02361nab a2200301 i 4500003000900000005001700009008004100026040001800067072000800085072000800093100004000101100003200141100002900173100003400202100002700236100003600263100002700299245010900326500006000435520119100495650002001686650001901706650002501725650001301750650001601763773019901779856008101978BR-BrBNA20260427141534.0260427b2019    bl.qr|pooa||| 00| 0 eng |  aBR-BrBNAbeng  aK10  aF40  aCaldeira, Marcos Vinicius Winckler   aGodinho, Tiago de Oliveira   aMoreira, Fagner Luciano   aCampanharo, Ítalo Favoreto   aCastro, Kallil Chaves   aMendonça, Adriano Ribeiro de   aTrazzi, Paulo André   aLitter as an Ecological Indicator of Forest Restoration Processes in a Dense Ombrophylous Lowland Forest  aPublicação on-line; 28 ref.; 8 tables; Summary (En)  a

ABSTRACT

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of spacing, species richness, and
sampling time on accumulated litter in forest restoration areas in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
The experiment was conducted under a randomized complete block design, in a subdivided plot
scheme. Six treatments were evaluated, consisting of a combination of spacing levels and species
richness. Accumulated litter samples were weighed and chemically analyzed to obtain nutrient
concentrations. The variables analyzed in the restoration process, in general, did not influence
litter biomass and nutrient concentrations. The time elapsed between restoration implantation and
data sampling for the present study may have been insufficient for the occurrence of differences
in variables evaluated. Despite the small amount of accumulated litter, it is of great importance
for soil physical protection and fertility improvement, generating conditions for the stabilization
of new forest species in the restoration area.

Keywords: restoration/reclamation/rehabilitation areas, afforestation and reforestation, forest soil, forest nutrition, ecology of forest ecosystems.  aREFLORESTAMENTO  aSOLO FLORESTAL  aNUTRIÇÃO VEGETAL  aECOLOGIA  aECOSSISTEMA0 02929dRio de Janeiro-RJ Instituto de Florestas - UFRRJ 1994o2025-0453tFloresta e Ambiente (Brazil)x1415-0980  /  ISSN 2179-8087 0nlinegv. 26(special number n.1) p. 1-11; (2019)wBR2026001297  uhttps://www.scielo.br/j/floram/a/HxhW5YdBb7VfPRQZxCWnsHt/?format=pdf&lang=en