Dendrological and anatomical of wood study of the trees of the \"Luiz de Queiroz\" School of Agriculture, University of São Paulo: subsidies for conservation

O termo \"área verde\" é compreendido como espaços urbanos que têm em comum a acessibilidade, a relação da saúde, recreação e que proporcionam interação das atividades humanas com o meio ambiente, atuando no equilíbrio climático e na qualidade de vida nas cidades como filtro ou barreira natural do vento, som e particulados do ar, melhorando a qualidade do clima, do solo, da água, fauna e flora, etc. Neste contexto destaca-se o Parque Philippe Westin Cabral de Vasconcelos, conhecido como Parque da ESALQ, localizado no Campus da Universidade de São Paulo, em Piracicaba/SP. Com aproximadamente 15h é o segundo maior parque em extensão e o mais frequentado dentre os cinco parques existentes no município, inaugurado em 1907 e passou a representar um patrimônio digno de preservação, pelo aspecto histórico e pelo valor científico, didático, ecológico e cultural, sendo tombado em 2006. Seu histórico é marcado por uma dinâmica de reformas e intervenções para melhoria e modernização da área, além do manejo inadequado que estão comprometendo a manutenção do projeto paisagístico original. Assim, no intuito de subsidiar um Plano de Manejo Sustentado para o Parque da ESALQ, o presente estudo foi dividido em três capítulos: o primeiro faz um levantamento florístico das 100 principais espécies arbóreas que compõem o Parque da ESALQ, para elaboração do \"Guia Ilustrado das Árvores da ESALQ\", com a caracterização dendrológica e anatômica do lenho das espécies. Foi identificada predominância da família Leguminosae, seguida das famílias Malvaceae e Bignoniaceae. Sobre a importância, as mais abundantes foram as espécies produtoras de madeira de qualidade (46%), seguindo-se as de importância paisagística e ornamental (28%), e produção de frutos e aplicação medicinal (12-14%) e ainda 10 espécies que se encontram sob algum grau de ameaça. No capítulo 2, foram identificados alguns dos principais problemas que comprometem a conservação do Parque da ESALQ, por meio de cinco estudos de caso. Os resultados apontam para sucessivas práticas de podas irregulares nos ramos das árvores que estão levando as espécies à senescência, pela exposição do tecido lenhoso e consequente estabelecimento de organismos xilófagos. A ocorrência de espécies exóticas invasoras vegetais infestando diversas áreas do parque e competindo por recursos com as árvores do local foi outro grave problema identificado. Também se constatou a presença de animais domésticos errantes (gatos e cães) que estão relacionados com a predação de algumas espécies nativas do local (aves e mamíferos), além de árvores caídas e tocos remanescentes de antigas supressões que representam via de acesso e estabelecimento de fungos e cupins que podem infectar árvores sadias. A abertura de valetas para manutenção e substituição de encanamentos levou à destruição de partes de algumas raízes de pau Brasil (Paubrasilia echinata) e Mirindiba rosa (Lafoensia glyptocarpa) afetando no desenvolvimento natural das árvores. Todos os fatores apontados colocam em risco a conservação do parque e precisam ser pautados nas discussões para criação do Plano de Manejo Sustentado do Parque da ESALQ. Por fim, o capítulo 3 versa sobre a potencialidade na utilização de três métodos não destrutivos para análise da biodeterioração do lenho causada por fungos em cinco espécies arbóreas do Parque da ESALQ. A preparação de lâminas histológicas permitiu analisar a extensão das injúrias causadas no lenho, com diferentes níveis de destruição da estrutura anatômica da madeira. Já a aplicação da microdensitometria de raios x e de fluorescência de raios X, para elaboração dos perfis físicos e químicos, revelaram alterações significativas nas amostras entre as regiões sadias e afetadas do lenho. Sob o ponto de vista físico, tais alterações estão relacionadas à perda de densidade nas regiões de lenho doente e aumento nas regiões de compartimentalização (isolamento físico-químico). Por sua vez, o perfil químico aponta para ocorrência de alguns elementos principais que podem estar relacionados com a resposta fisiológica da planta ao ataque de patógenos. Dessa forma, o presente estudo permitiu identificar as principais espécies arbóreas do Parque da ESALQ, além do apontamento dos principais problemas que comprometem sua conservação, que pode servir como documento de apoio à elaboração de um plano de manejo