Actions for the restoration of the biodiversity of forest ecosystems in Cuba

The Earth is threatened daily by the degradation of its ecosystems due to fragmentation. One of the main consequences is biodiversity loss. Despite the economic progress and conservation actions carried out in many countries, the planet is losing genuine tropical forest due to diverse reasons. This...

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Autores: González Izquierdo, Eduardo, Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio, Geada López, Gretel, Sotolongo Sospedra, Rogelio, González González, Martín
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/38147
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/38147
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tropical forests
Cuba
Ecological restorations
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Sumario:The Earth is threatened daily by the degradation of its ecosystems due to fragmentation. One of the main consequences is biodiversity loss. Despite the economic progress and conservation actions carried out in many countries, the planet is losing genuine tropical forest due to diverse reasons. This chapter presents the results obtained during the restoration of three tropical forests in Cuba: 1) the mesophyll semi-deciduous forest in the western sector of the Biosphere Reserve 'Sierra del Rosario' (BRSR); 2) the riverside forest of the Cuyaguateje River in western Cuba; and 3) the exploited native rainforests of the sector Quibiján-Naranjal of the River Toa in eastern Cuba.