Riparian forest of the humid tropics of Mexico: A study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration
Riparian ecosystems harbor significant biodiversity and support essential ecological functions that affect ecosystem services provision for human well-being. Anthropogenic disturbances often exceed the natural resilience of these ecosystems thus resulting in their degradation. Ecological restoration...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2017
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| author | Meli, Paula Ruiz, Lucía Aguilar, Rocío Rabasa, Alejandra Rey Benayas, José María Carabias, Julia |
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| description | Riparian ecosystems harbor significant biodiversity and support essential ecological functions that affect ecosystem services provision for human well-being. Anthropogenic disturbances often exceed the natural resilience of these ecosystems thus resulting in their degradation. Ecological restoration promotes restoring biodiversity and riparian ecosystems services, but its success depends on several aspects. This work bases on a study case to exemplify the problem of restoration from an ‘integral’ perspective and discusses ecological, socio-economic and legal aspects that can influence the success of the restoration of these forests. While ecological aspects have been considerably developed, information on economic (e.g. production costs), social (e.g. social acceptance) and legal constraints (e.g. incorporation of restoration in public programs) are still limited for restoration being applied at broader scales. Estimating ecosystem services that could be restored from the restoration of riparian forests may help to integrate these aspects. Addressing these aspects at the local level will provide information for the future development of more efficient regional strategies in terms of the ecological benefit-socioeconomic cost ratio. Finally, we discuss some recommendations relating to the conservation, management and restoration of riparian ecosystems in the humid tropics of Mexico. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.myb.ojs.inecol.mx:article-11182022-11-29T23:10:58Z Riparian forest of the humid tropics of Mexico: A study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration Bosques ribereños del trópico húmedo de México: un caso de estudio y aspectos críticos para una restauración exitosa Meli, Paula Ruiz, Lucía Aguilar, Rocío Rabasa, Alejandra Rey Benayas, José María Carabias, Julia legal framework social perceptions recovery riparian rainforest socio-economic marco legal percepción social recuperación ribera selva socioeconómico Riparian ecosystems harbor significant biodiversity and support essential ecological functions that affect ecosystem services provision for human well-being. Anthropogenic disturbances often exceed the natural resilience of these ecosystems thus resulting in their degradation. Ecological restoration promotes restoring biodiversity and riparian ecosystems services, but its success depends on several aspects. This work bases on a study case to exemplify the problem of restoration from an ‘integral’ perspective and discusses ecological, socio-economic and legal aspects that can influence the success of the restoration of these forests. While ecological aspects have been considerably developed, information on economic (e.g. production costs), social (e.g. social acceptance) and legal constraints (e.g. incorporation of restoration in public programs) are still limited for restoration being applied at broader scales. Estimating ecosystem services that could be restored from the restoration of riparian forests may help to integrate these aspects. Addressing these aspects at the local level will provide information for the future development of more efficient regional strategies in terms of the ecological benefit-socioeconomic cost ratio. Finally, we discuss some recommendations relating to the conservation, management and restoration of riparian ecosystems in the humid tropics of Mexico. Los bosques ribereños albergan una biodiversidad importante y en ellos se desarrollan funciones ecológicas esenciales que repercuten en la provisión de servicios ecosistémicos relevantes para la sociedad. Las perturbaciones de origen antrópico frecuentemente exceden la resiliencia natural de estos ecosistemas y, en consecuencia, desencadenan procesos de degradación. La restauración ecológica busca recuperar la biodiversidad y los servicios de los bosques ribereños, pero su éxito depende de varios aspectos de contexto. En este trabajo se utiliza un estudio de caso para ejemplificar la problemática de la restauración desde una perspectiva ‘integral’ y se discuten aspectos ecológicos, socio-económicos y legales que pueden influir en el éxito de la restauración de estos bosques. Si bien los aspectos ecológicos han sido considerablemente desarrollados, aún falta información relacionada con las limitaciones económicas (p. ej. los costos de producción), sociales (p. ej. la aceptación social) y legales (p.ej. la incorporación de la restauración ecológica en programas públicos), para ser aplicados a escalas más amplias. La estimación de los servicios ecosistémicos que podrían restablecerse a partir de la restauración de bosques ribereños aportará a la integración de estos aspectos. El abordaje de estos aspectos a escala local aportará información para el desarrollo futuro de estrategias a escala regional más eficientes en términos de la relación beneficio ecológico–costo socioeconómico. Se discuten algunas recomendaciones relacionadas con la conservación, el manejo y la restauración de los bosques ribereños en el trópico húmedo de México. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2017-04-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/pdf https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/1118 10.21829/myb.2017.2311118 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 23 No. 1 (2017): Spring 2017; 181-193 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 23 Núm. 1 (2017): Primavera 2017; 181-193 2448-7597 1405-0471 spa https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/1118/1640 https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/1118/1641 https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/1118/1642 Derechos de autor 2017 Madera y Bosques |
| spellingShingle | Meli, Paula Ruiz, Lucía Aguilar, Rocío Rabasa, Alejandra Rey Benayas, José María Carabias, Julia Riparian forest of the humid tropics of Mexico: A study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration |
| title | Riparian forest of the humid tropics of Mexico: A study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration |
| title_full | Riparian forest of the humid tropics of Mexico: A study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration |
| title_fullStr | Riparian forest of the humid tropics of Mexico: A study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Riparian forest of the humid tropics of Mexico: A study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration |
| title_short | Riparian forest of the humid tropics of Mexico: A study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration |
| title_sort | riparian forest of the humid tropics of mexico: a study case and critical aspects for their successful restoration |
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