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| Scipioni,Marcelo Callegari; Dobner Jr.,Mário; Longhi,Solon Jonas; Vibrans,Alexander Christian; Schneider,Paulo Renato. |
| ABSTRACT: Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze is a native tree species of major importance in southern Brazil. It is a regional symbol due to its iconic shape and stature in the landscape; its wood was once economically important and its seeds are an important source of food for the fauna and are presently used in regional cuisine. Despite its importance and apparent abundance, the species is facing extinction mainly as a result of unregulated exploitation and deforestation. This study catalogued the remaining individuals in order to add to the body of knowledge available on A. angustifolia, a species that has become rare across its historic range. The circumference at breast height (1.30 m), the total height, and the tree volume were measured (3,529... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Giant tree; Large old tree; Monumental trees; Cavities trees; Araucaria forest. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162019001300220 |
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