Urban Parks in Curitiba as Biodiversity Refuges of Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forests

Adriana da Silva Santos (), Inti de Souza, Jana Magaly Tesserolli de Souza, Valter Roberto Schaffrath, Franklin Galvão and Rafael Bohn Reckziegel ()
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Adriana da Silva Santos: Post-Graduate Programme in Urban Environmental Sustainability, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Av. Dep. Heitor de Alencar Furtado, 5000, Campo Comprido, Curitiba CEP 81280-340, PR, Brazil
Inti de Souza: Post-Graduate Programme in Forest Engineering, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Pref. Lothário Meissner, 900, Jardim Botânico-Campus III, Curitiba CEP 80210-170, PR, Brazil
Jana Magaly Tesserolli de Souza: Post-Graduate Programme in Urban Environmental Sustainability, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Av. Dep. Heitor de Alencar Furtado, 5000, Campo Comprido, Curitiba CEP 81280-340, PR, Brazil
Valter Roberto Schaffrath: Instituto Federal do Paraná-Campus Curitiba, R. João Negrão, 1285, Rebouças, Curitiba CEP 80230-150, PR, Brazil
Franklin Galvão: Post-Graduate Programme in Forest Engineering, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Pref. Lothário Meissner, 900, Jardim Botânico-Campus III, Curitiba CEP 80210-170, PR, Brazil
Rafael Bohn Reckziegel: Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacher Str. 4, 79106 Freiburg, Germany

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-22

Abstract: The assessment of the conservation status of urban forest remnants is essential for sustaining tree diversity in metropolitan cities. This study evaluated the composition and structure of forest remnants in four urban parks within the natural distribution of Montane Mixed Ombrophilous Forest in Curitiba (PR, Brazil). We allocated 66 plots of 100 m 2 and recorded all trees with perimeters at breast height ≥ 15 cm. A total of 1256 individuals from 44 botanical families and 117 tree species were identified, of which three are alien species. Tree density ranged from 1670 to 2095 trees ha −1 , while the density of standing dead trees varied between 90 and 188 trees ha −1 . We experienced values for the Shannon diversity index between 3.00 and 3.52 nats ind −1 , which are comparable to the values for other non-urban forest remnants. Non-pioneer species represented 84.6% of the tree community (99 spp.), and 76% were zoochoric species (89 spp.). The research findings feed the discussion on the need of specific and integrated measures for the management of the urban parks reserved to the conservation of tree diversity in a specific phytoecological formation, while considering aspects of climate change and historical anthropisation.

Keywords: urban forests; tree composition; Araucaria Rainforest; Brazil; tree diversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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