sustentado que contribua para conservação desta histórica área verde do estado de São Paulo.The term \"green area\" is understood as urban spaces that have in common the accessibility, the relationship of health, recreation and that provide interaction of human activities with the environment, acting on climate balance and quality of life in cities as filter or natural wind barrier, sound and particulates of the air, improving the quality of climate, soil, water, fauna and flora, etc. In this context stands the Philippe Westin Cabral de Vasconcelos Park, known as the ESALQ\'s Park, located on the University of São Paulo, Campus Piracicaba/SP. With approximately 15 ha, it is the second largest park in extension and the most frequented of the five existing parks in the municipality, inaugurated in 1907 and started to represent a patrimony worthy of preservation, by the historical aspect and by the scientific, didactic, ecological and cultural value, being in 2006. Its history is marked by a dynamic of reforms and interventions to improve and modernize the area, as well as inadequate management that are compromising the maintenance of the original landscape project. Thus, in order to subsidize a Sustainable Management Plan for the ESALQ\'s Park, the present study was divided into three chapters: the first one makes a floristic survey of the 100 main tree species that compose the ESALQ\'s Park, for the elaboration of the \"Illustrated Guide of the ESALQ\'s Trees \", with the dendrological and anatomical characterization of the wood of the species. It was identified predominance of the family Leguminosae, followed by the families Malvaceae and Bignoniaceae. Regarding importance, the most abundant were quality wood species (46%), followed by those of landscape and ornamental importance (28%), fruit production and medicinal application (12-14%) and 10 species that are under some degree of threat. In chapter 2, we identified some of the main problems that compromise the conservation of the ESALQ\'s Park, through five case studies. The results point to successive practices of irregular pruning in the branches of the trees that are leading the species to senescence, by the exposure of the woody tissue and the consequent establishment of xylophagous organisms. The occurrence of exotic invasive plant species infesting several areas of the park and competing for resources with the local trees was another serious problem identified. There were also the presence of wandering domestic animals (cats and dogs) that are related to the predation of some native species of the place (birds and mammals), as well as fallen trees and stumps remaining of old suppressions that represent way of access and establishment of fungi and termites that can infect healthy trees. The opening of ditches for maintenance and replacement of pipelines led to the destruction of parts of some Brazil wood roots (Paubrasilia echinata) and Mirindiba rosa (Lafoensia glyptocarpa), affecting the natural development of the trees. All the factors pointed out pose a risk to the conservation of the park and must be based on the discussions to create the Sustainable Management Plan of the ESALQ\'s Park. Finally, Chapter 3 deals with the potential use of three nondestructive methods to analyze the biodeterioration of the wood caused by fungi in five tree species of the ESALQ\'s Park. The preparation of histological slides allowed to analyze the extent of the injuries caused in the wood, with different levels of destruction of the anatomical structure of the wood. On the other hand, the application of x-ray microdensitometry and X-ray fluorescence, for the elaboration of physical and chemical profiles, revealed significant alterations in the samples between the healthy and affected regions of the wood. From the physical point of view, these alterations are related to the loss of density in the regions of diseased wood and increase in the regions of compartmentalization (physical-chemical isolation). In turn, the chemical profile points to the occurrence of some main elements that may be related to the physiological response of the plant to the attack of pathogens. In this way, the present study allowed to identify the main tree species of the ESALQ\'s Park, as well as the main problems that compromise its conservation, which can serve as a document to support the elaboration of a sustainable management plan that contributes to the conservation of this historic area of the state of São Paulo

