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MODELAGEM DA DESRAMA NATURAL DE Araucaria angustifolia (BERT.) O. KTZE
Author(s) -
Leif Nutto,
Peter Spathelf
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
floresta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1982-4688
pISSN - 0015-3826
DOI - 10.5380/rf.v33i3.2263
Subject(s) - araucaria , pruning , forestry , humanities , horticulture , mathematics , biology , art , geography
Neste trabalho foi analisada a dinâmica e a qualidade da desrama natural de Araucaria angustifolia (Bert.) O. Ktze. em diferentes sitios no Sul do Brasil, dentro de uma estrategia da producao de madeira de alta qualidade. O material usado se constitui de 400 arvores de florestas nativas e plantadas, crescendo sob variadas condicoes e tratamentos. O metodo usado foi a analise exploratoria dados levantados de parcelas temporarias. Foram feito mapas de distribuicao das arvores e das projecoes das copas para avaliar a competicao e o seu efeito na desrama. O estudo mostra que existe uma relacao estreita entre o crescimento em altura e diâmetro, numa idade determinada, e a insercao da copa. O primeiro galho morto esta estreitamente ligado com a insercao da copa. Estas variaveis foram usadas para modelar o desenvolvimento da insercao da copa e da altura comercial ao longo do tempo. Alem disso, podem ser derivados destes modelos a dimensao do nucleo enodado. Foi mostrado que para o manejo de araucaria em rotacoes curtas uma poda artificial aumenta significativamente a parte da madeira valiosa sem nos. MODELLING SELF-PRUNING OF ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA (BERT.) O. KTZE Abstract In the present study the self-pruning dynamics and quality of Araucaria angustifolia (Bert.) O Ktze. on different sites in Southern Brazil was analyzed in the framework of a strategy of high quality wood production. The material consisted of 400 trees from native forests and plantations growing under varying site conditions and treatments in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul. The research method applied was an explorative analysis of data taken from temporary sample plots. For each plot stem distribution and crown projection map was established in order to determine the competition status and its impact on self-pruning. The study shows that diameter and height at a certain age are good estimators for predicting height of crown base. The lowest dead branch is closely related to crown base. These parameters are used to model the dynamics of self-pruning depending on radial increment and height growth. Moreover, the dimension of the knotty core was calculated. It could be shown that Araucaria angustifolia has a retarded self-pruning because of its tendency of maintaining dead branches at the stem. Especially for target diameters of 40 to 50 cm within short rotation periods an artificial pruning is recommended in order to reduce the knotty core.

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