Attalea

As mentioned above, bruchid beetles may strongly damage Attalea fruit crops, mainly in the wet season when bruchid beetles are actively breeding (Wright, 1990).

Seed dispersal of Attalea phalerata (Palmae) by Crested caracaras (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal and a review of frugivory by raptors.

Native of the North and Northeast of Brazil, babassu (Attalea speciosa) (Figure 1) is an example of palm tree with potential for biodiesel production [4, 10-11].

colubrina (10.56%), Hymenaea courbaril (7.99%), Ceiba speciosa (6.68%), Enterolobium contortisiliquum (5.36%), Cariniana estrellensis (5.06%), Attalea phalerata (4.24%), Apuleia leiocarpa (3.28%), Aspidosperma discolor (3.27%), and M.

Negative environmental impacts in Amazonia, caused mainly by disordered deforestation, inadequate agricultural practices, livestock and illegal occupation of public land, have led to the disappearance of large areas of primary forests and strong soil degradation, resulting in the emergence of large almost homogeneous populations of palm trees, mainly from Attalea maripa (Aubl) Mart.

La reserva, caracterizada por el bioma xerofilo-semiseco tropical, es un bosque secundario de vegetacion caducifolia, dominado por palma de vino (Attalea butyracea), camajon (Sterculia apetala), orejero (Enterolobium cyclocarpum), ceiba bonga (Ceiba pentandra), olla de mono (Lecythis magdalenica) y ceiba tulua (Bombacopsis quinata), ademas de algunos remanentes de mangle hacia la periferia occidental de la costa.

Marandu in silvipastoral systems composed of babassu (Attalea speciosa) trees and in monoculture in the Pre-Amazon region of the state of Maranhao.

4) Jardin-frutales (4 ha), donde existen arboles de mango (Mangifera indica), guayaba (Psidium guajava), nispero (Manilkara zapota), madrono (Garcinia madruno), maranon (Anacardium occidentale), guanabana (Annona muricata), pomarrosa (Syzygium jambos), ciruela (Spondias purpurea), palmas (Syagrus sancona, Attalea butyracea) y algunas especies ornamentales.

Crescimento e assimilacao de carbono em plantas jovens de Attalea funifera Mart.