PLANT CENSUS OF CAMPUS III - CENTRO POLITÉCNICO OF THE UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ
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https://doi.org/10.5380/rsa.v10i6.15718Keywords:
University Campus, urban trees, native plants, exotic plants, invasive plants. Palavras-chave, Campus universitário, arborização urbana, plantas nativas, plantas invasoras.Abstract
These studies had as a goal identify and characterize the plants found in Campus III at the Centro Politécnico of Universidade Federal do Paraná. On the research was found 5034 plants corresponding to 178 species, which 67% were trees, 21% shrubs, 8% herbaceous, 2% palm trees and 2% pteridophytes. About 80% of them and 60% of the species were exotics. The exotic species correspond to 100% of the herbaceous, 78% of the shrubs, 54% of the trees and 75% of the palm trees. On native species, 55% belong to the Floresta Ombrófila Mista ecosystem and to the city of Curitiba. Ligustrum lucidum, the most common tree specie, is an invasive plant. Other 10 tree species were recognized as invaders exotic species at the local ecosystem. In order to adapt the trees of the Campus there are measures that should be followed like invaders species replacement and native species planting.
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