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Spontaneous regeneration of eucalypts from seed production areas

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Eucalypt species are widely used around the world due to their high productivity; however there are some concerns about the invasiveness capacity of eucalypts. We assessed old seed production areas of commercial eucalypt species thought of being at risk of invasion in two places in Southeastern Brazil (Anhembi: lat: 22°28′S; long: 48°04′W; and Itatinga lat: 23°02′S; long: 48°38′W). We observed differences between places and among species. The species with the higher number of plantation stands and higher demand for seeds had more regeneration. Regeneration was recorded in only a few plots and trees and seedlings were found very close to the eucalypt stand, in sites where waste from seed harvesting is dumped. For spontaneous regeneration of eucalypts to occur there is a need for favorable environmental conditions. Such conditions may be created by human activities or natural events which suppress competition from vegetation.

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We to thank the two anonymous reviewers and the associate editor Dr. Dave Richardson for their helpful and constructive suggestions and comments in our manuscript.

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  1. Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias 11, Caixa Postal 9, Piracicaba, SP, CEP 13418-900, Brazil

    Lygia Gago Miolaro, Antonio Natal Gonçalves, João Carlos Teixeira Mendes, Rildo Moreira e Moreira & Paulo Henrique Müller da Silva

  2. APSD- Ghana, Plot 27, Block 27, Nhyiaeso, Kumasi, Ghana

    Arno Brune

  3. IPEF - Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais, Avenida Pádua Dias 11, Caixa Postal 530, Piracicaba, SP, CEP 13400-970, Brazil

    Paulo Henrique Müller da Silva

  4. FCA – Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, UNESP – Universidade Estadual “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

    Paulo Henrique Müller da Silva

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Miolaro, L.G., Gonçalves, A.N., Mendes, J.C.T. et al. Spontaneous regeneration of eucalypts from seed production areas. Biol Invasions 19, 1733–1737 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1397-1

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