Macroscopic and microscopic description of wood applied in the identification of the main commercial species in the State of São Paulo - Programs \"São Paulo Amigo da Amazonia\" and \"Cadmadeira\"

A exploração e corte das árvores da floresta tropical Amazônica, especialmente voltada para a extração de madeiras, têm-se intensificado nas últimas décadas. Estima-se que, anualmente, 24 milhões de m³ de madeira em toras sejam extraídas da Floresta Amazônica, dos quais, aproximadamente 15%, são absorvidos já desdobrados pelo mercado do estado de São Paulo. Esta estatística eleva o Estado de São Paulo ao posto de maior consumidor mundial de madeira nativa da Amazônia, perfazendo um total de 3,6 milhões de m³ armazenados e consumidos pelos diversos setores do segmento madeireiro da economia paulista. A necessidade da fiscalização e da regulamentação do comércio de madeiras tropicais impulsionou o Governo do Estado de São Paulo a implantar, em 2007, o Projeto \"São Paulo Amigo da Amazônia\" (SPAA). Por meio do Decreto No. 53.047, de 02 de junho de 2008, institui-se o Cadastro Estadual das Pessoas Jurídicas que comercializam produtos e subprodutos de origem nativa da flora brasileira no estado de São Paulo - o \"CadMadeira\". A fiscalização prevista no Projeto SPAA baseia-se em vistorias às madeireiras cadastradas, a realização da conferência dos Documentos de Origem Florestal (DOF\'s) e a identificação das espécies de madeiras existentes nos seus pátios de armazenamento. Neste contexto, desenvolveu-se um estudo no período de novembro de 2008 a julho de 2011, em 68 empresas de 37 municípios do estado de São Paulo que atuam no segmento madeireiro. Foram coletadas amostras de madeiras e identificadas 90 espécies florestais através de análises macro e microscópicas, sendo elaboradas fichas descritivas para cada uma das espécies. Posteriormente, foi confeccionada uma chave para a identificação das espécies através das características anatômicas macro e microscópicas da madeira. Os resultados da identificação das espécies permitiram apontar 8 agrupamentos de diferentes espécies, cujas madeiras são comercializadas pelo mesmo nome popular sendo, abiú (Chrysophyllum sp; Micropholis sp. e Pouteria sp.), amescla (Protium sp. e Trattinnickia sp.), bacuri (Moronobea pulchra e Platonia insignis), caixeta amarela (Parkia sp. e Simarouba amara), cambará (Qualea sp. e Vochysia sp.), louro pardo (Cordia trichotoma e Nectandra sp.), sucupira (Bowdichia virgilioides e Diplotropis sp.) e tauari (Cariniana micrantha e Couratari guianensis). Os resultados indicaram ainda, que a identificação das espécies florestais por meio da anatomia de suas madeiras é de fundamental importância para o sucesso dos programas de fiscalização e de regulamentação do comércio legal de produtos florestais, em especial o de madeiras, no estado de São Paulo.The exploitation of the wood, especially in the Amazon region, has increased in the last decades. It is estimated that 24 million m³ of wood in trunk forms are being extracted from the Amazon forest, where approximately 15% are bought by the Paulista\'s market (the consumers from Sao Paulo). This fact makes Sao Paulo the biggest native wood consumer in the world, with a total of 3.6 million m³ distributed in the region, and bought by its diverse economic sectors. The necessity of supervise, check and control this market pushed the Sao Paulo\'s government to create, in 2007, the Project entitled \'Sao Paulo Friends of the Amazon\' (in Portuguese \'Sao Paulo amigo da Amazonia\', SPPA), and the statute 53.047 from 2nd of June 2008 supported this Project. From that, a record of wood sellers in Sao Paulo is created, including records of the products and sub products made from native wood originated from the Brazilian flora (called CADMADEIRA). The supervision performed under this statute consists in checking the wood brought into the Sao Paulo state against their documentation of origin, and the identification of the wood in the buyers\' delivery point. With that in mind, this study was performed between November 2008 and July 2011, where 68 wood buyers\' company were visited, around 37 different regions in the Sao Paulo state. 90 main species of wood were identified, and a sample was collected from each wood for further macro and microscopic analysis. A descriptive file was created for each species, containing macroscopic and microscopic characteristics and details about the main usage of the wood. After that, a recognition chain was created to easily identify the species already catalogued. Using the method developed in this study, it was possible to identify the 8 main species that were being wrongly grouped and being sold under the same name, being: abiú (Chrysophyllum sp; Micropholis sp. e Pouteria sp.), amescla (Protium sp. E Trattinnickia sp.), bacuri (Moronobea pulchra e Platonia insignis), caixeta amarela (Parkia sp. e Simarouba amara), cambará (Qualea sp. e Vochysia sp.), louro pardo (Cordia trichotoma e Nectandra sp.), sucupira (Bowdichia virgilioides e Diplotropis sp.), tauari (Cariniana micrantha e Couratari guianensis). The correct identification of the wood has been shown very important to help the supervision and regulation of the legal commercialization of forest products in the Sao Paulo estate

Dendrological and anatomical of wood study of the trees of the \"Luiz de Queiroz\" School of Agriculture, University of São Paulo: subsidies for conservation

