Stand volume equation for natural forest fragments in the municipality of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, were developed with the point sampling (Bitterlich's method). Moreover, the tree families and species found in the region were identified, and forest fragments characterized according to size, shape, and quantitative parameters. For that, 55 points were sampled according to the point sampling method (Bitterlich), with a basal area factor K= 1. Results of the analyses evidenced 480 tree species in the municipality of Viçosa, distributed in 189 genera and 62 families. The municipality has 289 forest fragments which cover 22,77% of its area (6.832,58 ha). The model whose volumes per hectare, dependent basal area variables per hectare and height of the stand (mean total height and mean height of stems) had been linearized, was selected as the best model to estimate the total volume per hectare and bole volume outside bark per hectare.
Stand volume equation; Bitterlich; natural forests
