Conservación y aprovechamiento de Beaucarnea recurvata, especie forestal no maderable

Hernández, Armando Contreras; Rosales, María Luisa Osorio; Zamora, Miguel Equihua; Badillo, Griselda Benítez

doi:10.14198/cdbio.2008.28.01

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“…Cabe destacar que Zamiaceae y Arecaceae son grupos de plantas saqueadas intensamente con fines lucrativos (Quero 1994, Vovides & Nicolalde-Morejón 2010. Otras familias importantes fueron Orchidaceae y Asparagaceae, pues de igual manera las orquídeas y las patas de elefante son extraídas de su hábitat, de manera ilegal, para ser vendidas como ornamentales (Contreras-Hernández et al 2008, Hernández-Sandoval et al 2008.…”

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Inventario florístico de la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Abra Tanchipa, San Luis Potosí, México

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Antecedentes: Los bosques tropicales estacionalmente secos de México incluyen más de tres mil especies de plantas vasculares. La Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Abra Tanchipa representa un eslabón para este tipo de bosques en la región noreste de México.Pregunta: ¿Cuál es la composición y riqueza de plantas vasculares en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Abra Tanchipa, sus formas de crecimiento, endemismo, usos y estado de conservación?Sitio de estudio y fechas: Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Abra Tanchipa, San Luis Potosí, México, de diciembre de 2012 a enero de 2018.Métodos: Se realizaron recolectas botánicas en un gradiente de 100 a 700 m snm. Se tomaron datos sobre el hábitat, fenología, forma de crecimiento, nombres comunes y usos.Resultados: Se registraron 89 familias, 305 géneros y 427 especies de plantas vasculares. Las familias con más especies fueron Fabaceae, Orchidaceae, Poaceae, Asteraceae y Euphorbiaceae. El área incluye 46 especies endémicas de México y siete especies en alguna categoría de riesgo según la NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010. Entre las 116 especies útiles y/o tóxicas destacan las ornamentales, para construcción, comestibles y medicinales.Conclusiones: La riqueza de especies en el área es similar a la registrada en otras regiones de bosques tropicales estacionalmente secos en México. El buen estado de conservación de la reserva, su conexión con otros fragmentos de bosques hacia el norte, así como la presencia de especies endémicas y en alguna categoría de riesgo, resaltan su importancia para la conservación de estos ecosistemas en México.

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Inventario florístico de la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Abra Tanchipa, San Luis Potosí, México

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“…Another potential strategy is to incentivize UMAs for managing species that, while they may not be a priority, are under some category of severe risk, for example, species of the genus Beaucarnea (B. recurvata and B. pliabilis) [40,47]. According to the results at a regional scale, conservation of this type of species (non-timber, slow growing, high commercial and aesthetic value) [51] is conducted mainly in small intensive UMAs. Its contribution in terms of conservation area is therefore not significant; however, it can contribute to reducing the illegal harvest of seeds and predation of wild individuals directly from their natural habitat, which are together the main sources of pressure on these species [47].…”

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“…At present, there is no updated and accurate estimate of the population size; limited regeneration is indicated along with a low establishment of seedlings due to the loss of habitat caused by land use change and the extraction of seeds and individual plants (seedlings, juveniles and adults) for their value as ornamental plants [47]. Despite the negative impact on wild populations, the population of cultivated and commercialized plants has increased, as well as their distribution, even at international level [51,52]. In the state of Veracruz alone, over the last five years (2012-2017), SEMARNAT has registered 29 units in the SUMA with authorization for exploitation and marketing of Beaucarnea recurvata.…”

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“…This situation implies a risk for the sustainability of the value chain and also for the wild populations since these form part of an ecosystem that is undergoing fragmentation due to land use change and the development of agroecosystems that are incompatible with biodiversity conservation. This is the result of the non-equitable distribution of the benefits and the lack of a significant return for the landowners and communities that inhabit the tropical low deciduous forests [51,52]. The institutional dimension, as well as that of the management of the scheme of conservation, reflects a lack of traceability of the products derived from the UMAs of the genus Beaucarnea.…”

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Impact of the Wildlife Management Units Policy on the Conservation of Species and Ecosystems of Southeastern Mexico

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Wildlife in Latin America is subject to enormous pressures and, as in most countries, has been negatively impacted in Mexico. In 1997, the Mexican government implemented a policy of conservation and sustainable use of wildlife units (called UMAs, by their Spanish acronym) that comprises intensive and free-living management. Since then, no national or regional assessments have been conducted to estimate impacts and benefits even with 5529 registered UMAs now covering almost 20% of the national territory. The objective of this study was to characterize the SUMA (UMAs System) in a regional context in three states of southeastern Mexico. The impact of UMAs was studied in depth through a selection of representative case studies: three species of mangrove (Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa and Rhizophora mangle), ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata), red cedar (Cedrela odorata) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and a connectivity analysis, in order to evaluate the contribution of the UMAs to the conservation of species and ecosystems. The number of active UMAs at regional scale was 834, managing 273 species; 7.1% of the UMAs manage nationally-prioritized species, while 8.3% and 94.3% manage endemic and native species, respectively. Conservation of ecosystems has been successfully achieved through the UMAs that manage mangrove and white-tailed deer. We propose to promote the establishment of free-living UMAs that would contribute to increase the conservation areas. Finally, we highlight the relevance of regional-scale spatial analysis as an important tool for improving environmental policy and conservation strategies.

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“…It is distributed in the biocultural region of Huasteca, in the northeast of San Luis Potosí and the south of Tamaulipas. It is an arborescent and massive species, dominant within its natural habitat, where it can reach up to 18 m in height and 3 m in base diameter (Castillo-Gómez 2011, Hernández-Sandoval et al 2012, Rubio-Méndez et al 2018a, 2018b; Figure 1). Although B. inermis has been considered a synonym of B. recurvata Lem., some authors separate them by morphological differences in the habit, the bases of the branches, rosettes, and inflorescences (Hernández-Sandoval et al 2012, Rojas-Piña et al 2014.…”

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Reassessment of the extinction risk status of the ponytail palm Beaucarnea inermis

De-Nova,

Rubio-Méndez,

Castillo-Gómez

et al. 2023

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Beaucarnea inermis is an endemic species from Northeast Mexico, in the states of San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas. It is appreciated as an ornamental plant, so its populations are subject to the poaching of individuals for illegal trade. Previous studies determined that their populations have been affected due to the disturbance since the incidence of anthropogenic activities affects the viability of the species. Here we determine the current conservation status of B. inermis and identify their main risk factor by performing an extinction risk assessment based on the Annex II “Method for Evaluation of Risk of Extinction of Plants in Mexico”. We studied 10 populations of B. inermis from protected and non-protected areas in San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas. We considered the MER criteria: A) geographical distribution characteristics, B) habitat characteristics, C) intrinsic biological vulnerability, and D) impact of human activity. Using field and analyzed data, the MER assessment gives 1.91 points that confirm B. inermis is correctly classified as an Endangered species. The natural protected areas where the species occurs represent cores for its protection; however, the surface of these areas may not be sufficient without biological corridors that connect them.

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Conservación y aprovechamiento de Beaucarnea recurvata, especie forestal no maderable

Cited by 4 publications

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Inventario florístico de la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Abra Tanchipa, San Luis Potosí, México

Inventario florístico de la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Abra Tanchipa, San Luis Potosí, México

Impact of the Wildlife Management Units Policy on the Conservation of Species and Ecosystems of Southeastern Mexico

Reassessment of the extinction risk status of the ponytail palm Beaucarnea inermis

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