@PHDTHESIS{ 2023:1323032919,
 	title = {PERFORMANCE OF TREE SPECIES AND EVALUATION OF A RESTORATION PLANTATION},
 	year = {2023},
 	url = "http://tede.unicentro.br:8080/jspui/handle/jspui/2073",
 	abstract = "A rally for actions to restore ecosystems is urgent and Brazil has committed to much needed 
 global restoration goals to mitigate climate change, however restoration of forests faces many 
 challenges, starting with the lack of silvicultural knowledge in further regions of this 
 continental country. Among 70 native species from Subtropical Atlantic Forest, we aimed to 
 assess: 1) how much carbon a high-diversity restoration plantation stores; 2) compare carbon 
 sequestration among 70 tree native species; 3) the role of species ecological groups in carbon 
 sequestration, 4) highlight the best regional species for carbon-focused restoration projects, 5) 
 which species performed better for survival, growth, and canopy closure? 6) were the 
 ecological group's classification, as - “filling” and “diversity” -, consistent with the field 
 results? 7) which species were more sensitive to frost? 8) how do growth strategies vary among 
 species groups and within groups? 9) how was the evolution of canopy closure in a high 
 diversity plantation? and 10) which successional stage has the stand reached after 8.5 years? 
 Filling species stored more carbon when compared to diversity ones at all ages, and after 8.5 
 years this high-diversity plantation stored 46.04 tC ha-1, that could increase to 121.49 tC ha-1 if 
 we select the top-performing species for carbon. Up to four years after planting, filling species 
 dominated the top ten rank of growing in height, dbh and crown area; however, after 8.5 y 
 diversity species were half of the top ten rank for the same variables. Some species did not 
 grow as expected, and a distinct growth group emerged, where four filling species were 
 growing faster than the rest from ages one up to four years, being less distinct after 8.5 years. 
 Higher mortality rates were found up to two years after planting and frost negatively affected 
 species survival in general. We developed a rank of species performance to address tree species 
 selection for restoration plantations. We also found differences in growth strategies among and 
 within groups, however, most filling species invested more in crown area and height while 
 most diversity species invested more in height than dbh. The high diversity plantation reached 
 a closed canopy four years after plantation. After 8.5 years, the stand reached an early
 successional stage. Restoration practices should focus on the use of native species with better 
 performance in order to reach restoration goals faster and efficiently.",
 	publisher = {Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste},
 	scholl = {Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais (Doutorado)},
 	note = {Unicentro::Departamento de Ciências Florestais}
}