Representatividad de los tipos de vegetación en distintas iniciativas de conservación en Oaxaca, México

Oaxaca shows an exceptional biodiversity, although a high rate of natural habitat loss threatens its conservation. Here we analyze different initiatives for conservation, their extension and vegetation representativeness in Oaxaca, until 2008. We compiled different initiatives from governmental, non...

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Autores: Alina Gabriela Monroy Gamboa, Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Miguel Briones-Salas, Rafael Lira-Saade, José Manuel Maass Moreno
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2015
País:México
Recursos:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositório:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:173141111006
Acesso em linha:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=173141111006
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Agrociencias
Mexico
biodiversity
vegetation types
Voluntarily preserved areas
initiatives of conservation
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Resumo:Oaxaca shows an exceptional biodiversity, although a high rate of natural habitat loss threatens its conservation. Here we analyze different initiatives for conservation, their extension and vegetation representativeness in Oaxaca, until 2008. We compiled different initiatives from governmental, non-governmental, and academic and private institutions and analyzed their geographic overlap. Conservation initiatives were classified in three groups: two initiatives with support and recognition of the Mexican government (official conservation initiatives) and a third one stemming from indigenous communities known as voluntarily preserved areas. The results showed that the official conservation initiatives covered approximately 40 % of Oaxaca, showing 19 % of overlap. Official conservation initiatives adequately represented pine-oak forests; nonetheless, open forests, with secondary vegetation of shrubs and herbs are poorly represented. The conservation initiative showing the highest extension were communities supported by the Payment for Environmental Services Program, while the voluntarily preserved areas had the smallest extension in Oaxaca.