abstract: Non-native tree plantations represent 7% of the world's forests and 1.24% of the Brazilian vegetation. Planted areas are expected to increase in the near future; thus, it is important to systematize existing knowledge on the ecological effects of plantations to aid forest management and biodiversity conservation. Here, we conducted a systematic review of the ecological literature associated with planted Pinus and Eucalyptus species in Brazil. We compared publication metrics with geographical distribution of species, ecosystems, biomes, studied taxa, and ecological impacts. We found 152 publications from 1992 to 2012. Number of publications positively correlated with area planted, number of plantations with forest certification, number of researchers, and richness of studied kingdoms. Most studies were in terrestrial ecosystems (92.1%), the Atlantic Forest biome (55.3%), and the kingdom Animalia (68.2%). Most impacts of non-native tree plantations were negative (55.9%), followed by positive (27%), and mixed (17.1%). Negative impacts were declines in species richness and abundance, seed bank diversity, and natural regeneration. Positive impacts were increase or mainteinance of seed bank diversity and natural regeneration. Mixed impacts were increases in abundance of native tree plantation pests. Taken together, results suggest forest management can help maintain biodiversity if it considers previous environmental conditions and integrates plantations with surrounding habitats.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação, Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Setor de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brasil.|Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcos O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Valduga
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia, Setor de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-000 Lavras, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rafael D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Zenni
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação, Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Setor de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brasil.|Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jean R S
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Vitule
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D064308:Ecological Parameter Monitoring; D005052:Eucalyptus; D016468:Forestry; D065928:Forests; D058865:Introduced Species; D028223:Pinus; D014197:Trees