Thesis (M.S.)--Boise State University, 2009. / Title from t.p. of PDF file (viewed Feb. 23, 2010). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wyoming, 2007. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 16, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-55).

Thesis (M.S.)--Boise State University, 2009. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

Forty-three and 54 Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) pairs were found occupying territories in northern Utah and southeastern Idaho during 1972 and 1973, respectively. Of these 38 and 27 nesting pairs laid eggs. Nesting success was 77.1 percent in 1972 and 74.6 percent in 1973. for successful nests, an average of 2.9 and 2.6 young hatched and 2.7 and 2.3 young fledged during the respective years. This population is reproductively comparable to others in Utah and Colorado. Analysis of prey items collected from the nests indicated that black-tailed jack-rabbits (Lepus californicus) constitute 86 percent of the biomass (by weight) of three major prey species consumed by ferruginous hawks in this area. Jackrabbit density may be a major determinant of the number of young produced in a given year. Weight gained by the nestlings showed a marked sexual dimorphism. Female fledgelings weighed up to 1.43 times as much as males. Criteria were developed for sexing ferruginous hawks by measuring the diameter of the hallux. Mortality of 17 birds from the study area was recorded, of which 47 percent were immature birds. A total of 108 fledglings were banded and marked with color-coded patagial wing markers. Band reports of five (10 percent) of these birds were received. Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) provided nest sites for 96.0 percent of the nests while three percent were built on the ground. Plant community types were determined at 63 nesting sites from aerial photographs. Dominant vegetation around nest sites were desert shrub types and crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) seedings. The possible impact of land management practices on ferruginous hawks is discussed.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 coelho_cvs_me_rcla.pdf: 6604506 bytes, checksum: 562e1e39ade39113613afe9bf2981de5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Observações de campo, petrografia, geoquímica e mineralogia em dois perfis de alteração de solo dos arenitos provenientes do Membro Serra da Galga, Formação Marília, foram utilizados para avaliar a possível relação genética entre os materiais lateríticos e os solos enriquecidos com argilas aluminosas (argilas refratárias). O estudo focou um sistema Latossolo-Gleissolo presente na superfície da chapada sedimentar. O afloramento do Latossolo, com crosta ferruginosa, situa-se na borda da chapada e o Gleissolo, onde estão concentradas as argilas aluminosas, está localizado na depressão topográfica hidromórfica. As fácies petrográficas mostram que a couraça ferruginosa é autóctone, formada no nível saprolítico do arenito. O desmantelamento atual deste horizonte está associado com a desferruginização parcial em conseqüência ao aumento da umidade. A estrutura pisolítica é reconhecida tanto no perfil do Latossolo quando do Gleissolo, após a desferruginização. A associação caulinita e gibbsita predomina em todas as profundidades dos dois perfis, porém a caulinita é mais expressiva nas maiores profundidades e a gibbsita nas camadas superficiais. A desferruginização é o processo que acompanha a elevação do nível freático, seja formando horizontes manchados na base do Latossolo ou formando horizontes brancos no Gleissolo nos quais se concentram o alumínio. O enriquecimento de alumínio está associado com a dessilicificação, possivelmente relacionado com a diminuição do pH e a desestabilização da caulinita. Quartzo, raros minerais de turmalina, cianita, zircão e rutilo compõem a fase dos minerais resistentes ao intemperismo químico. A goethita é o óxido de ferro predominante, resultado de meio hidratado. O modelado plano da chapada, que corresponde à Superfície Sul-Americana descrita por King (1956), sob condições climáticas adequadas e prolongadas, favoreceu a formação de cobertura encouraçada ferruginosa. Após o término da deposição sedimentar, no Paleoceno inferior (aproximadamente 65 milhões de anos AP), a superfície foi truncada por longos períodos de erosão que aplainaram o relevo. Atualmente, o clima