O termo \"área verde\" é compreendido como espaços urbanos que têm em comum a acessibilidade, a relação da saúde, recreação e que proporcionam interação das atividades humanas com o meio ambiente, atuando no equilíbrio climático e na qualidade de vida nas cidades como filtro ou barreira natural do vento, som e particulados do ar, melhorando a qualidade do clima, do solo, da água, fauna e flora, etc. Neste contexto destaca-se o Parque Philippe Westin Cabral de Vasconcelos, conhecido como Parque da ESALQ, localizado no Campus da Universidade de São Paulo, em Piracicaba/SP. Com aproximadamente 15h é o segundo maior parque em extensão e o mais frequentado dentre os cinco parques existentes no município, inaugurado em 1907 e passou a representar um patrimônio digno de preservação, pelo aspecto histórico e pelo valor científico, didático, ecológico e cultural, sendo tombado em 2006. Seu histórico é marcado por uma dinâmica de reformas e intervenções para melhoria e modernização da área, além do manejo inadequado que estão comprometendo a manutenção do projeto paisagístico original. Assim, no intuito de subsidiar um Plano de Manejo Sustentado para o Parque da ESALQ, o presente estudo foi dividido em três capítulos: o primeiro faz um levantamento florístico das 100 principais espécies arbóreas que compõem o Parque da ESALQ, para elaboração do \"Guia Ilustrado das Árvores da ESALQ\", com a caracterização dendrológica e anatômica do lenho das espécies. Foi identificada predominância da família Leguminosae, seguida das famílias Malvaceae e Bignoniaceae. Sobre a importância, as mais abundantes foram as espécies produtoras de madeira de qualidade (46%), seguindo-se as de importância paisagística e ornamental (28%), e produção de frutos e aplicação medicinal (12-14%) e ainda 10 espécies que se encontram sob algum grau de ameaça. No capítulo 2, foram identificados alguns dos principais problemas que comprometem a conservação do Parque da ESALQ, por meio de cinco estudos de caso. Os resultados apontam para sucessivas práticas de podas irregulares nos ramos das árvores que estão levando as espécies à senescência, pela exposição do tecido lenhoso e consequente estabelecimento de organismos xilófagos. A ocorrência de espécies exóticas invasoras vegetais infestando diversas áreas do parque e competindo por recursos com as árvores do local foi outro grave problema identificado. Também se constatou a presença de animais domésticos errantes (gatos e cães) que estão relacionados com a predação de algumas espécies nativas do local (aves e mamíferos), além de árvores caídas e tocos remanescentes de antigas supressões que representam via de acesso e estabelecimento de fungos e cupins que podem infectar árvores sadias. A abertura de valetas para manutenção e substituição de encanamentos levou à destruição de partes de algumas raízes de pau Brasil (Paubrasilia echinata) e Mirindiba rosa (Lafoensia glyptocarpa) afetando no desenvolvimento natural das árvores. Todos os fatores apontados colocam em risco a conservação do parque e precisam ser pautados nas discussões para criação do Plano de Manejo Sustentado do Parque da ESALQ. Por fim, o capítulo 3 versa sobre a potencialidade na utilização de três métodos não destrutivos para análise da biodeterioração do lenho causada por fungos em cinco espécies arbóreas do Parque da ESALQ. A preparação de lâminas histológicas permitiu analisar a extensão das injúrias causadas no lenho, com diferentes níveis de destruição da estrutura anatômica da madeira. Já a aplicação da microdensitometria de raios x e de fluorescência de raios X, para elaboração dos perfis físicos e químicos, revelaram alterações significativas nas amostras entre as regiões sadias e afetadas do lenho. Sob o ponto de vista físico, tais alterações estão relacionadas à perda de densidade nas regiões de lenho doente e aumento nas regiões de compartimentalização (isolamento físico-químico). Por sua vez, o perfil químico aponta para ocorrência de alguns elementos principais que podem estar relacionados com a resposta fisiológica da planta ao ataque de patógenos. Dessa forma, o presente estudo permitiu identificar as principais espécies arbóreas do Parque da ESALQ, além do apontamento dos principais problemas que comprometem sua conservação, que pode servir como documento de apoio à elaboração de um plano de manejo sustentado que contribua para conservação desta histórica área verde do estado