Selection of native species from Caatinga (dry forest) to recovery of mesquite invaded areas
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https://doi.org/10.4336/2015.pfb.35.84.876Keywords:
Biological Invasions, Sociability, Mesquite, Recovery of degraded areas, Dry forestAbstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the sociability of indigenous species from Caatinga with exotic invasive Prosopis sp. (mesquite) to be used in recovery projects of invaded areas. Twenty plots of 100 m² were installed, where all woody species presenting height ≥ 15.0 cm had the number of individuals recorded. To evaluate the association of native species with mesquite we used the association index. In order to study the correlation of Prosopis sp. with other taxa, we used Pearson coefficient and the categorization performance of native species was calculate by arithmetic mean of the rate of association sum and Pearson coefficient. We sampled 28 species associated with mesquite, 14 of which presented the inclusion criteria of presenting at least 5 individuals and were present in at least two sample plots. The species with the best performance was Lantana camara (0.62 - very good), followed by Herissantia crispa (0.41 - good), Cynophalla hastata (0.32 - average), Ipomoea carnea and Celtis iguanaea (0.27 - average) and Mimosa pseudosepiaria (0.2 - average). Considering the obtained results and the ecological attributes of species, it is concluded that the species listed in this study are the most suitable to be planted in areas invaded by Prosopis sp.
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Copyright (c) 2015 Juliano Ricardo Fabricante, Kelianne Carolina Targino de Araújo, Raphaela Aguiar de Castro, Bruna Sá Rodrigues de Souza, Bianca Karolyne Reis de Barros, José Alves de Siqueira-Filho
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