Fuelwood use and availability in “La Montaña” region in the state of Guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity
“La Montaña” region, in Guerrero state, in Southern Mexico, shows high poverty and deforestation rates. At the same time, the peasants show a high dependency on forests, particularly on timber use for fuelwood. The aim of this work was to characterize and quantify the use of fuelwood and determine i...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2017
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| author | Salgado Terrones, Omar Borda Niño, Mónica Lorena Ceccon, Eliane |
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| description | “La Montaña” region, in Guerrero state, in Southern Mexico, shows high poverty and deforestation rates. At the same time, the peasants show a high dependency on forests, particularly on timber use for fuelwood. The aim of this work was to characterize and quantify the use of fuelwood and determine its availability in the different landscape units across the study site. To estimate species utilized and preference for species, 60 households were surveyed in three localities at different altitudes. The quantity of fuelwood consumed was measured using two weight survey methods: Daily average and Direct consumption. To assess the fuelwood availability, the floristic composition and structure of the more preserved with minimum fuelwood extraction patches were determined and an extrapolation was made to cover the entire study site. It was found that the utilization process of the species is similar along the altitudinal gradient: all of households surveyed daily use fuelwood with an average per capita consumption of 1.70 kg and 2.06 kg (according to both survey methods) and 63% of the users perform the extraction of complete trees mainly from Quercus species. An availability of live biomass for fuelwood of 28 t ha-1 and 14 t ha-1 1 was found in patches of closed and open forest, respectively. Due to the similarities found, in terms of use and availability, it is possible to consider the different units studied as an environmental unity for the establishment of productive restoration projects. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.myb.ojs.inecol.mx:article-14732022-11-29T23:05:32Z Fuelwood use and availability in “La Montaña” region in the state of Guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity Uso y disponibilidad de leña en la región de La Montaña en el estado de Guerrero y sus implicaciones en la unidad ambiental Salgado Terrones, Omar Borda Niño, Mónica Lorena Ceccon, Eliane forest degradation selective extraction altitudinal gradient productive restoration degradación forestal extracción selectiva gradiente altitudinal restauración productiva “La Montaña” region, in Guerrero state, in Southern Mexico, shows high poverty and deforestation rates. At the same time, the peasants show a high dependency on forests, particularly on timber use for fuelwood. The aim of this work was to characterize and quantify the use of fuelwood and determine its availability in the different landscape units across the study site. To estimate species utilized and preference for species, 60 households were surveyed in three localities at different altitudes. The quantity of fuelwood consumed was measured using two weight survey methods: Daily average and Direct consumption. To assess the fuelwood availability, the floristic composition and structure of the more preserved with minimum fuelwood extraction patches were determined and an extrapolation was made to cover the entire study site. It was found that the utilization process of the species is similar along the altitudinal gradient: all of households surveyed daily use fuelwood with an average per capita consumption of 1.70 kg and 2.06 kg (according to both survey methods) and 63% of the users perform the extraction of complete trees mainly from Quercus species. An availability of live biomass for fuelwood of 28 t ha-1 and 14 t ha-1 1 was found in patches of closed and open forest, respectively. Due to the similarities found, in terms of use and availability, it is possible to consider the different units studied as an environmental unity for the establishment of productive restoration projects. La región de La Montaña en el estado de Guerrero, al sur de México, presenta altos índices de pobreza y deforestación. Al mismo tiempo, sus habitantes muestran una particular dependencia de los bosques para la extracción de madera para leña. El objetivo de este trabajo fue caracterizar y cuantificar el uso de la leña y determinar su disponibilidad en las diferentes unidades del paisaje. Para identificar especies utilizadas y preferidas, fueron encuestadas 60 viviendas en tres localidades con diferentes altitudes. Se midió la cantidad de leña consumida usando los métodos Día promedio y Medición directa, basados en el peso de la leña utilizada. Para evaluar la disponibilidad de leña se caracterizó la composición y estructura florística de los fragmentos de bosques más conservados y con extracción mínima de leña, y se extrapoló para toda el área de estudio. Se encontró que el proceso de utilización de las especies es similar a lo largo del gradiente altitudinal: en 100% de las viviendas se utiliza leña diariamente con un promedio de consumo per cápita de 2.06 kg y 1.70 kg (según el método) y 63% de los usuarios realiza la extracción de árboles completos principalmente de especies del género Quercus. Se estimó una disponibilidad de biomasa viva para leña de 28 t ha-1 y 14 t ha-1en fragmentos de bosque cerrado y abierto, respectivamente. Por las similitudes encontradas en términos de uso y disponibilidad, es posible considerar, para el establecimiento de proyectos de restauración productiva, las diferentes unidades estudiadas como una unidad ambiental. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2017-10-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/1473 10.21829/myb.2017.2331473 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 23 No. 3 (2017): Otoño 2017; 121-135 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 23 Núm. 3 (2017): Otoño 2017; 121-135 2448-7597 1405-0471 spa https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/1473/1697 https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/1473/1717 Derechos de autor 2017 Madera y Bosques |
| spellingShingle | Salgado Terrones, Omar Borda Niño, Mónica Lorena Ceccon, Eliane Fuelwood use and availability in “La Montaña” region in the state of Guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity |
| title | Fuelwood use and availability in “La Montaña” region in the state of Guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity |
| title_full | Fuelwood use and availability in “La Montaña” region in the state of Guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity |
| title_fullStr | Fuelwood use and availability in “La Montaña” region in the state of Guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fuelwood use and availability in “La Montaña” region in the state of Guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity |
| title_short | Fuelwood use and availability in “La Montaña” region in the state of Guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity |
| title_sort | fuelwood use and availability in “la montaña” region in the state of guerrero and their implications in the environmental unity |
| url | https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/1473 |
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