é tropical com forte sazonalidade e aumento da umidade. Esta nova condição hídrica, de saturação, somada às condições de estabilidade tectônica e vegetação esparsa exerce influência na lixiviação e a perda ferro no horizonte de argila aluminosa. Os resultados sugerem que é possível a formação de material aluminoso a partir de uma crosta ferruginosa, propondo assim uma hipótese autóctone para o desenvolvimento das argilas aluminosas. / Field observation, petrography, geochemistry and mineralogy in two weathered soil profiles of the sandstones from Member Serra da Galga, Marilia Formation, were used to evaluate the possible genetic relation between the lateritic material and the soils enriched in aluminous clays (refractory clays). The study focus was an Oxisol-Gleysol system present in the surface of the sedimentary plateau. The Oxisol outcrop, with ferruginous duricrust, is situated on the edge of the plateau and the Gleysol, where the aluminous clay is concentrated, is located in the hydromorphic topographic depression. The petrographical facies show that the ferruginous duricrust is authochthonous, formed in the saprolitic level of the sandstone. The current dismantling of this horizon is associated with the partial deferruginization due to humidity increase. The pisolitic structure is recognized both in the Oxysol profile and Gleysol, after deferruginization. The kaolinite and gibbsite association prevails in all depth of both profiles, albeit kaolinite is more significant in deeper depths and gibbsite in the superficial layers. Deferruginization is a process that accompanies groundwater level rise, might develop mottled horizons at the Oxysol base or forming white horizons at the Gleysol in which the aluminum is concentrated. The aluminum enrichment is associated with the dessilicification, possibly related with decrease in pH and the kaolinite destabilization. Quartz, rare tourmaline, kyanite, zircon and rutile minerals make up the phase of minerals resistant to chemical weathering. Goethite is the dominant iron oxide, outcome of a hydrated environment. The flat shape of the plateau, which corresponds to the South American Surface described by King (1956), under appropriate and prolonged weather conditions, favored the formation of the hard ferruginous coverage. After the end of sedimentary deposition, in early Paleocene (approximately 65 million years BP), the surface was truncated by long erosion periods that flattened the relief. Currently the weather is tropical with strong seasonality and humidity increase. This new hydrological condition, saturated, combined with stable tectonic conditions and sparse vegetation exerts influence in leaching and loss of iron in the aluminous clay horizon. The results suggests that is possible the formation of a aluminous material from a ferruginous duricrust, proposing an autochthonous hypothesis for the development of the aluminous clays.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Angélica Pires Batista Martins - 2017.pdf: 3335884 bytes, checksum: 89378cfa32c3cf46f97258266490ea63 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Ferruginous features occur frequently in soils of the Araguaia river plain, where profiles can be verified completely dominated by these characteristics. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physical variations in the plinthite and petroplinthite, considering: a) the compressive strength and stability of plinthic materials present in soils of the Araguaia river plain under natural drying and in a forced ventilation oven for different periods; b) the influence of different solutions and periods of immersion in the reversibility of hardening of plinthite and petroplinthite of the Araguaia river plain soils, both with the purpose of subsidizing the classification of these features. The study was carried out in five soil profiles in the Araguaia river flood plain, in Luiz Alves, district in the municipality of São Miguel do Araguaia, Goiás. A soil profile was also studied in Terezópolis de Goiás, Goiás, in the João Leite riverside flood plain. Soils samples were collected with PVC cylinders, directly in the plinthic horizons. From these samples were extract subsamples of plinthite and matrix of the soil. Homogenous samples of petroplinthite were also collected and separated into subsamples. Two experiments were carried out: in the first, plinthite, matrix of the soil and