Preliminary analysis of the biodiversity and structure for tree and scrubs in the mountain cloud forest on the Transversal Volcanic System from Michoacán, Mexico

Authors

  • Gerardo Santana
  • Manuel Mendoza
  • Vicente Salinas
  • Diego Pérez-Salicrup
  • Yolotzin Martínez
  • Isela Aburto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.41519

Keywords:

fragments, Shannon index, similitude, relative importance value, normalized diameter, vertical structure.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the biodiversity and structure of Cloud Mountain Forest (CMF)located in the Trans Volcanic System in Michoacán (TVSM), Mexico, which is threatened by current land use changes.We sampled a variable number of 50 x 2 m transects depending on the total area in each of 11 CMF fragments. Wefound a total of 2 083 individuals representing 57 tree and shrub species.

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Published

2015-01-15

Issue

Vol. 85 No. 4 (2014): DICIEMBRE

Section

ECOLOGÍA