ANALISE COMPARATIVA DOS FRAGMENTOS DE CERRADO NOS MUNICÍPIOS DE CAMPO MOURÃO E JAGUARIAÍVA, PARANÁ, BRASIL

The Cerrado (Savannah) is one of the six Brazilian morphoclimatic domains and although it has its core area located in Brazil’s central region, fragments of this vegetation are observed in the state of Paraná and that, even, they have already occupied 1,700 square kilometers. Currently, however, the Cerrado is restricted only to isolated islands in cities such as Arapoti, Campo Mourão, Cianorte, Jaguariaíva, Sabáudia, Sengés and Tuneiras do Oeste. In the light of these considerations, this article aims at presenting the comparative characterization of the Cerrado areas in Campo Mourão and Jaguariaíva by highlighting the geographical elements observed there. For the accomplishment of the research, fieldwork was done, as well as comparative analyzes throughcartographic and bibliographical material. From the research survey, it was evidenced that: a) both analyzed fragments are in different climates; b) the soil in the area studied in Jaguariaíva presents sandy texture in shallow soil, while in Campo Mourão the soil can be described as Lactosoil with clayey texture; c) both soils, although distinct, have low natural fertility and high acidity; d) the botanical families that compose the studied’s area vegetation are correlated.