Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section
Chapultepec Forest is the largest and most visited urban green area (UGA) of Mexico City and forthese reasons, the protection and conservation of this place is a relevant issue to maintain the generationof the environmental services and benefits that it provides. Despite the importance of this area,...
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| author | Benavides Meza, Héctor M. Fernández Grandizo, Diana Young |
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| description | Chapultepec Forest is the largest and most visited urban green area (UGA) of Mexico City and forthese reasons, the protection and conservation of this place is a relevant issue to maintain the generationof the environmental services and benefits that it provides. Despite the importance of this area, there is alack of information about the horizontal structure and indicators of the tree stands located in this place, aswell as for the rest of the UGA of the city and the country, although some floristic or sanitary conditionsstudies had been done in some of them. The aim of this paper was to determine the dendrological and dasometriccharacteristics of the stands at the 2nd section of Chapultepec Forest, according with the informationobtained from a total tree inventory, complemented with 111 sampling sites of 500 m2. The estimated meanof trees per site was 295/ha, the mean crown cover value was 27,19 m2 and the canopy cover in the areaexceeds 80% of the total surface. The mean basal area was 0,10 m2 and the stems occupied 0,32% of thetotal surface. This data will provide basic indicators for the 2nd section tree stands and a reference for futureresearch projects and characterization of UGA in the city. In addition, the information is basic to sustain themanagement that requires the urban forest of Mexico City. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.myb.ojs.inecol.mx:article-3522022-11-30T00:03:39Z Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section Estructura del arbolado y caracterización dasométrica de la segunda sección del Bosque de Chapultepec Benavides Meza, Héctor M. Fernández Grandizo, Diana Young Urban trees basal area urban green areas Mexico City urban forestry. Arbolado urbano área basal áreas verdes urbanas Ciudad de México dasonomía urbana. Chapultepec Forest is the largest and most visited urban green area (UGA) of Mexico City and forthese reasons, the protection and conservation of this place is a relevant issue to maintain the generationof the environmental services and benefits that it provides. Despite the importance of this area, there is alack of information about the horizontal structure and indicators of the tree stands located in this place, aswell as for the rest of the UGA of the city and the country, although some floristic or sanitary conditionsstudies had been done in some of them. The aim of this paper was to determine the dendrological and dasometriccharacteristics of the stands at the 2nd section of Chapultepec Forest, according with the informationobtained from a total tree inventory, complemented with 111 sampling sites of 500 m2. The estimated meanof trees per site was 295/ha, the mean crown cover value was 27,19 m2 and the canopy cover in the areaexceeds 80% of the total surface. The mean basal area was 0,10 m2 and the stems occupied 0,32% of thetotal surface. This data will provide basic indicators for the 2nd section tree stands and a reference for futureresearch projects and characterization of UGA in the city. In addition, the information is basic to sustain themanagement that requires the urban forest of Mexico City. El Bosque de Chapultepec es el área verde urbana (AVU) de mayor extensión y con más visitantesde la Ciudad de México, razón por la cual su protección y conservación tiene gran relevanciapor los servicios ambientales y beneficios antropocéntricos que genera. No obstante su trascendencia,hasta la fecha no se ha estudiado la estructura horizontal ni se han generado indicadores de su masaarbolada. Esta situación es extensiva al resto de las AVU de la ciudad y del país y solo se han realizadoocasionalmente estudios florísticos o diagnósticos físico-sanitarios. Se determinaron las característicasdendrométricas y dasométricas del arbolado en la 2ª sección, con base en información registradadurante el inventario total de sus árboles, complementada con la obtenida en 111 sitios de muestreode 500 m2. Se determinó una densidad promedio de árboles de 295/ha; un valor promedio decobertura de copa por árbol de 27,19 m2 y la cubierta del dosel excede 80% de la superficie; mientrasque el valor promedio de área basal por árbol fue de 0,10 m2 y los fustes ocupan 0,32% de dichasuperficie. Los datos de este trabajo servirán como un indicador básico para la 2ª sección y una referenciapara futuros trabajos de investigación y caracterización de masas arboladas urbanas, lo cuales fundamental para sustentar el manejo que requiere el bosque urbano de la Ciudad de México. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2012-06-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/352 10.21829/myb.2012.182352 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 18 No. 2 (2012): Verano 2012 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 18 Núm. 2 (2012): Verano 2012 2448-7597 1405-0471 spa https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/352/534 Derechos de autor 2015 Madera y Bosques |
| spellingShingle | Benavides Meza, Héctor M. Fernández Grandizo, Diana Young Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section |
| title | Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section |
| title_full | Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section |
| title_fullStr | Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section |
| title_short | Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section |
| title_sort | dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at chapultepec forest second section |
| url | https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/352 |
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