petroplinthite subsamples were submitted to two types of drying: in the natural environment and in a forced ventilation oven, and in the second, plinthite and petroplinthite subsamples were submitted to five hydration treatments: natural water, calcium carbonate solution, sodium hydroxide solution, sodium hydroxide + sodium hexametaphosphate solution and acid solution. The periods determined for the evaluations were 10, 20, 40, 80 and 160 days. The degrees of dispersion and stability and the compressive strength were evaluated. For the plinthite and petroplinthite of the same profile, there is a great variability of behavior as to the applied compression strength, which is associated with the iron contents that compose them. The immersion of plinthite and petroplinthite in solutions composed of chemical agents affects the dispersion, and the plinthite is more susceptible to the alkaline agents, with reduction of the compressive strength exercised. / Feições ferruginosas ocorrem com frequência em solos da planície do rio Araguaia, onde podem ser verificados perfis completamente dominados por essas características. Este estudo objetivou avaliar as variações físicas na plintita e na petroplintita, considerando: a) a força de compressão e estabilidade de materiais plínticos presentes em solos da planície do rio Araguaia sob secagem natural e em estufa de ventilação forçada por períodos distintos; b) a influência de diferentes soluções e períodos de imersão na reversibilidade do endurecimento de plintita e petroplintita de solos da planície do rio Araguaia, ambos com finalidade de subsidiar a classificação dessas feições. O estudo foi realizado em cinco perfis de solos na planície de inundação do rio Araguaia, em Luiz Alves, distrito no município de São Miguel do Araguaia, Goiás. Para comparação entre os materiais plínticos, foi também estudado um perfil de solo no município de Terezópolis de Goiás, Goiás, na planície de inundação do ribeirão João Leite. Amostras de solos foram coletadas com auxílio de cilindros de PVC, diretamente nos horizontes plínticos. Dessas amostras foram separadas subamostras de plintita e matriz do solo. Foram também coletadas amostras homogêneas de petroplintita, igualmente separadas em subamostras. Foram desenvolvidos dois experimentos: no primeiro, subamostras de plintita, matriz do solo e petroplintita foram submetidas a dois tipos de secagem: em ambiente natural e em estufa de ventilação forçada e no segundo, subamostras de plintita e petroplintita foram submetidas a cinco tratamentos de hidratação: água natural, solução de carbonato de cálcio, solução de hidróxido de sódio, solução de hidróxido de sódio + hexametafosfato de sódio e solução ácida. Os períodos determinados para as avaliações foram 10, 20, 40, 80 e 160 dias. Foram avaliados os graus de dispersão e estabilidade e a resistência à compressão. Para a plintita e petroplintita de um mesmo perfil, existe grande variabilidade de comportamento quanto à força de compressão aplicada, a qual é associada aos teores de ferro que as compõem. A imersão da plintita e petroplintita em soluções compostas por agentes químicos afeta a dispersão, sendo que a plintita é mais susceptível aos agentes alcalinos, com redução de força de compressão exercida.

Food-searching behavior of two adult male Ferruginous Hawks (Buteo regalis) was studied by direct observation in Curlew Valley, Utah-Idaho, during the nesting seasons of 1974 and 1975. This paper analyzes the effects of vegetation type, prey distribution, cover density, previous experience, and time and energy budgets upon the predators' choice of hunting methods and hunting sites. Both hawks hunted actively throughout the day (0600 to 2100 hours MDT). Male 1 (1974) and Male 2 (1975) captured an average of 8.7 ± 2.0 and 9.0 ± 1.5 prey items per day, respectively, during the 4-wk observation period in each year. The hawks hunted by four distinguishable methods: (1) from a perch, (2) from the ground, (3) from low-altitude (active) flight, and (4) from high-altitude (soaring) flight. The birds made a total of 808 observed strikes and were successful in securing prey in 129 (16.6 percent) of those strikes. Success rate (successful strikes/total attempted strikes) varied significantly with hunting method. The hawks were selective in their use of vegetation types for hunting. Both birds used the "bare ground" and "pasture" types more than expected