Estrutura e produção das florestas naturais ao longo do Rio Branco no Território Federal de Roraima

Abstract

This paper is a summary of a forest inventory research project carried out in North Brazil by the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - RS, specifically, in the Federal Territory of Roraima, along the Branco River, comprising an area of aproximately 46.000ha.An attemp was made to describe all the forest types of the region from the ecological and timber stock points of view. Considerations about the current exploration process in the area and the trunk vitality of the various species were made.