Leaf biomass over 20 native species from thornscrub canopies was evaluated by five nondestructive allometric methods and compared in order to determine the most accurate estimating procedure. Indirect relationships between leaf biomass and some ecological characteristics of the plants may be found by using regression models. Ecological and morphological characteristics of these species were determined using a structural analysis. No single standard method estimated leaf biomass for all species on site due to the diversity of geometric shapes in these species. However, Adelaide, double sampling and the dimensional methods were the most precise, practical and simplest methods for measuring the forage leaf biomass of many shrub species. The linear models gave a better estimate of tree biomass than the logarithmic functions. The regression equations showed a close relationship between foliar biomass and growth parameters.
desde el punto de vista florístico ha sido la menos estudiada en el estado. En este estudio se presenta una lista preliminar de las especies anuales que florecen de diciembre a marzo, basada en trabajo de campo y revisión de las colecciones en los herbarios TEX/LL y UNL. Se incluyen 73 especies, de las cuales 85% son nativas y el 15% restante son introducidas. Once especies (15%) se consideran malezas invasoras o nocivas en alguna parte de Norteamérica. Aunque muchas de las especies son ruderales, el conjunto de especies es variado y su importancia biológica y ecológica como componente de la vegetación nativa es desconocida. Nueve especies son registradas como nuevas para la flora de Nuevo León. Este estudio demuestra que la flora de esta región esta imperfectamente documentada.
Background: Fodder shrubs and trees have both economic as well as ecological values in most extensive systems of arid and semiarid regions. Hypothesis: The litterfall represents an important way in maintaining the productivity of these ecosystems, and we hypothesized that its production pattern is related to the foliar biomass production, associated with seasons and species. Studied species: Acacia berlandieri, Acacia wrightii, Ebenopsis ebano, Havardia pallens and Helietta parvifolia. Study site and years of study: The foliar biomass was evaluated seasonally, from the dry weight of a representative branch of each species. The litterfall was collected every 15 days through litter traps installed under tree canopies, in experimental plantations of 30 years old, in the semi-arid zone of northeastern Mexico. Results: The foliar biomass values showed highly significant differences (P < 0.01) among species as well as seasons, whereas leaf litter values presented highly significant differences (P < 0.01) among seasons but not (P > 0.05) among species. The maximum foliar biomass production was registered in summer by E. ebano (9,029 kg ha ). A significant linear correlation (R 2 = 68,79 %) was determined between accumulation of leaf litter and foliar biomass production in autumn. Concluisions: As conclusion, the leaf litter pattern can be related to the foliar biomass production, depending on the seasons and species. That constitutes a practical tool for the management of the forest ecosystems in semiarid areas.
Se analiza y describe la distribución de Magnolia dealbata Zucc. en el estado de Nuevo León, México, aportando información acerca de la ecología, estado de conservación, situación del hábitat y fenología de las poblaciones estudiadas. Por medio de una revisión bibliográfi ca y trabajo de campo realizado en la sierra Madre Oriental, se obtuvieron datos que permiten distinguir 2 núcleos poblacionales ubicados en el municipio de Montemorelos, en el centro del estado, con extensión total de 17.66 hectáreas, y densidad de hasta 30 individuos por 100 m 2. Se presenta en asociación con Pinus teocote, Quercus spp., Cornus fl orida, Carya sp. y Sambucus nigra. La observación fenológica durante el periodo de estudio mostró que la aparición de nuevos brotes foliares comienza a principios de marzo y la fl oración a principios de mayo. El hábitat se observa con pocas alteraciones y no se identifi caron amenazas a corto plazo para estas poblaciones.
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