Decline in Giant Tree Numbers: Status Report for Santa Catarina State and Perspectives for Brazil

ABSTRACT Loss of large trees due to indiscriminate timber cutting and opening of new areas for human use is a global problem. Brazil is well known for tree species richness within its extensive forested areas composed of various biomes. Giant trees are “key” to recognize the original forest structur...

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Published inFloresta e ambiente Vol. 26; no. 4
Main Authors Scipioni, Marcelo Callegari, Salomão, Rafael de Paiva, Vibrans, Alexander Christian, Uller, Heitor Felippe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 01.01.2019
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Subjects
ancient trees
conservation
forest inventory
large old trees
PLANT SCIENCES
tree protection
conservation
tree protection
forest inventory
large old trees
ancient trees
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Summary:ABSTRACT Loss of large trees due to indiscriminate timber cutting and opening of new areas for human use is a global problem. Brazil is well known for tree species richness within its extensive forested areas composed of various biomes. Giant trees are “key” to recognize the original forest structure. Decline of their populations in Brazil may be estimated by comparing data of the National Forest Inventory (NFI) with those of regional data and other surveys. In fact, Santa Catarina is the first state in Brazil to have currently completed its forest inventory. However, only few large trees were sampled systematically. Recognition of the maximum tree growth is important for their ecological management and tourism potential. Public policies for cataloging and management of these resources must be developed before it is too late.
ISSN:1415-0980
2179-8087
2179-8087
DOI:10.1590/2179-8087.003919