Effects of harvesting on the structure of a neotropical woody bamboo (otatea: guaduinae) populations

Natural populations of Otatea acuminata (Munro) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr. subsp. aztecorum (McClure & E.W. Smith)R. Guzmán, Anaya & Santana-Michel were studied in the Sierrade Manantlán, Jalisco-Colima, in Western Mexico. The objectiveswere to compare the structure of otate populations at...

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Autores: Heike Vibrans, Juan Ignacio Valdez Hernández, José Martín Vázquez López, Edmundo García Moya, Angélica Romero Manzanares, Ramón Cuevas Guzmán
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:México
Institución:Universidad de Guadalajara
Repositorio:Redalyc-UDG
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:33909109
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=33909109
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales)
Non
Otatea
Bamboo Harvest
Western Mexico
wood Forest Product
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Sumario:Natural populations of Otatea acuminata (Munro) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr. subsp. aztecorum (McClure & E.W. Smith)R. Guzmán, Anaya & Santana-Michel were studied in the Sierrade Manantlán, Jalisco-Colima, in Western Mexico. The objectiveswere to compare the structure of otate populations at differentharvesting levels, in order to evaluate the changes occurred dueto management and to obtain the best prediction factor for culmproduction. Forty-one 50m2 plots were randomly established inharvested and non-harvested stands, and were observed over a 2year period. There was no significant difference between harvestedand unharvested stands, but the latter had higher densitiesand longer stems on average. Culm diameter and heightwere significantly different according to soil type in a nonparametricANOVA. A backward lineal regression analysis identifieda prediction model for juvenile culms production. Present exploitationlevels by artesans appear to be sustainable.