Community structure and floristic composition of Quercus fusiformis and Carya illinoinensis forests of the Northeastern Coastal Plain, Coahuila, Mexico
| Autor: | Juan A. Encina-Domínguez, Alejandro Zárate-Lupercio, Jorge A. Meave, Efrén Mata Rocha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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species invasions
Celtis reticulata biology Ecology ved/biology Biología ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Quercus fusiformis Diameter at breast height Species diversity Carya illinoinensis oak forest biology.organism_classification Shrub food.food Basal area forest regeneration food Species richness tree density Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics walnut forest |
| Zdroj: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM Redalyc-UNAM Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Num.2 Vol.82 |
| Popis: | "In order to describe community structure and richness in oak and walnut forests occurring long the San Rodrigo, San Diego, Escondido and Arroyo de las Vacas rivers on the Northeastern Coastal Plain (NE Coahuila, Mexico), we established 30 1 000-m2 circular plots, where we measured diameter at breast height (DBH) and tree heights. Tree regeneration and herb and shrub stratum were assessed in 5 2-m2 quadrats per site. A total of 48 species distributed in 29 families were recorded. Families with the largest richness were Poaceae, Asteraceae, and Malvaceae. For the oak forest, tree stratum density and basal area values were 386 stems/ha and 24.36 m2/ha, respectively, whereas for the walnut forest the corresponding values were 302 stems/ha and 21.26 m2/ha. The species with the highest relative importance values were Quercus fusiformis (59.48%) and Carya illinoinensis (57.58%). Total tree richness was 14 species, the most common ones being Celtis reticulata and Diospyros texana, followed closely by C. illinoinensis and Q. fusiformis. Anthropogenic impact appears to result in a poor regeneration reflected as a low sapling density, as well as in the reduction and fragmentation of these communities, in turn, this process has led to intrusions of species typical of the xerophytic Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub. Further studies are needed on the regeneration of the dominant species of these forests in order to describe their dynamics and to promote their preservation." |
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