de São Paulo.The term \"green area\" is understood as urban spaces that have in common the accessibility, the relationship of health, recreation and that provide interaction of human activities with the environment, acting on climate balance and quality of life in cities as filter or natural wind barrier, sound and particulates of the air, improving the quality of climate, soil, water, fauna and flora, etc. In this context stands the Philippe Westin Cabral de Vasconcelos Park, known as the ESALQ\'s Park, located on the University of São Paulo, Campus Piracicaba/SP. With approximately 15 ha, it is the second largest park in extension and the most frequented of the five existing parks in the municipality, inaugurated in 1907 and started to represent a patrimony worthy of preservation, by the historical aspect and by the scientific, didactic, ecological and cultural value, being in 2006. Its history is marked by a dynamic of reforms and interventions to improve and modernize the area, as well as inadequate management that are compromising the maintenance of the original landscape project. Thus, in order to subsidize a Sustainable Management Plan for the ESALQ\'s Park, the present study was divided into three chapters: the first one makes a floristic survey of the 100 main tree species that compose the ESALQ\'s Park, for the elaboration of the \"Illustrated Guide of the ESALQ\'s Trees \", with the dendrological and anatomical characterization of the wood of the species. It was identified predominance of the family Leguminosae, followed by the families Malvaceae and Bignoniaceae. Regarding importance, the most abundant were quality wood species (46%), followed by those of landscape and ornamental importance (28%), fruit production and medicinal application (12-14%) and 10 species that are under some degree of threat. In chapter 2, we identified some of the main problems that compromise the conservation of the ESALQ\'s Park, through five case studies. The results point to successive practices of irregular pruning in the branches of the trees that are leading the species to senescence, by the exposure of the woody tissue and the consequent establishment of xylophagous organisms. The occurrence of exotic invasive plant species infesting several areas of the park and competing for resources with the local trees was another serious problem identified. There were also the presence of wandering domestic animals (cats and dogs) that are related to the predation of some native species of the place (birds and mammals), as well as fallen trees and stumps remaining of old suppressions that represent way of access and establishment of fungi and termites that can infect healthy trees. The opening of ditches for maintenance and replacement of pipelines led to the destruction of parts of some Brazil wood roots (Paubrasilia echinata) and Mirindiba rosa (Lafoensia glyptocarpa), affecting the natural development of the trees. All the factors pointed out pose a risk to the conservation of the park and must be based on the discussions to create the Sustainable Management Plan of the ESALQ\'s Park. Finally, Chapter 3 deals with the potential use of three nondestructive methods to analyze the biodeterioration of the wood caused by fungi in five tree species of the ESALQ\'s Park. The preparation of histological slides allowed to analyze the extent of the injuries caused in the wood, with different levels of destruction of the anatomical structure of the wood. On the other hand, the application of x-ray microdensitometry and X-ray fluorescence, for the elaboration of physical and chemical profiles, revealed significant alterations in the samples between the healthy and affected regions of the wood. From the physical point of view, these alterations are related to the loss of density in the regions of diseased wood and increase in the regions of compartmentalization (physical-chemical isolation). In turn, the chemical profile points to the occurrence of some main elements that may be related to the physiological response of the plant to the attack of pathogens. In this way, the present study allowed to identify the main tree species of the ESALQ\'s Park, as well as the main problems that compromise its conservation, which can serve as a document to support the elaboration of a sustainable management plan that contributes to the conservation of this historic area of the state of São Paulo

