Nucleation is a technique widely used in restoration projects, but the transposition of the seed bank in the soil with greater depth is still incipient, especially in the Caatinga Biome. Thus, it evaluated whether the two seed bank transposition techniques (litter and topsoil) collected in two natural environments of the Mata da Pimenteira State Park (PEMP) provide seedling emergence in degraded areas of the Caatinga. Litter and topsoil techniques were transported from two Natural Environment Zone (ZAN) of the park, Serra Branca and Pimenteira, to two restoration areas in UFRPE/UAST in plots distributed in nuclei. The design was in randomized blocks, for litter in 2016 and topsoil in 2017. The highest average of emerging seedlings occurred in the surface forest soil transposition (topsoil) technique, mainly in the collection environment of the pepper tree area of the Pimenteira State Park. Herbaceous (herbs) were more evident in the topsoil (63.25%) than in litter (61%) and the species Alcalypha poiretii Spreng. was the most abundant in the Pimenteira area while the species Croton hirtus L’Hér. in the Serra Branca. The topsoil technique showed higher species richness, while litter was less uniform. However, both techniques presented a potential for species conservation, and the Pimenteira environment provided higher viable seed bank potential in degraded areas under Caatinga ecosystem conditions.
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