Procedimentos e atualidades florestais

Abstract

This book is the final product of an initiative of teachers of the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Campus Dois Vizinhos, to aggregate knowledge about procedures and updates. The first chapter deals with the importance of forests in the conservation of water resources. Then, a manuscript about the effects of urban afforestation in the reduction of environmental impacts. The third, also on this theme, explains the seedling production processes. A review on the use of Mycorrhizae on bioremediation is presented, highlighting a new line of research on these microorganisms. The last two chapters are about Forestry Health Protection. It is discussed the use of fire for silvopasture purposes. Finally, it is presented the Fire Effect Index, for use in forestry skills, as procedure for calculation of environmental fines.