Composition, structure and diversity of a mesquite in Pesqueria (Northeastern Mexico)

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CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:13Z
Fecha de publicación2017-01-01
ResumenBackground: Although the mesquite (mesquital or mezquital in Spanish) is one of the representative ecosystems of the landscapes in the north of Mexico, it is also one of the least studied. This study evaluated the structure (horizontal and vertical) and diversity of a plant community of mesquite in Northeastern Mexico. Three plots of 1,600 m(2) each were established. All trees and shrubs with a basal diameter (d(0.10)) >= 0.5 cm were recorded, and total height (h) and crown diameter (d(crown)) were measured. Results: There were 8 families, 12 genera and 14 species. The genus presenting the most species was Acacia (three species). The most representative family was Fabaceae with seven species. The evaluated community presents a density of 375 N/ha and a crown area of 6,600 m(2)/ha. The species with the highest values on the Importance Value Index (IVI) were Prosopis glandulosa (15.95\%), Acacia amentacea (14.50\%), Havardia pallens (14.27\%) and Acacia farnesiana (11.22\%). These four species account for 55.94\% of IVI. The value obtained from the Vertical Species Profile Index (A) was 3.03, with an A(max) of 3.74 and an A(rel) of 81.15\%, indicating high structural diversity in the high strata. The evaluated plant community had a Margalef Diversity Index value of D-Mg = 2.50 and a Shannon Index value of H' = 2.28, values which are intermediate and considered to be common in the scrublands of Northeastern Mexico. Conclusions: 1) The studied community presents intermediate values that are considered as common in comparison to other arid and semi-arid vegetation associations of Northeastern Mexico. 2) The abundance curve of the species was well adjusted to the geometric model, and the distribution is associated with adverse environments such as semi-arid. 3) The family with greater importance for its contribution to the community is Fabaceae, while the genus with more species was Acacia. The research generated quantitative information of the plant community of a mesquite which is in a phase of mature ecological succession.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-017-0066-1es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5041
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialSOC BIOLGIA CHILEes_ES
RelaciónRevista Chilena de Historia Naturales_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-017-0066-1es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteRevista Chilena de Historia Natural
Palabra claveImportance value indexes_ES
Palabra claveMargalef diversity indexes_ES
Palabra claveMesquitales_ES
Palabra clavePlant communityes_ES
Palabra claveProsopis glandulosaes_ES
Palabra claveShannon indexes_ES
TítuloComposition, structure and diversity of a mesquite in Pesqueria (Northeastern Mexico)es_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorAlanis-Rodriguez, Eduardo
AutorMolina-Guerra, Victor M.
AutorJimenez-Perez, Javier
AutorRubio-Camacho, Ernesto A.
AutorMora-Olivo, Arturo
AutorCollantes-Chavez-Costa, Alejandro
AutorMarroquin-Castillo, Jonathan J.
AutorAlanis-Rodriguez, Eduardoes_ES
AutorMolina-Guerra, Victor M.es_ES
AutorJimenez-Perez, Javieres_ES
AutorRubio-Camacho, Ernesto A.es_ES
AutorMora-Olivo, Arturoes_ES
AutorCollantes-Chavez-Costa, Alejandroes_ES
AutorMarroquin-Castillo, Jonathan J.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-017-0066-1
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen90es_ES

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