Potencial produtivo de madeira e palmito de uma floresta secundária de várzea baixa no Estuário Amaz?nico

摘要

The aim of this paper was to analyze tree structure and value a secondary low floodplain forest. The study area is located at EMAPA forest lands, in the county of Afuá, in the state of Pará. The inventoried area presents 12.5 ha, where all the tree specimens with DBH 315.0cm were measured. A total of 73 species were identified, corresponding to 357.7 individuals/ha and a 23.4 m2/ha basal area, the most important being Virola surinamensis, Symphonia globulifera, Eschweilera coriacea, Pentaclethra macroloba and Astrocaryum murumuru. Among the categories, the non-commercial species showed the highest number of marketable boles (24.3/ha), followed by the commercial (16.2/ha) and potential ones (12.9boles/ha). The boles and the heartpalms provided a potential income of US$501.70/ha and US$68.50/ha, respectively.