EFFECT OF FERTILIZATION ON CELL SIZE IN WOOD OF Eucalyptus grandis Hill Ex Maiden

The use of fertilization in forest stands results in yield gains, yet little attention has been directed to its potential effects on the quality of wood produced. Information is scarce about the effect of fertilization on anatomical structures of older Eucalyptus wood. This work aims to study the effect of fertilization on tissue cell size of wood from an Eucalyptus grandis stand at age 21 years, the management system of which is based on selective thinning and fertilizer application at the start of the thinning season. Factors to consider include: presence or absence of fertilizers, two log positions and five radial (pith to bark) positions. Results led to the conclusion that fertilization significantly influenced only vessel frequency. Vessel element length was influenced by tree height. Fiber length, fiber diameter, fiber wall thickness, vessel element length, vessel diameter and vessel frequency were influenced by the radial position of the sample in relation to the log. A positive correlation was observed between fiber length, fiber diameter, fiber wall thickness, vessel element length, vessel diameter, ray width and radial position, while a negative correlation was observed between ray frequency and radial position

Análise anatômica qualitativa e quantitativa e densidade básica da madeira de Alchornea sidifolia Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae). Qualitative and quantitative anatomical analysis of the wood of Alchornea sidifolia Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae)

Objetivou-se caracterizar a anatomia e densidade básica da madeira de Alchornea sidifolia (tapiá-guaçu), e investigar a variação radial destas características. O material de estudo procede do lote cinco do Rodoanel trecho sul no Estado de São Paulo, onde cinco árvores foram identificadas no campo, retirando-se discos do DAP com média de 30 cm de diâmetro. As análises das amostras seguiram os métodos usualmente empregados em estudo de anatomia de madeiras. A espécie apresentou camadas de crescimento distintas; vasos solitários e múltiplos; placas de perfuração simples; parênquima axial apotraqueal em linhas; raios unisseriados, alternando células quadradas e eretas com inclusões cristalíferas e amido; fibras libriformes, não septadas e gelatinosas; canais radiais; máculas medulares; densidade básica baixa (0,38 g cm-3). Ocorreu aumento no sentido medula-casca apenas para o comprimento das fibras, diâmetro dos vasos e diâmetro das pontoações intervasculares, características que denotam madeira homogênea e de baixa resistência. Fibras com maiores lume estão associadas a menores valores de densidade básica.In this paper, we characterize the anatomy and basic density of wood in Alchornea sidifolia (tapiá-guaçu), and investigate the radial variation of these characteristics. Five trees were cut in the “Rodoanel” section southern in São Paulo state, were removed disks with 30 cm at breast height. Six samples were taken from the pith to bark, which were analyzed according to the usual methods in anatomy and properties of wood. The results revealed the presence of layer growth, solitary and multiples vessels; simple perforation plate; axial parenchyma in lines up three cells wide; rays exclusively uniseriate, all ray cells upright and/or square with inclusions crystals and starch; ground tissue fibers, non-septate and gelatinous; radial canals; pith fleck present; low basic density (0.38 g cm-3). There was an increase in the pith to bark only for the fiber length, vessel diameter and intervessel pits diameter, which features a wood homogeneous and low resistance. Fibers with higher lumen are associated with lower basic density

Reduced Rainfall Variability Reduces Growth of <i>Nothofagus alessandrii</i> Espinosa (Nothofagaceae) in the Maule Region, Chile

Nothofagus alessandrii Espinosa is an endemic species of the coastal Maulino forest of central Chile that has historically been severely threatened by the reduction of its habitat and the isolation of its fragments. In addition, a gradual reduction in precipitation has been observed in recent years across its entire natural distribution area. Although the genus Nothofagus has been extensively analyzed in dendrochronological studies in the Southern Hemisphere, the dendrochronological potential of this species is unknown. In this study, we developed a novel tree-ring chronology of N. alessandrii in order to examine the climate sensitivity of the radial growth and to thus understand its response to climate change in central Chile. Our ring-width chronology showed a series intercorrelation value of 0.48 for the period of 1942–2016 (EPS N. alessandrii growth was strongly influenced by precipitation from May to November (the austral winter and spring seasons), while the temperature signal was weak. We observed that the radial growth patterns of N. alessandrii chronology showed upward growth trends, with a marked positive slope until the mid-1980s. However, a negative trend was observed for the period of 1985–2016, which was related to the increased drought conditions (rainfall and soil moisture reductions) in past decades and affected the entire natural distribution of the species. We suggest that drier winters and springs would slow the growth of this species. This information is of vital importance to understanding the growth dynamics of N. alessandrii, a critically endangered species, and to take on urgent adaptation and mitigation measures in the face of climate change

Reduced Rainfall Variability Reduces Growth of Nothofagus alessandrii Espinosa (Nothofagaceae) in the Maule Region, Chile

