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Caracterización estructural de bosques montanos dominados por encino en el centro-occidente de México

Authors: M. Olvera-Vargas; B.L. Figueroa-Rangel;

Caracterización estructural de bosques montanos dominados por encino en el centro-occidente de México

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Se estudiaron tres asociaciones florísticas dominadas por encinos (Quercus spp) en bosques montanos del centro-occidente de México con el fin de conocer si existe diferenciación estructural de sus poblaciones en función de las características del sitio donde se localizan. Se establecieron 84 parcelas circulares a lo largo de un gradiente ambiental de 10 km. Las variables consideradas para caracterizar la estructura de las poblaciones fueron la densidad, el área basal, la distribución diamétrica y un índice de rendimiento (IR) estimado mediante la sumatoria de los valores de densidad relativa y volumen relativo de cada una de las especies presentes en cada asociación florística. Para cada especie se estimó el coeficiente de Gini con el fin de determinar si se presenta una desigualdad en la distribución diamétrica de las poblaciones en función de la asociación florística donde se localiza; además se aplicó una prueba no-paramétrica para evaluar la diferencia en tamaños diamétricos de las seis especies que presentaron las abundancias más sobresalientes entre asociaciones y un modelo lineal general para determinar si la especie y la asociación donde ésta se encuentra, tiene un impacto en el tamaño diamétrico. Los resultados indicaron que existe diferenciación estructural entre especies de acuerdo a la asociación florística; la asociación donde se encontró el mayor número de especies de encino coexistiendo en el dosel (ocho especies), presentó valores intermedios de IR y la mayor desigualdad (G) en tamaños diamétricos. Con respecto a la variación de los tamaños diamétricos, solo tres especies mostraron diferencias significativas entre asociaciones. A partir de los resultados obtenidos se hipotetiza que la estructura diferencial de las especies por asociación, y en particular el tamaño diamétrico de las especies de encino, puede ser una respuesta estratégica de las especies para compartir, proporcionalmente al tamaño, los recursos del sitio y coexistir en el dosel.

Three floristic associations dominated by oaks (Quercus spp) in montane forests in west-central Mexico were studied in order to discern population differential structure among them. Eighty-four circular plots were established along a 10 km environmental gradient. Structural characterization included density, basal area, diametric distributions and index of performance (IP); the IP estimated through the sum of relative density and volume of each species by association. The analysis consisted of an estimation of the Gini coefficient (G) to determine diameter distribution equality, a non-parametric test to evaluate differences in diameter sizes for the six more important species among the three floristic associations, and a general lineal model to determine the effect of the species and the floristic association in diameter sizes. Results indicated that there is structural differentiation among species in relation to the floristic association. The floristic association with the largest number of oak species (eight species) coexisting in the canopy presented intermediate values of IP and the highest inequality (G) in diameter sizes; only three species showed statistical significant differences in diameter sizes among associations. Species structural differentiation by association, in particular oak species diameter size, seems to be a species strategic response to share site resources, proportional to their sizes, in order to coexist in the canopy.

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Diameter distribution, Index of performance, Volume, Estudios Ambientales, Índice de rendimiento, Density, Ecología, Gini coefficient, Environmental sciences, Distribución diamétrica, Volumen, GE1-350, Densidad, Coeficiente de Gini

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