the production of native species of the Atlantic Forest, reinforcing the need to understand performances in the field at the species level.

Influence of herbaceous ground cover on forest restoration of eastern US coal surface mines

New Forests ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 905-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Franklin ◽  
Carl E. Zipper ◽  
James A. Burger ◽  
Jeffrey G. Skousen ◽  
Douglass F. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Ground Cover ◽  
Coal Surface ◽  
Surface Mines

scholarly journals Inventory of native and mother trees in Key Biodiversity Areas of Cebu Island, Philippines for species selection in local reforestation programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgardo P. Lillo ◽  
ARCHIEBALD B. MALAKI ◽  
STEVE MICHAEL T. ALCAZAR ◽  
RAAMAH ROSALES ◽  
BERNARDO R. REDOBLADO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Species Selection ◽  
Adult Trees ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Native Tree Species ◽  
Planting Materials

Abstract. Lillo EP, Malaki AB, Alcazar SMT, Rosales R, Redoblado BR, Diaz JLB, Pantinople EM, Buot Jr. IE. 2021. Inventory of native and mother trees in Key Biodiversity Areas of Cebu Island, Philippines for species selection in local reforestation programs. Biodiversitas 22: 4740-4749. Forest restoration is the counterforce of deforestation and forest degradation. Yet, despite promoting natural recovery after forest harvest, afforestation and reforestation efforts, tropical forest ecosystems still experience a poor ratio of forest loss to forest gain. The study assessed the native tree species and potential mother trees in different Cebu Island Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) as well as their distribution and habitat preferences which can be used in local reforestation programs. A vegetation survey was conducted in three KBAs in Cebu Island, namely Nug-as forest, Mount Lantoy and Mount Capayas to inventory all native species. Assessment based on the phenotypic characteristics of adult trees was also conducted for indicating mother trees. This study in Cebu Island KBAs recorded a total of 292 species, categorized into 125 families and 203 genera, which can be classified into native trees (210), vines and lianas (18), shrub (37), and herbs (27). Out of the 292 species, 214 were recorded in Nug-as forest, 172 in Mount Lantoy, and 145 in Mount Capayas. Of the 210 native tree species, Nug-as forest had 145 species, Mount Lantoy 131 species, and Mount Capayas 109 species. A total of 241 mother trees were identified in the three KBAs, corresponding to 77 species in which Nug-as forest had 143 trees correspond to 52 species, Mount Lantoy had 68 trees correspond to 29 species, and Mount Capayas had 31 trees correspond to 6 species. Such native tree species are recommended for reforestation programs as planting materials that could reduce the risks of failure due to its high adaptability to the environment.

scholarly journals Potential of the seedling community of a forest fragment for tropical forest restoration

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 772-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Augusto Gorne Viani ◽  
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Forest Nurseries ◽  
Tropical Forest Restoration ◽  
Regional Forest ◽  
Number Of Individuals ◽  
Seedling Community

Forest restoration projects are usually planted with a reduced number of species as compared to standing forests, largely due to the low availability of native species in seedling nurseries. In the present study, the potential of the native seedling community as a source of seedlings for forest restoration is analyzed. To do so, the seedling community from a forest fragment located in the southeast of Brazil was evaluated. Individuals (tree and shrub species) up to 30 cm height were measured and identified in 20 4 × 4 m plots. Altogether, 6,136 individuals (17 individuals m-2) belonging to 119 species were sampled. The seedling community showed a spatial heterogeneity with respect to the density of individuals and composition of species, and also a spatial aggregation for the 10 most abundant species. Several species that occurred in high densities in the seedling community are not presently available in regional forest nurseries and are therefore not used in restoration projects. This result and the high number of individuals and species found in the fragment suggest a great potential of this type of forest remnants as a source of highly diverse seedling banks for use in restoration projects.

scholarly journals Reintroduced Native Populus nigra in Restored Floodplain Reduces Spread of Exotic Poplar Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Vanden Broeck ◽  
Karen Cox ◽  
Alexander Van Braeckel ◽  
Sabrina Neyrinck ◽  
Nico De Regge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Riparian Forest ◽  
Paternity Analysis ◽  
Populus Nigra ◽  
Natural Hybridization ◽  
Forest Development ◽  
Significant Gene ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Poplar Seedlings

Exotic Populus taxa pose a threat to the success of riparian forest restoration in floodplain areas. We evaluated the impact of exotic Populus taxa on softwood riparian forest development along the river Common Meuse after introducing native Populus nigra and after the re-establishment of the natural river dynamics. We sampled 154 poplar seedlings that spontaneously colonized restored habitat and assessed their taxonomy based on diagnostic chloroplast and nuclear microsatellite markers. Furthermore, by using a paternity analysis on 72 seedlings resulting from six open pollinated P. nigra females, we investigated natural hybridization between frequently planted cultivated poplars and native P. nigra. The majority of the poplar seedlings from the gravel banks analyzed where identified as P. nigra; only 2% of the sampled seedlings exhibited genes of exotic poplar species. Similarly, the majority of the seedlings from the open pollinated progenies were identified as P. nigra. For three seedlings (4%), paternity was assigned to a cultivar of P. × canadensis. Almost two decades after reintroducing P. nigra, the constitution of the seed and pollen pools changed in the study area in favor of reproduction of the native species and at the expense of the exotic poplar species. This study indicates that, although significant gene flow form exotic poplars is observed in European floodplains, restoration programs of the native P. nigra can vigorously outcompete the exotic gene flows and strongly reduce the impact of exotic Populus taxa on the softwood riparian forest development.

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