This study aimed to estimate the production of litter in a fragment of the Florets Ombrofila Mista in the area of System Faxinal in municipality of the Prudentopolis- PR and the influence of soil animals on display. The collections were made through the installation of 8 collectors 1m², which were monitored monthly for one year. The samples were dried and separated into categories (fractions) of leaves, branches and miscellaneous (flowers, fruits, seeds and small pieces of bark the tree and dead insect). The system Faxinal is a system silvopastoril characteristic of Centro-Sul of the State of Parana, where there is a association of extensive breeding of animals in communal areas, forest extraction in the polyculture breeding common and subsistence food. There is a continuous flow of animals in this system, which is created loose (without property restrictions). During the sampling campaigns, some months were identified as major producers of litter such as the month of october. The average litter production was 6.097 t/ha. The animals effectively influence the exposure of the soil in areas of Faxinal.
Ombrofila mix forest; Faxinal; Litter; Soil exposure; Seasonal Assessment
