Estudo da cobertura vegetal nativa da bacia do rio Ocoy, oeste do Paraná: subsídios para a implantação de um corredor de biodiversidade entre o Parque Nacional do Iguaçu e o Lago de Itaipu

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Seganfredo, Diogo
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná; Medianeira; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tecnologias Ambientais
• Palavras-chave em Português: Paisagens fragmentadas; Vegetação - Mapeamento; Biodiversidade - Conservação; Conservação da natureza; Fragmented landscapes; Vegetation mapping; Biodiversity conservation; Nature conservation
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1396

This study aimed to evaluate features of landscape structure related to the conservation of biodiversity in a watershed located in strategically important region for the implementation of the Paraná River Biodiversity Corridor. The maps were made from satellite images and manipulated in the Spring GIS software. From the land use and land cover map 4 different scenarios were generated: real situation (current vegetation), considering edge effect (50 m surrounding the fragments as edge), without the Permanent Preservation Areas - PPA (dismissed the existence of the PPAs) and the scenario with the restoration of all PPAs (according to the Brazilian Forest Code). Based on landscape metrics the results of the land use and land cover and other scenarios were analyzed. The results indicated that the predominant land use is agriculture and 24.6% of the total study area consists of natural vegetation, and the largest remnant has 315.3 ha. The PPAs occupy 3.1% of the study area and 75% of these areas are covered with natural vegetation. The other remaining 25% of PPA have no vegetation. The results showed that when the edge effect in the remnants was considered it remained only 28% as the central area; in the scenario that the presence of PPAs was disregarded it was generated a great impact in fragmentation, with a decrease in the area of class and increase in the number of fragments. In the scenario that considered the missing PPAs restoration it was promoted an increase in the effective connectivity of the landscape, from the results of the PROX index. Thus, PPA have a fundamental function in connecting forest fragments. The evaluation of the scenarios showed that the restoration of small areas of PPAs, according to the Brazilian Forest Code, could generate strong benefits for the landscape connectivity.