by chance. Male 2 also over-used the "alfalfa" type. Both hawks significantly under-used the "grass-shrub," "grass or grain," "old field," "juniper," and "rush-grass" cover types. The differences in use of vegetation types could not be related to differences in prey biomass. The birds were selective in their use of areas which differed in density of vegetative cover. Areas with no cover were used by both hawks more than expected by chance; all other areas were under-used with the single exception of "dense" cover in 1975. Previous experience was important to the birds' choice of hunting sites and hunting methods. Each hawk returned directly to the site of its last prey capture on more than half of its hunting forays. Similarly, each hawk tended to initiate a new hunting effort by using the hunting method that had been successful on its previous hunt. In 1975, Male 2 switched its emphasis to a new major hunting area during the fourth week of observation. The apparent reason for the switch was a decline in success at the first hunting area due to the growth of vegetation which concealed prey. Males 1 and 2 averaged 0.94 ± 0.43 and 1.27 ± 0.55 prey captures per hour of hunting time, respectively. Capture rates (captures/time) varied with hunting method. The amount of time a hawk spent hunting by each method was not related to its capture rate by that method. However, each bird's total use of sit-and-wait hunting (from a perch or from the ground) and of hunting from low-altitude flight was proportional to estimates of the number of captures per unit of energetic cost for those methods. Both hawks hunted from high-altitude flight more than expected on the basis of their catch/cost ratios for that technique. This suggests that soaring was not exclusively a hunting technique, but that it had some additional purpose unrelated to food gathering. There was some evidence that the hawks used major hunting sites which provided high benefit/cost ratios relative to the rest of their foraging ranges. Both hawks foraged efficiently by concentrating more of their foraging time on the hunting method and in the hunting sites which yielded the highest number of prey captures per unit of energy ex-pended. The birds' use of secondary hunting areas may have contributed to their long-term foraging efficiency by informing them of changes in the foraging potential of different portions of their home ranges. Such flexible foraging patterns may be critical to the survival of predators which rely on highly variable small-mammal populations.

Development and climate change in the sagebrush habitats are causing population declines of North American hawks and eagles. For these species, understanding the landscape features that are preferred for nesting and the prey they consume in sagebrush habitats are important in developing conservation plans. Specifically, we know little of the preferred nest-sites and diet of Ferruginous Hawks (Buteo regalis) and Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) many locales. In our study, we determined the landscape characteristics associated with nest sites for these two raptor species in the Uintah Basin, UT to predict where nests may occur in our study area. We found that slope, elevation, distance to nearest oil and gas wells, geology, and facing south were the most important variables in characterizing Golden Eagle nest-sites. Elevation, slope, vegetation type, and distance to nearest oil and gas wells were the most important variables in characterizing Ferruginous Hawk nest-sites. In addition, we looked at the diets of Golden Eagles, Ferruginous Hawks, and Northern Goshawks in the Uinta Basin, UT using a genetic analysis method novel to raptors. We found species consistent with previous diet studies and detected prey items not previously reported, including the Western Whiptail (Aspidocelis tigris), Domestic Cow (Bos Taurus), Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa), and Rock Bass (Amboplites rupestris) within Ferruginous Hawk samples. Results from our study can provide managers with tools to better survey for nest-sites and to provide an alternative method of diet analysis to provide insight into prey species important to these raptors.