This study monitored the survival of saplings planted according to different recovery models in a riparian forest of the Pandeiros river (Januária, MG). The models consisted of planting the saplings in lines of 2 or 4 m with presence (T2S and T4S, respectively) or absence of direct seeding (T2 and T4, respectively). We planted 16,259 saplings of 17 botanical families, 32 genera and 33 species. The saplings, in general, presented a survival rate after one year of 34.4% (±1.8).The species with highest survival rates were Jacaranda brasiliana, with 85.0% (±13.5) of survival, Anadenanthera colubrina, with 70.1% (±7.0), and Triplaris gardneriana, with 69.3% (±9.1). Survival did not vary between the models tested, probably due to the short evaluation period (12 months).

Reintroduced environments represent stressful conditions to plants that can be observed in different ways. We evaluated the relationships between fluctuating asymmetry (FA), herbivory, and plant ontogeny of Chamaecrista semaphora (Fabaceae) under natural and restored habitat conditions. The patterns of leaf FA and herbivory by folivorous insects (chewing) on saplings and mature plants in each habitat were determined. No relationship was found between FA and herbivory on the two ontogenetic stages in both environments, suggesting that FA did not represent an indicator of stress. The frequency and amount of leaf area removed by folivores were higher in saplings compared to adult plants under the natural habitat, while the opposite trend was observed on restored habitat for adult plants. The restored habitat did not represent an environmental stress condition to C. semaphora, indicating that this endemic plant may represent a good candidate to restoration programs in harsh environments. However, we observed great differences in leaf FA and herbivory among individuals within habitats. Knowledge on plant quality, competition, physiology, and interactions with natural enemies are highly needed to support long lasting programmes on restoration of harsh environments.

A arborização urbana é um fator importante que proporciona um ambiente físico saudável aos centros urbanos. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo inventariar e comparar a diversidade de espécies vegetais utilizadas na arborização de três ambientes na área urbana da cidade de Montes Claros através de levantamento florístico, análise de parâmetros da arborização, da distribuição dos indivíduos e da diversidade através do índice de Shannon (H'). Foi encontrado um total de 1605 indivíduos, pertencentes a 24 famílias botânicas. O bairro Major Prates apresentou maior riqueza, com 46 espécies e maior abundância com 951 indivíduos, seguido do bairro Morada do Parque, com 38 espécies e 486 indivíduos, e das Praças, com 33 espécies e 168 indivíduos. As praças obtiveram maior diversidade (H' = 2,9), maiores indivíduos e maiores copas. Todos os parâmetros analisados diferiram entre os ambientes estudados, exceto para a área livre do passeio e o espaçamento entre os indivíduos. O bairro Major Prates apresentou uma média de raiz exposta maior que o Morada do Parque e também uma menor média de distância que ultrapassa a fiação. Assim, os três ambientes possuem diferenças marcantes em seus padrões de arborização.

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The goal of this study was to evaluate the germination and the storage capacity of Astronium fraxinifolium diaspores. Six pre-germination treatments were used in the experiment: control treatment (intact diaspores); diaspores immersed in water at room temperature (25º C) for 5 min; diaspores immersed in water at 70° C for 5 min; diaspores immersed in water at 100° C for 5 min; diaspores immersed in sodium hypochlorite solution (1:1000) for 2 min; and diaspores mechanically scarified with sandpaper #80. To evaluate storage conditions, we tested two different types of packaging (permeable paper bag and transparent glass jar) and two environmental conditions (cold chamber and room conditions), resulting in four treatments. The germination tests were performed for zero (control) and 60, 120, 180, 240, 300 and 360 days after storage. The effects of different treatments on germination and storage of diaspores were evaluated by ANOVA, followed by Tukey test. Regarding to pre-germination treatments, high germination rates were observed in the hypochlorite (98.0 ± 4.22%), control (97.0 ± 4.83%), water at room temperature (96.0 ± 6.99%) and water at 70º C (83.0 ± 29.08%) treatments. Thus, Astronium fraxinifolium diaspores do not present dormancy. During storage, the diaspores remained viable throughout the study period with high germination rates, except for the treatment in paper bags placed in the cold chamber, in which the diaspores lost their viability in the eighth month of storage. Therefore, this is not a recommended storage method for this species. Keywords: plant propagation; tegument dormancy; vigor; viability; storage. RESUMOEste trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a germinação e a capacidade de armazenamento de diásporos de Astronium fraxinifolium. Para o experimento de germinação, utilizaram-se seis tratamentos pré-germinativos: tratamento controle (diásporos intactos); diásporos imersos em água a temperatura ambiente (25º C) por 5 min.; diásporos imersos em água a 70° C por 5 min.; diásporos imersos em água a 100° C por 5 min.; diásporos imersos em solução de hipoclorito de sódio (1:1000) por 2 min.; e diásporos escarificados mecanicamente, com lixa nº 80. Para determinar a capacidade de armazenamento, foram testados dois diferentes tipos de embalagem (saco de papel permeável e vidro transparente) e duas condições ambientais (câmara fria e condições de laboratório). Foram realizados testes de germinação