Policies that affect the competitiveness of sawn wood production in Mexico Autores: Fuentes-López, Martha E., García-Salazar, J. Alberto, Zamudio-Sánchez, Francisco J., Matus-Gardea, J. Arturo

Carbon stocks and fluxes in reforestated sites of Durango, Mexico Autores: Návar Cháidez, José de Jesús, González, Nicolás, Graciano, José

“…In this research, we present predictions of carbon sequestration by pines growing in reforested sites of Durango, Mexico. Four methodologies to predict carbon stocks in standing aboveground biomass were tested. …”

Prospective of forest sector’s organizational system in Chihuahua, Mexico Autores: Vázquez-Álvarez, Susana, Luján-Álvarez, Concepción, Olivas-García, Jesús Miguel, González-Hernández, Hilda Guadalupe, Luján-Álvarez, Humberto

“…The forestry organization system in Chihuahua, Mexico was studied for establishing an integral strategy to promote its development. …”

Energy characterization of charcoal produced in North Central México Autores: De la Cruz-Montelongo, Carlos, Herrera Gamboa, Jaime, Ortiz Sánchez, Ixchel Abby, Ríos Saucedo, Julio César, Rosales Serna, Rigoberto, Carrillo-Parra, Artemio

“…The charcoal produced in Mexico comes from different species and processes, so that its characteristics have a wide variation. …”

Advances and perspectives in modeling applied to forest planning in Mexico Autores: Santiago-García, Wenceslao, Ángeles-Pérez, Gregorio, Quiñonez-Barraza, Gerónimo, De los Santos-Posadas, Héctor Manuel, Rodríguez-Ortiz, Gerardo

“…In forestry there is a long history in the parameterization and use of models to quantify and predict the growth and yield of forest stands, as a fundamental requirement to optimize the application of silvicultural practices for sustainable forest management. The status of Mexico on the use and parameterization of forest models shows significant advances in recent years, which has resulted in the constant generation of biometric tools for the implementation of planning systems and forest management plans. …”

Structure and tree diversity in oak forests of central Mexico Autores: Rosaliano Evaristo, Rubén, Ávila-Akerberg, Víctor, Franco-Maass, Sergio, Valencia-A., Susana, López Mathamba, Luis Angel

“…The structure and tree diversity of oak forests in two micro-watersheds in central Mexico were characterized. The diameters (≥ 5 cm) and heights of the trees in circular plots of 1000 m2 were measured. …”

The response of Abies hickelii to environmental factors in southern Mexico Autores: Gutiérrez, Erick, Trejo, Irma

“…The objective of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the abundance of adult individuals and seedlings, seed rainfall, germination rate, and survival of Abies hickelii regarding environmental conditions in the Sierra Norte Oaxaca, Mexico. We conducted vegetation sampling, placed traps for seed rain, collected seed banks in the soil, and quantified germination and survival. …”

Spatiotemporal dynamics, causes and effects of mega-wildfires in Mexico Autores: Neger, Christoph, León-Cruz, José Francisco, Galicia Sarmiento, Leopoldo, Manzo-Delgado, Lilia de Lourdes

“…The number of mega-fires in Mexico is minimal compared to all wildfires registered nationally. …”

Spatial-temporal analysis of fire occurrence in Durango, Mexico Autores: Pérez-Verdín, Gustavo, Márquez-Linares, Marco Antonio, Cortés-Ortiz, Armando, Salmerón-Macías, Maricela

“…Forest fires affect biodiversity, increase emission of greenhouse gasses, and modify hydrologicalflows. In Mexico, fires are mostly caused by humans and factors like road accessibility, distance to towns,among others are commonly associated with their frequency and distribution. …”

Composition and diversity of the vegetation in four sites of Mexico’s Northeast Autores: Ramírez-Lozano, Roque G., Domínguez-Gómez, Tilo G., González-Rodríguez, Humberto, Cantú-Silva, Israel, Gómez-Meza, Marco V., Sarquís-Ramírez, Jorge I., Jurado, Enrique