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) denise_souza_batista.pdf: 2389253 bytes, checksum: 7d5cc01bdcaca35f20d644bb71a22d7e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / O objetivo deste trabalho ? entender os processos ecol?gicos que orientam a distribui??o espacial e estrutura vegetacional da esp?cie Vellozia ramosissima e tamb?m analisar a anatomia foliar, a nutri??o e a ecofisiologia, inter-relacionados com a an?lise do solo, para reconhecer a plasticidade desta esp?cie em ?reas de Complexos Rupestres Quartz?ticos (CRQs) e Ferruginosos (CRFs). A coleta de dados foi baseada na amostragem de uma parcela de 50x50m em quatro ?reas em Complexos Rupestres: duas ?reas localizadas em afloramentos quartz?ticos e duas em ferruginosos. Nas parcelas, todos os indiv?duos com altura maior ou igual a um metro foram mapeados, o padr?o de distribui??o espacial foi avaliado utilizando a fun??o K de Ripley. O m?todo de Sturges foi utilizado para defini??o do n?mero de classes diam?tricas e de altura. As an?lises de solos avaliaram: pH, teores de P, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ e Al3+; acidez potencial (H+Al), CTC a pH 7,0 (T); CTC efetiva (t), soma de bases (SB), satura??o por bases (V%), satura??o por alum?nio (m%), areia (fina e grossa), silte, argila e equivalente de umidade (EU). Para anatomia foliar foram estimados a ?rea foliar e cortes anat?micos foliares (fotomicrografias). Para cada imagem foram mensurados os par?metros anat?micos: espessura da cut?cula, da epiderme (nas faces adaxial e abaxial), do par?nquima pali??dico e lacunoso, da extens?o da bainha voltada para o feixe vascular (hipoderme), da hipoderme voltada para fenda e altura da fenda estom?tica. O material coletado para a nutri??o foliar e de raiz foi processado e determinados os nutrientes: N; P; K+; Ca2+; Mg2+; Zn2+; Fe2+; Mn2+; Cu; C; H+ e Al3+. O fluor?metro port?til modulado MINI-PAM, foi utilizado para fazer as medi??es pontuais das vari?veis: fotorrespira??o e rendimento qu?ntico efetivo. Nas quatro ?reas foram levantadas o total de 2542 indiv?duos com a seguinte distribui??o: 158 indiv?duos na ?rea CRQ1, 682 na ?rea CRQ2, 39 em CRF1e 1663 em CRF2. A fun??o K de Ripley calculada para as quatro ?reas rejeitaram a hip?tese de completa aletoriedade espacial, demonstrando, no geral, um padr?o de distribui??o agregado. A estrutura diam?trica e de altura das quatro ?reas seguem um aumento gradativo da frequ?ncia de indiv?duos nas quatro primeiras classes, exceto para ?rea CRF1. As an?lises de solos demonstram baixa fertilidade e textura arenosa com baixa capacidade de reten??o de umidade, al?m de toxidade por metais como: Mn2+ e Al3+, para as ?reas CRF2 e CRQ2, respectivamente. H? uma similaridade na organiza??o estrutural da anatomia foliar, nas quatro popula??es, com caracter?sticas t?picas de esp?cies de ambientes xerom?rficos, como: presen?a de cut?cula espessa, fibras subepid?rmicas, hipoderme aqu?fera e sistema vascular bem desenvolvidos, al?m de fendas estom?ticas. Em termos nutricionais a esp?cie apresenta baixos n?veis de requerimentos, foram observados altos concentra??es de metais pesados (Mn2+ e Al3+) nas folhas e ra?zes da esp?cie. As vari?veis ambientais: altitude, temperatura, umidade relativa do ar e radia??o influenciam diretamente na atividade de fotoss?ntese que ? complexa e sujeita a influ?ncias regulat?rias, internas e ambientais. Foram observadas caracter?sticas funcionais como plasticidade representada pela resposta morfo-anat?mica e ecofisiol?gica nesta esp?cie. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Ci?ncia Florestal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2016. / The objective of this work is to understand the ecological processes that guide the spatial distribution and vegetative structure of the species Vellozia ramosissima and also to analyze leaf anatomy, nutrition and ecophysiology, interrelated with soil analysis, to recognize the plasticity of this species in Areas of Quartzite Rock Complexes (CRQs) and Ferruginous Complexes (CRFs). Data collection was based on the sampling of a 50x50 m plot in four areas in Rock Complexes: two areas located in quartzitic outcrops and two in ferruginous outcrops. In the plots, all individuals with height greater than or equal to one meter were mapped, the spatial distribution pattern was evaluated using the Ripley's K function. The Sturges method was used to define the number of diametric and height classes. Soil analyzes evaluated: pH, levels of P, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Al3+; Potential acidity (H + Al), CTC at pH 7.0 (T); effective