Abstract

BENDER, A. et al. Surveying the woody flora of green spaces in Esperanza city (Santa Fe, Argentina). Some suggestions for its management. Quebracho (Santiago del Estero) [online]. 2021, vol.29, n.1, pp.25-38.  Epub Sep 01, 2021. ISSN 0328-0543.

Esperanza City (Santa Fe, Argentina) has green spaces such as parks, squares and small squares devoted to recreational areas and guarantee human development in balance with nature. To fully understand these green spaces, it is essential to know the area they occupy, the plant species included as well as their health condition and the management they receive, particularly the woody ones.

Due to the importance given to urban trees in this city, a census was carried out to evaluate the main features of the woody flora int these green spaces. The data collected include: existing species, their health status and silvicultural interventions. Based upon this information, suitable silvicultural interventions were proposed. Finally, the availability of green spaces per inhabitant and the number of inhabitants per tree were evaluated.

The results showed that 74 % of the trees corresponded to exotic species with a good general health status and 57 % of the trees showed nom evident silvicultural intervention. There exists an average of 7.64 m2 of green space per inhabitant and 18.8 inhabitants per tree.

The data obtained become the first census of woody species of the Esperanza City green infrastructure. It is proposed to increase green space areas and promote planting, especially using native species.

Keywords : green spaces; parks; squares; little squares; woody plants census; urban tree management.

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