“…During the summer of 2007, a study of the status of trees and woody vegetation was performedat four sites, in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Site one (S1, Bosque Escuela) was located at 1600 melevation in Iturbide county. …”

Estimation of carbon content in the Magdalena River basin, Mexico Autores: Galeana-Pizaña, José Mauricio, Ordóñez-Díaz, José Antonio Benjamín, Corona-Romero, Nirani

“…Carbon content of aboveground biomass of six types of vegetation cover in the Magdalena Riverbasin, located in the conservation land in the Mexico City, was estimated. Hence, a map of cover vegetationand land use to the study area was made; a hierarchical stratified sampling design with distributionsystematic with a mesh of sampling sites equidistant of 550 meters was used for field work. …”

Using satellite images for forest management in northeast Mexico Autores: Ancira-Sánchez, Lucio, Treviño Garza, Eduardo Javier

Un nuevo registro de Cyperus para México Autores: NELLY DIEGO PEREZ, CLARA HILDA RAMOS ÁLVAREZ, ESTEBAN MANUEL MARTÍNEZ SALAS

“…Se registra por primera vez para la flora de México a Cyperus gardneri Nees y se incluyen datos sobre su distribución.…”

SINOPSIS DE LAS GRAMÍNEAS DE OAXACA, MÉXICO Autores: Darisol Lisbeth Pacheco Rivera, PATRICIA DOLORES DAVILA ARANDA

“…Como un aporte al conocimiento de la flora del estado de Oaxaca, México, se realizó una revisión de las gramíneas existentes en dicho estado. …”

MANFREDA BULBULIFERA (AGAVACEAE), ESPECIE NUEVA DE MÉXICO Autores: CARLOS CASTILLEJOS CRUZ, ELOY SOLANO CAMACHO

COLECTORES DE ALGAS DE MÉXICO (1787-1954) Autores: JOSE LUIS GODINEZ ORTEGA

“…Se presenta información biográfica y bibliográfica de los colectores de algas de México durante el período de 1787-1954. Los datos fueron obtenidos mediante la consulta de herbarios nacionales y extranjeros, la comunicación directa con los curadores de los mismos y la revisión de la bibliografía pertinente. …”

Registros notables de mamíferos terrestres del estado de Hidalgo, México. Noteworthy records of terrestrial mammals from state of Hidalgo, Mexico Autores: Aguilar-López, Melany, Rojas-Martínez, Alberto E., Cornejo-Latorre, Cristian, Sánchez-Hernández, Cornelio, Vite-Silva, Víctor D., Ramos-Frías, Josefina

“…We documented the presence of nine mammal species, which are not well known to the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. The specimens  were captured or registered during fieldwork that was conducted between November 2007 to May 2011, as well as January to April 2015 in 28 municipalities of Hidalgo. …”

Aves exóticas en el AICA Humedales de Alvarado, Veracruz, México/ Exotic birds in the IBA Humedales de Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico Autores: Ramírez-Bastida, Patricia, Ruiz-Rodríguez, Amira, Navarro Sigüenza, Adolfo G., Vargas-Gómez, Mishael, García-Valencia, Uriel Daniel

“…Both S. decaocto and M. monachus are successfulinvaders in many urban areas of Mexico.…”

New record of siren intermedia (caudata: sirenidae) for Veracruz, Mexico Autores: Morales-Mávil, Jorge E., Bello-Sánchez, E. Ahmed, Martínez-Vaca León, O. Iván, Suárez-Domínguez, Emilio A.

“…This species has so far, a disjunct distribution in Mexico.…”

Scarabaeoidea beetles (INSECTA: COLEOPTERA) of Calmeca, Tepexco, Puebla, Mexico Autores: Carrillo-Ruiz, Hortensia, Guerra-González, Irma, Sánchez-Carrillo, Marcela, Morón, Miguel A., Rivas-Arancibia, Sombra P.

“…A comparative study of Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea in the community of Calmeca, Tepexco, Puebla, Mexico is presented. Samples of beetles were taken from November 2013 to November 2014 in a place with induced pasture land with neighboring crops (SP) and a site representative of deciduous forest with secondary vegetation (SC). …”