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Eucalyptus forestry is currently a matrix of region, occupying about 70.48% of
the total area (4,858.61 km
2
), and represented by the massive presence of subsystems responsible for the production of seedlings, planting, cultivation, silvicultural
treatment, exploration, budding management, among other subsystems of the cellulose chain production. Authors such as Souza (2013, 2015), Amorim (2011),
Pedreira (2008), Limonad (2008), and Fontes and Silva (2005) among others confirm the predominance of this class in the region studied.
The first map on use and occupation, referring to the 1984 scenario, reports a
new cycle of investments in the region, characterized by implementation and expansion of forest regions, linked to the agro-industrial sector of paper and cellulose,
which occupied about 9.73% of the total area (about 670.74 km
2
). According to Ima
(2008), in the region, the eucalyptus cultivation had productivity five times higher
than in other regions of the country. This fact caught the attention of large companies, since the area is one of the most productive in the world.
Given these information, it is important to consider that in Whale Coast the areas
occupied by eucalyptus forestry (Fig. 5.16) grew from 670.74 km
2
in 1984 to
3140.63 km
2
in 2014.
This means a growth from 9.73% to approximately 45.56% of the occupied area.
In only 34 years, this class had a total growth of 368.23%. Knowing this type of use
is important, since it is one of the main roles of the economic and spatial vector in
the area studied.
Many authors defend the positive aspects of eucalyptus forestry, like Vital (2007):
improved on-site water regime of degraded areas; improvements in nutrient concentration in degraded soils, particularly litter mineralization; increases in local biodiversity rates and the possibility of building ecological corridors and carbon dioxide
sequestration.
Fig. 5.15 Map on the use and occupation of the Whale Coast in 2014
S.O. Souza et al.
Eucalyptus forestry is currently a matrix of region, occupying about 70.48% of
the total area (4,858.61 km
2
), and represented by the massive presence of subsystems responsible for the production of seedlings, planting, cultivation, silvicultural
treatment, exploration, budding management, among other subsystems of the cellulose chain production. Authors such as Souza (2013, 2015), Amorim (2011),
Pedreira (2008), Limonad (2008), and Fontes and Silva (2005) among others confirm the predominance of this class in the region studied.
The first map on use and occupation, referring to the 1984 scenario, reports a
new cycle of investments in the region, characterized by implementation and expansion of forest regions, linked to the agro-industrial sector of paper and cellulose,
which occupied about 9.73% of the total area (about 670.74 km
2
). According to Ima
(2008), in the region, the eucalyptus cultivation had productivity five times higher
than in other regions of the country. This fact caught the attention of large companies, since the area is one of the most productive in the world.
Given these information, it is important to consider that in Whale Coast the areas
occupied by eucalyptus forestry (Fig. 5.16) grew from 670.74 km
2
in 1984 to
3140.63 km
2
in 2014.
This means a growth from 9.73% to approximately 45.56% of the occupied area.
In only 34 years, this class had a total growth of 368.23%. Knowing this type of use
is important, since it is one of the main roles of the economic and spatial vector in
the area studied.
Many authors defend the positive aspects of eucalyptus forestry, like Vital (2007):
improved on-site water regime of degraded areas; improvements in nutrient concentration in degraded soils, particularly litter mineralization; increases in local biodiversity rates and the possibility of building ecological corridors and carbon dioxide
sequestration.
Fig. 5.15 Map on the use and occupation of the Whale Coast in 2014
S.O. Souza et al.