State of conservation of the gallery forest of the Agroforest Experimental Station of Guisa (Original)

Abstract

The work was carried out in the Gallery Forest of the Cupaynicú stream, belonging to the Experimental Station Guisa Agroforestal, with the objective of evaluating the state of conservation of the forest. Eight eight plots of 500 m² were randomly raised, in which the species were identified. The flora was analyzed through the origin of the species. The state of conservation of the forest was estimated from the quality of the stem, occupation by vines as well as the presence of synanthropic species. The richness of the riparian Forest was evidenced by the registration of 25 families, 40 genera and 43 species, as well as the predominance of the family Meliaceae followed by Lauraceae, Mimosaceae and Sapindaceae, which reflects the high timber, melliferous and ecological value of the same . The high percentage of anthropophytes showed a strong synanthropic impact and severe affectation in the state of conservation of the ecosystem, in contrast to the favorable quality of the shaft and the low infestation by vines of the trees.