Simulating Sustainable Forest Management Practices Using Crown Attributes: Insights for Araucaria angustifolia Trees in Southern Brazil

• Published in: Forests Vol. 14; no. 7; p. 1285
• Main Authors: Finger, César Augusto Guimarães, Costa, Emanuel Arnoni, Hess, André Felipe, Liesenberg, Veraldo, Bispo, Polyanna da Conceição
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Araucaria angustifolia; Brazil; Competition; conifers; Conservation; Deforestation; Endangered species; exports; Flora; forest inventory; Forest management; Forest practices; Forest protection; Forests; Logging; Mixed forests; Overexploitation; Plant species; Seeds; Simulation; soil; Sustainability management; Sustainable forestry; Timber inventory; tree and stand measurements; tree growth; Trees; Brazil; Rio Grande do Sul Brazil

Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze, commonly known as Brazilian pine, is a significant tree species in the Brazilian flora that once covered an area of 200,000 km2 in the Southern region. During the 1970s, high-quality timber logs from this conifer became the primary export product of the count...