CTC (t), base saturation (SB), base saturation (V%), saturation by aluminum (m%), sand (fine and coarse), silt, clay and moisture equivalent (EU). Leaf anatomy and foliar anatomical sections (photomicrographs) were estimated for leaf anatomy. For each image, the anatomical parameters were measured: cuticle thickness, epidermis (on the adaxial and abaxial sides), palisade and lacunar parenchyma, extension of the sheath facing the vascular bundle (hypodermis), hypodermis facing the Stomatal cleft. The material collected for leaf and root nutrition was processed and the nutrients determined: N; P; K+; Ca2+; Mg2+; Zn2+; Fe2+; Mn2+; Cu; C; H+ and Al3+. The portable MINI-PAM modulating fluorometer was used to make point measurements of the variables: photorespiration and effective quantum yield. In the four areas, a total of 2.542 individuals with the following distribution were surveyed: 158 individuals in the CRQ1 area, 682 in the CRQ2 area, 39 in CRF1 and 1663 in CRF2. The Ripley's K function calculated for the four areas rejected the hypothesis of complete spatial randomness, generally showing an aggregate distribution pattern. The diameter and height structure of the four areas follow a gradual increase of the frequency of individuals in the first four classes, except for CRF1 area. Soil analyzes show low fertility and sandy texture with low moisture retention capacity, as well as toxicity by metals such as: Mn2+ and Al3+, for the areas CRF2 and CRQ2, respectively. There is a similarity in the structural organization of the leaf anatomy, in the four populations, with typical characteristics of species of xeromorphic environments, such as: presence of thick cuticle, subepidermal fibers, well developed hypodermis and vascular system, and stomatal cracks. In nutritional terms, the species presented low levels of requirements, high concentrations of heavy metals (Mn2+ and Al3+) were observed in the leaves and roots of the species. The environmental variables: altitude, temperature, relative air humidity and radiation directly influence the activity of photosynthesis that is complex and subject to regulatory, internal and environmental influences. Functional characteristics were observed as plasticity represented by the morpho-anatomical and echophysiological response in this species.

Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2016-12-15T19:19:18Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) luana_cristielle_araujo.pdf: 2395383 bytes, checksum: 9bb2ed4d6dcfdf6793777225baf50c2c (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2016-12-19T16:41:00Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) luana_cristielle_araujo.pdf: 2395383 bytes, checksum: 9bb2ed4d6dcfdf6793777225baf50c2c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-19T16:41:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) luana_cristielle_araujo.pdf: 2395383 bytes, checksum: 9bb2ed4d6dcfdf6793777225baf50c2c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / O objetivo deste trabalho foi gerar conhecimento sobre a aplica??o de diferentes t?cnicas na restaura??o de ambientes degradados pela minera??o de ferro. A disserta??o foi estruturada em tr?s cap?tulos, sendo o primeiro uma revis?o de literatura, com intuito de retratar os temas abordados na disserta??o. No segundo, avaliou-se o espa?amento de plantio para Vellozia ramosissima e Pseudobombax campestre no modelo de plantio em Leque, visando gerar conhecimento sobre o manejo dessas esp?cies resgatadas na reintrodu??o a ambientes degradados. Para tal depositou-se sobre uma pilha de est?ril de canga ferruginosa uma camada de topsoil associado ? canga ferruginosa, onde foi instalado o experimento em delineamento sistem?tico tipo ?Leque?, conforme o modelo (IA) proposto por Nelder (1962), em que se avaliou oito espa?amentos de plantio, variando de 2 m?/planta a 9,3 m?