Effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in Nuevo León, Mexico
Background and Aims: Restoration strategies promote the recovery of disturbed ecosystems in order to renew their natural structure and function. Our research evaluated the abundance, dominance, frequency, and diversity of species in three areas of Tamaulipan thornscrub.Methods: Two areas were subjec...
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| author | Marroquín-Castillo, Jonathan J. Alanís-Rodríguez, Eduardo Jiménez-Pérez, Javier Aguirre-Calderón, Oscar A. Mata-Balderas, José M. Rubio-Camacho, Ernesto A. Collantes Chávez-Costa, Alejandro |
| author_facet | Marroquín-Castillo, Jonathan J. Alanís-Rodríguez, Eduardo Jiménez-Pérez, Javier Aguirre-Calderón, Oscar A. Mata-Balderas, José M. Rubio-Camacho, Ernesto A. Collantes Chávez-Costa, Alejandro |
| author_sort | Marroquín-Castillo, Jonathan J. |
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| description | Background and Aims: Restoration strategies promote the recovery of disturbed ecosystems in order to renew their natural structure and function. Our research evaluated the abundance, dominance, frequency, and diversity of species in three areas of Tamaulipan thornscrub.Methods: Two areas were subject to opencast limestone mining over the course of seven years from 2000 to 2006. Restoration techniques were applied in one of the excavated areas, whereas this was not done in other. The third one, an undisturbed area, was used as the reference community. In 2013, we recorded ecological attributes of established plant communities in 36 preselected 100 m2 (10 m × 10 m) sampling sites, 12 per site.Key results: The area without restoration did not register regeneration within the vegetation. Species richness (S), Margalef index (DMg) and Shannon index (H’) showed significant differences (mean values S 4.75 and 8.25, DMg 0.87 and 1.80, H’ 0.7 and 1.54, respectively) between the restored and reference area while the variables of density, crown area, and Pretzsch index (A) were similar.Conclusions: Based on the similarity in the density and crown area with a reference area, we conclude that active restoration techniques, involving deposition of rock and soil materials and exclusion of industrial activities, generate favorable conditions for the reestablishment of vegetation communities in Tamaulipan thornscrub in seven years. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-12622022-11-17T22:56:54Z Effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in Nuevo León, Mexico Efecto de la restauración post-minería de la comunidad vegetal de matorral xerófilo, en Nuevo León, México Marroquín-Castillo, Jonathan J. Alanís-Rodríguez, Eduardo Jiménez-Pérez, Javier Aguirre-Calderón, Oscar A. Mata-Balderas, José M. Rubio-Camacho, Ernesto A. Collantes Chávez-Costa, Alejandro diversity of species Margalef index opencast mining Shannon index diversidad de especies índice de Margalef índice de Shannon minería a cielo abierto Background and Aims: Restoration strategies promote the recovery of disturbed ecosystems in order to renew their natural structure and function. Our research evaluated the abundance, dominance, frequency, and diversity of species in three areas of Tamaulipan thornscrub.Methods: Two areas were subject to opencast limestone mining over the course of seven years from 2000 to 2006. Restoration techniques were applied in one of the excavated areas, whereas this was not done in other. The third one, an undisturbed area, was used as the reference community. In 2013, we recorded ecological attributes of established plant communities in 36 preselected 100 m2 (10 m × 10 m) sampling sites, 12 per site.Key results: The area without restoration did not register regeneration within the vegetation. Species richness (S), Margalef index (DMg) and Shannon index (H’) showed significant differences (mean values S 4.75 and 8.25, DMg 0.87 and 1.80, H’ 0.7 and 1.54, respectively) between the restored and reference area while the variables of density, crown area, and Pretzsch index (A) were similar.Conclusions: Based on the similarity in the density and crown area with a reference area, we conclude that active restoration techniques, involving deposition of rock and soil materials and exclusion of industrial activities, generate favorable conditions for the reestablishment of vegetation communities in Tamaulipan thornscrub in seven years. Antecedentes y Objetivos: Las estrategias de restauración tienen como objetivo favorecer la recuperación de los ecosistemas alterados, para lograr el restablecimiento de su estructura y funcionamiento naturales. La presente investigación evaluó la abundancia, dominancia, frecuencia y diversidad de especies en tres áreas de matorral espinoso tamaulipeco.Métodos: Dos áreas fueron sometidas durante siete años (2000-2006) a procesos de aprovechamiento a cielo abierto. A una se le aplicaron técnicas de restauración y a la otra no, y se compararon con un área en la que no se tiene perturbación registrada llamada área referencia. En el año 2013 se establecieron 36 sitios de muestreo, 12 por cada una de las áreas cuyas dimensiones fueron de 100 m2 (10 × 10 m), en las que se registraron los atributos ecológicos de las comunidades vegetales establecidas.Resultados clave: En el área sin restaurar no se registró regeneración de la comunidad vegetal. La riqueza específica (S), índice de Margalef (DMg) e índice de Shannon (H´) mostraron diferencias significativas entre el área restaurada y la de referencia (Valores medios S 4.75 y 8.25, DMg 0.87 y 1.80, H´ 0.7 y 1.54, respectivamente), mientras que las variables de densidad, área de copa e índice de Pretzsch (A) no mostraron diferencias.Conclusiones: Se concluye que la técnica de restauración activa, la cual consiste en el depósito de material rocoso y edáfico en el área, y su exclusión de actividades productivas, generan condiciones favorables para que la comunidad vegetal del matorral espinoso tamaulipeco se establezca teniendo similitud en la densidad y área de copa a un área de referencia en siete años. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2017-07-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1262 10.21829/abm120.2017.1262 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 120 (2017); 7-20 Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 120 (2017); 7-20 2448-7589 0187-7151 spa https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1262/pdf https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1262/html Derechos de autor 2017 Acta Botanica Mexicana |
| spellingShingle | Marroquín-Castillo, Jonathan J. Alanís-Rodríguez, Eduardo Jiménez-Pérez, Javier Aguirre-Calderón, Oscar A. Mata-Balderas, José M. Rubio-Camacho, Ernesto A. Collantes Chávez-Costa, Alejandro Effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in Nuevo León, Mexico |
| title | Effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in Nuevo León, Mexico |
| title_full | Effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in Nuevo León, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in Nuevo León, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in Nuevo León, Mexico |
| title_short | Effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in Nuevo León, Mexico |
| title_sort | effect of post-mining restoration of the xerophytic scrub community, in nuevo león, mexico |
| url | https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1262 |
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