Overview of the translocation of rupestrian ferruginous fields of Capão Xavier mine to the Serra do Rola Moça State Park, Minas Gerais – Brazil
The identification of priority areas for the conservation of Brazilian biodiversity and the application of prompt practical measures are essential for an effective environmental management. The Serra do Rola Moça State Park, located in the Iron Quadrangle, on the southern end of the Espinhaço Range,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-04-01
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Series: | Web Ecology |
Online Access: | http://www.web-ecol.net/16/93/2016/we-16-93-2016.pdf |
Summary: | The identification of priority areas for the conservation of
Brazilian biodiversity and the application of prompt practical measures are
essential for an effective environmental management. The Serra do Rola
Moça State Park, located in the Iron Quadrangle, on the southern end of
the Espinhaço Range, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, is a region that is home
to the rupestrian ferruginous fields or canga vegetation, a still poorly
studied vegetation, rich in endemic, rare, and endangered species. The aim of
this work is to contribute to the understanding of the rupestrian
ferruginous fields, providing a floristic analysis, a quantification of
species richness, and survival (vegetative growth in laboratory conditions,
the production of nursery saplings and the management of the areas) of
translocated species from the Capão Xavier mine pit to the park. The
species presented belong mainly to the Asteraceae, Rubiaceae, Myrtaceae,
Velloziaceae, Bromeliaceae, Orchidaceae, and Solanaceae families. Nowadays,
the surrounding area of the administrative headquarters of the park shelters
around 10 000 individuals and about 15 000 in other areas of the park. In
the rescue and transposition of saplings, there was a loss of less than
31.29 % of the individuals directly introduced to the planting area, while
only 10 % of the saplings grown in the nursery were lost. The knowledge
acquired about the viability of the studied species, their spread, and
conservation indicates the possibility of nursery breeding of some of the
native species and their use in the recovery of areas in mining regions. |
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ISSN: | 2193-3081 1399-1183 |