/planta. As vari?veis analisadas foram o incremento em altura e di?metro de P. campestre, al?m da sobreviv?ncia de V. ramosissima e P. campestre aos quatro, oito e doze meses ap?s o replantio. Para avaliar os melhores tratamentos foram realizadas an?lises de vari?ncia (ANOVA) a 5% de signific?ncia. Para a sobreviv?ncia realizou-se o teste n?o-param?trico de Kruskal-Wallis a 5% de signific?ncia. As duas esp?cies estudadas apresentaram nos per?odos avaliados sobreviv?ncia acima de 80%. O incremento em altura e di?metro de P. campestre foi crescente ao longo do per?odo avaliado, apresentando uma m?dia geral 34,3 cm e 16,6 mm, respectivamente, durante os doze meses ap?s o replantio. Ressalta-se que os espa?amentos de plantio testados para as esp?cies deste estudo n?o apresentaram diferen?as significativas para todas as vari?veis analisadas. O terceiro cap?tulo teve como objetivo avaliar o potencial do uso da camada superficial de solo ?topsoil? associado ? canga ferruginosa, como alternativa na recomposi??o da cobertura vegetal de uma pilha de est?ril de canga ferruginosa. A comunidade regenerante foi amostrada aos 10 e 18 meses, ap?s a deposi??o do topsoil. Assim, determinou-se a densidade de plantas, composi??o e diversidade flor?stica, al?m de avaliar a din?mica de popula??es e cobertura do solo. A cobertura vegetal proveniente do topsoil ao final do per?odo avaliado apresentou um total de 19.485 indiv?duos pertencentes a 26 fam?lias com 82 esp?cies e seis morfoesp?cies. As fam?lias com maior n?mero de esp?cies foram Asteraceae (16), seguidas de Fabaceae (11) e Poaceae (8). A cobertura m?dia do solo na ?rea experimental foi de 58%, ap?s 18 meses. A utiliza??o do topsoil mostrou-se como uma t?cnica promissora e de extrema import?ncia na indu??o da restaura??o da pilha de est?ril de canga ferruginosa, uma vez que proporcionou a regenera??o natural, recomposi??o da vegeta??o com esp?cies aut?ctones, crescimento satisfat?rio dos indiv?duos e r?pida cobertura do solo ao longo do per?odo avaliado. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Ci?ncia Florestal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2015. / This work aimed at generating knowledge on the application of different techniques in the restoration of degraded environments due the iron mining. The master's thesis was structured into three chapters, where the first is a literature review which portrays the issues addressed in the thesis. In the second chapter we evaluated the planting spacing for Vellozia ramosissima and Pseudobombax campestre in fan-shaped planting model, aiming at generating knowledge on the management of the two species when reintroduced in degraded environments. For this purpose we deposited on a pile of sterile ferruginous yoke one topsoil layer associated with the ferruginous yoke, where we conducted the experiment in a fan-shaped systematic design, according to the model (IA) proposed by Nelder (1962), in which were evaluated eight planting spacings ranging from 2 m?/plant to 9.3 m?/plant. We analyzed as variables the increase in height and diameter of P. campestre and the survival of V. ramosissima and P. campestre in the fourth, eighth, and twelveth months after replanting. In order to evaluate the best treatments we performed variance analysis (ANOVA) at 5% significance level. For survival we used the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test at 5% significance level. Both the studied species showed survival above 80% in the evaluated periods. The increment in height and diameter of P. campestre was increasing over the studied period, presenting an overall average of 34.3 cm and 16.6 mm, respectively, during the twelve months after replanting. We point out that the plant spacings for the species tested in this study presented no significant differences for all variables. The third chapter aimed at evaluating the potential use of the surface layer of "topsoil" associated with ferruginous yoke, as an alternative in the vegetation cover restoration of a waste pile of ferruginous yoke. The regenerating community was sampled in the 10th and 18th months after the deposit of topsoil. Therefore, we determined the plant density, the composition and the floristic diversity, and we also evaluated the dynamics of populations and soil coverage. The vegetation provided by the topsoil by the end of the studied period showed a total of 19,485 individuals which belong to 26 families with 82 species and six morphospecies. The families with the highest number of species were Asteraceae (16), followed by Fabaceae (11), and Poaceae (8). The average coverage of the soil in the experimental area was 58% after 18 months. The use of topsoil was shown as a promising and extremely important technique in inducing the restoration of the waste pile of ferruginous yoke, once it provided natural regeneration, vegetation restoration with native species, satisfactory growth of individuals, and quick soil coverage over the studied period.