“…Postfire Quercus humboldtii resprouting and recruitment However, deforestation, agriculture, livestock production, and wildfires have likely caused the decline of this species (Avella, 2016;Fernández-Méndez et al, 2016) and its inclusion as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (Salinas and Cárdenas, 2007). Nevertheless, the Q. humboldtii forest communities host high levels of biodiversity, including 550 species of vascular plants, 200 species of birds, 55 species of mammals, and 30 species of amphibians (Pulido et al, 2006;Sáenz-Jiménez, 2010), and provide many benefits for people, such as clean water, food, medicinal plants, raw materials for construction, and domestic and industrial fuels, as well as services related to tourism and spiritual landmarks (Bello, 2006;Muñoz and Camacho, 2010).…”