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Manejo De Cipós Na Amazônia, Jeffrey J. Gerwing, Edson Vidal
Manejo De Cipós Na Amazônia, Jeffrey J. Gerwing, Edson Vidal
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
Levantamentos florestais revelam que os cipós vêm se tornando cada vez mais abundantes em toda a Amazônia, tanto em florestas intactas quanto nas afetadas por atividades humanas, como a exploração de madeira. Nessa atividade, é recomendado o corte dos cipós ligados à árvore escolhida, para reduzir os danos às demais durante a queda. Conhecer a ecologia desse grupo de plantas e seu adequado manejo é essencial para entender as conseqüências do seu corte e para cumprir as metas de conservação da biodiversidade incluídas nos projetos de manejo de florestas tropicais.
Pre-Logging Liana Cutting Reduces Liana Regeneration In Logging Gaps In The Eastern Brazilian Amazon, Jeffrey J. Gerwing, Christopher Uhl
Pre-Logging Liana Cutting Reduces Liana Regeneration In Logging Gaps In The Eastern Brazilian Amazon, Jeffrey J. Gerwing, Christopher Uhl
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
The cutting of all lianas prior to logging is a reduced-impact logging technique that is predicted to reduce liana proliferation in logging gaps. This study compares liana abundance and species composition in gaps created during conventional and reduced-impact logging in a forest of the eastern Brazilian Amazon. Logging treatments were conducted in side-by-side plots. Shortly following logging, 50-m2 plots were located in the approximate centers of four single treefall and four multiple treefall gaps in each logging area. Six years following logging, there were ∼40% fewer climbing lianas in reduced-impact gaps than in conventional logging gaps. In both logging …