Arborização em ambientes urbanos: inventário florestal em condomínio residencial no município de Foz do Iguaçu

Abstract

The Forest Inventory is presented as a fundamental part of the Director Plan of Urban Afforestation of determined area. Knowing the importance that forest cover plays on the urban environment, and the many benefits provided, the environmental and social point of view, it is necessary diagnosis of individual trees, as a subsidy to the planning of future management actions, aiming at adapting arborization of these environments and the establishment of green areas. In this sense, there was the Forest Inventory a gated community in the city of Foz do Iguaçu-PR, adopting the method of total census, which were quantified in 1478 individual trees, classified into 116 species, 64 native and 52 exotic. It was observed that 4.53% of trees have plant health classified as “bad”, which should be a priority of future management actions. Still, the study noted the existence of conflicts between individual trees and urban elements such as roads, sidewalks, electricity, homes and improvements, where 43.5% of the analyzed trees have some critical aspect or interference with the surroundings. About the future management actions, pruning was the most recommended action, corresponding to 85.86% of the subjects, and the suppression or replacement was recommended for 5.89% of them. It evidenced the need to systematically plan afforestation, focusing the development of appropriate species to the urban environment, leveraging its many uses and benefits and minimizing the risks in relation to conflicting elements.