Successional floristic analysis in the Cerro Huitepec biological station, Chiapas, Mexico
A floristic checklist and a vegetation account of six successional communities: grassland, shrubland, early forest, mid-successional forest, oak forest, and evergreen cloud forest in the privately-owned biological station at Cerro Huitepec, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México, is presented....
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
1998
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| author | Ramirez-Marcial, Neptali Ochoa-Gaona, Susana Gonzalez-Espinosa, Mario Quintana-Ascencio, Pedro F. |
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| description | A floristic checklist and a vegetation account of six successional communities: grassland, shrubland, early forest, mid-successional forest, oak forest, and evergreen cloud forest in the privately-owned biological station at Cerro Huitepec, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México, is presented. A total of 83 vascular plant families including 186 genera and 315 species were recorded. We found that 10% of the species are annual herbs, 50% herbaceous perennials, 20% shrubs, 17% understory trees, and 3% canopy trees. An analysis by means of the Jaccard similarity index showed three distinct vegetational groups. The first group is defined by pioneer and early successional species of grassland and shrubland communities that show 58% of floristic similarity; the second group includes species of the early forest and mid-successional forest communities which show 52% of floristic similarity; the third group, represented by a high number of mid- and late successional shrub and tree species, typical of mature habitats like the oak forest and evergreen cloud forest communities, shows 57% of floristic similarity. Although the Estación Biológica Cerro Huitepec includes 32% of the floristic richness estimated for the area situated in central Chiapas above the elevation of 2000 m, due to the low density of many species, and the relatively fast deforestation rates of neighboring areas, the flora at the station may suffer some local extinctions in the future if appropriate management strategies are not considered. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-8062022-12-24T05:43:37Z Successional floristic analysis in the Cerro Huitepec biological station, Chiapas, Mexico Análisis florístico sucesional en la estación biológica Cerro Huitepec, Chiapas, México Ramirez-Marcial, Neptali Ochoa-Gaona, Susana Gonzalez-Espinosa, Mario Quintana-Ascencio, Pedro F. Altos de Chiapas conservation ecology floristic composition land use change. Altos de Chiapas cambio de uso de suelo composición florística conservación ecología. A floristic checklist and a vegetation account of six successional communities: grassland, shrubland, early forest, mid-successional forest, oak forest, and evergreen cloud forest in the privately-owned biological station at Cerro Huitepec, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México, is presented. A total of 83 vascular plant families including 186 genera and 315 species were recorded. We found that 10% of the species are annual herbs, 50% herbaceous perennials, 20% shrubs, 17% understory trees, and 3% canopy trees. An analysis by means of the Jaccard similarity index showed three distinct vegetational groups. The first group is defined by pioneer and early successional species of grassland and shrubland communities that show 58% of floristic similarity; the second group includes species of the early forest and mid-successional forest communities which show 52% of floristic similarity; the third group, represented by a high number of mid- and late successional shrub and tree species, typical of mature habitats like the oak forest and evergreen cloud forest communities, shows 57% of floristic similarity. Although the Estación Biológica Cerro Huitepec includes 32% of the floristic richness estimated for the area situated in central Chiapas above the elevation of 2000 m, due to the low density of many species, and the relatively fast deforestation rates of neighboring areas, the flora at the station may suffer some local extinctions in the future if appropriate management strategies are not considered. Se presenta una lista florística y una descripción de la vegetación de seis comunidades sucesionales: zacatonal, matorral, bosque incipiente, bosque sucesional intermedio, bosque de encino y bosque de neblina en la Estación Biológica Cerro Huitepec, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. El total de la flora comprende 83 familias, 186 géneros y 315 especies; 10% de ellas fueron herbáceas anuales, 50% herbáceas perennes (incluyendo bejucos y helechos), 20% arbustos, 17% árboles del sotobosque y 3% árboles del dosel. El análisis de similitud (índice de Jaccard) permitió reconocer tres grupos de vegetación: el primero definido por especies predominantemente pioneras o sucesionalmente tempranas, típicas del zacatonal y del matorral, que tienen 58% de semejanza florística; el segundo incluye los elementos del bosque incipiente y el bosque sucesional intermedio, compartiendo 52% de su flora y en el que destacaron las plantas sucesionales intermedias; el último grupo formado por el bosque de neblina y el bosque de encino, que tienen en común 57% de la composición florística, principalmente de especies sucesionales intermedias y tardías. En la Estación Biológica Cerro Huitepec está representada 32% de la riqueza florística estimada para la región ubicada por encima de los 2000 m de altitud en el centro del estado. Sin embargo, debido a la baja densidad de las poblaciones de varias especies y a las tasas elevadas de deforestación que prevalecen alrededor, es probable la ocurrencia de algunas extinciones locales en el futuro cercano, por lo que es necesario diseñar estrategias apropiadas para su manejo y conservación. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 1998-07-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/806 10.21829/abm44.1998.806 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 44 (1998); 59-85 Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 44 (1998); 59-85 2448-7589 0187-7151 spa https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/806/972 Derechos de autor 2016 Acta Botanica Mexicana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Ramirez-Marcial, Neptali Ochoa-Gaona, Susana Gonzalez-Espinosa, Mario Quintana-Ascencio, Pedro F. Successional floristic analysis in the Cerro Huitepec biological station, Chiapas, Mexico |
| title | Successional floristic analysis in the Cerro Huitepec biological station, Chiapas, Mexico |
| title_full | Successional floristic analysis in the Cerro Huitepec biological station, Chiapas, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Successional floristic analysis in the Cerro Huitepec biological station, Chiapas, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successional floristic analysis in the Cerro Huitepec biological station, Chiapas, Mexico |
| title_short | Successional floristic analysis in the Cerro Huitepec biological station, Chiapas, Mexico |
| title_sort | successional floristic analysis in the cerro huitepec biological station, chiapas, mexico |
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