Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend harvesting bark in strips 2 cm wide and 2 m long with 4 cm spacing.
- Taxon
- Drimys brasiliensisDrimys brasiliensist0
- Outcome
- using strips of bark 2 cm wide and 2 m long, with 4 cm between stripse0
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Verbatim
e0“Accordingly, the results recommend using strips of bark 2 cm wide and 2 m long, with 4 cm between strips, for effective rates of bark regrowth and for lower susceptibility to insect attack and diseases.”
t0“Drimys brasiliensis”
Title
Bark Harvesting Systems of Drimys brasiliensis Miers in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
ALEXANDRE MARIOT; ADELAR MANTOVANI; MAURÍCIO S. DOS REIS Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201420130180
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Bark harvesting methods did not change phenological behavior.
- Observation Bark harvesting methods did not change diameter or tree height growth rates.
- Observation Wider bark strips reduced bark recovery rate.
- Observation Wider bark strips increased rates of insect attack and disease.
- Recommendation The authors conclude D. brasiliensis has high potential for sustainable management of natural populations.