CARACTERIZAÇÃO DA MONODOMINÂNCIA DE AROEIRA (Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. All.) NO MUNICÍPIO DE TUMIRITINGA - MG MONODOMINANCE CHARACTERIZATION OF AROEIRA (Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. All.) IN THE CITY OF TUMIRITINGA, MINAS GERAIS STATE

Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr.All. forest species is scientifically recognized by the set of ecological and utilitarian features that characterize it as a “noble” species of the Brazilian flora. Although the species has appeared since 1992, until the present dayit has been in the list of species of the endangered Brazilian flora, the same behavior manifests monodominant behavior in some regions of Minas Gerais state, especially in the central Rio Doce area. Many studies have been conducted in order to describe and understand 1 Engenheiro Florestal, Doutorando em Solos e Nutricao de Plantas, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Av. P.H.Rolfs, Campus Universitario s/n, CEP 36570-000, Vicosa (MG), Brasil. Bolsista CNPq. pinhofelipe@hotmail.com 2 Engenheiro Florestal, Dr., Professor do Departamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Av. P.H.Rolfs, Campus Universitario s/n, CEP 36570-000, Vicosa (MG), Brasil. alsouza@ufv.br 3 Engenheiro Agronomo, Dr., Professor do Departamento de Solos, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Av. P.H.olfs, Campus Universitario s/n, CEP 36570-000, Vicosa (MG), Brasil. elpidio@ufv.br Recebido para publicacao em 24/08/2011 e aceito em 1/11/2012