Nothofagus&nbsp;alessandrii Espinosa is an endemic species of the coastal Maulino forest of central Chile that has historically been severely threatened by the reduction of its habitat and the isolation of its fragments. In addition, a gradual reduction in precipitation has been observed in recent years across its entire natural distribution area. Although the genus Nothofagus has been extensively analyzed in dendrochronological studies in the Southern Hemisphere, the dendrochronological potential of this species is unknown. In this study, we developed a novel tree-ring chronology of N. alessandrii in order to examine the climate sensitivity of the radial growth and to thus understand its response to climate change in central Chile. Our ring-width chronology showed a series intercorrelation value of 0.48 for the period of 1942&ndash;2016 (EPS &lt; 0.85, with 10 trees), showing a strong common growth signal among the trees. N. alessandrii growth was strongly influenced by precipitation from May to November (the austral winter and spring seasons), while the temperature signal was weak. We observed that the radial growth patterns of N. alessandrii chronology showed upward growth trends, with a marked positive slope until the mid-1980s. However, a negative trend was observed for the period of 1985&ndash;2016, which was related to the increased drought conditions (rainfall and soil moisture reductions) in past decades and affected the entire natural distribution of the species. We suggest that drier winters and springs would slow the growth of this species. This information is of vital importance to understanding the growth dynamics of N. alessandrii, a critically endangered species, and to take on urgent adaptation and mitigation measures in the face of climate change

Effects of cold conditions on the growth rates of a subtropical conifer

Araucaria angustifolia is an endangered species that occurs in the high and cold regions of southern Brazil. This species has economic importance due to its wood and seeds, as well as playing a fundamental ecological role for the southern fauna and flora. Climate change can affect its distributional area and conservation, making it urgent to investigate the effect of climate on its development. The objective of our study was to investigate how growth rates of A. angustifolia vary in relation to interannual precipitation, temperature, frost and snowfall events. For this purpose, we used two samples obtained from each of 33 individual trees from a forest fragment on the Santa Catarina plateau, Brazil. Classical dendrochronological methods were applied for the preparation and dating of the samples. The tree rings were measured using specialized software. Superposed Epoch analysis was used to test the snow accumulation events. The climatic variables were tested by means of a correlation analysis. The Superposed Epoch analysis was used to test the snow accumulation events. Our results indicate that the species shows significant sensitivity to the climate, with the maximum and minimum absolute temperatures respectively correlated with positive and negative growth rates. Snowfall also reduced growth of A. angustifolia. Overall, extreme cold events are threats to the conservation of the species.Fil: Scipioni, Marcelo Callegari. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; BrasilFil: Fontana, Claudia. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Morales Oliveira, Juliano. Universidad de Vale do Rio dos Sinos; BrasilFil: Santini Junior, Luiz. Universidad Mayor; ChileFil: Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina. Universidad Mayor; ChileFil: Tomazello Filho, Mario. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasi

Força de trabalho em saúde na Atenção Básica em Municípios de Pequeno Porte do Paraná

Este artigo tem como objetivo caracterizar o perfil e as relações laborais dos trabalhadores da Atenção Básica em Municípios de Pequeno Porte localizados no Paraná. Trata-se de estudo transversal descritivo, realizado em 49 municípios do norte do estado, por meio de questionário aplicado aos profissionais de saúde. Os resultados obtidos indicaram a existência de baixa precarização das relações de trabalho, diversidade profissional, escolaridade adequada ou superior ao cargo exercido e vínculos laborais formais. Foram classificados como aspectos negativos a inexistência de plano de carreira, um número insuficiente de médicos, a multiplicidade de vínculos empregatícios e o descumprimento de carga horária. Deste modo, recomenda-se a implantação de políticas específicas aos municípios avaliados, bem como a implantação de medidas de acompanhamento/avaliação

Wood anatomy and growth ring boundaries of Copaifera lucens (Fabaceae)

The wood anatomy of Copaifera lucens Dwyer was studied with an emphasis on its growth ring boundaries. Growth rings arc visible to the naked eye and demarcated by marginal parenchyma bands and, sometimes, by thick-walled fibers in the latewood. Secretory canals arc associated with marginal parenchyma bands, but not all marginal parenchyma bands are associated with canals. Paratracheal parenchyma is vasicentric to lozenge-aliform. Rays arc 1-4-seriate, heterocellular and non-storied. Vessels are visible to the naked eye, diffuse, predominantly solitary, some in multiples, sometimes filled with gums. Crystals present. Wood anatomical characteristics of C. lucens are in agreement with those previously reported for other species of Copaifera. In addition to what had already been described for C. lucens, we observed gelatinous fibers, and some bifurcate fibers, and extremely rare clustered vessels. The growth ring boundaries are well-defined in mature wood but less distinctive near the pith. There are also partial and confluent (wedging) rings, which are difficult to classify by anatomy only, but which represent false rings and complicate tree-ring analysis in this species