Next Article in Journal
How Do Tilia cordata Greenspire Trees Cope with Drought Stress Regarding Their Biomass Allocation and Ecosystem Services?
Previous Article in Journal
Measuring the Heat of Interaction between Lignocellulosic Materials and Water
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Forests
Volume 10
Issue 8
10.3390/f10080675
forests-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Priorities for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Genetic Resources in Four Mexican Pines

by
Andrés Flores
1,2,
Javier López-Upton
3,
Cristobal D. Rullán-Silva
4,
Adriana E. Olthoff
5,
Ricardo Alía
2,6,
Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero
7 and
José M. Garcia del Barrio
2,6,*
1
CENID-COMEF, National Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research, Progreso 5, Coyoacán 04010, Mexico
2
Research Institute on Sustainable Forest Management, University of Valladolid, Av. Madrid s/n, 34004 Palencia, Spain
3
Colegio de Postgraduados, Postgrado en Ciencias Forestales, Km 36.5 Carr. Mexico-Texcoco, Montecillo 56230, Mexico
4
División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Juárez Autónoma deTabasco. Ctra. Villahermosa-Cárdenas, km 0.5, Centro, Tabasco 86000, Mexico
5
Freelance, Villahermosa, Tabasco 86000, Mexico
6
INIA-CIFOR, Department of Ecology and Forest Genetics, Ctra. Coruña km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
7
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Av. San Juanito Itzícuaro s/n, Col. Nueva Esperanza, Morelia 58337, Mexico
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Forests 2019, 10(8), 675; https://doi.org/10.3390/f10080675
Submission received: 22 July 2019 / Revised: 31 July 2019 / Accepted: 4 August 2019 / Published: 9 August 2019
(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Browse Figures
Versions Notes

Abstract

The strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources, which are essential for the future adaptation of forest species to changing environments, are also a source of valuable genetic resources for breeding and restoration activities. The first step to define and implement cost-effective strategies is to identify specific priority populations. Mexico, in spite of being characterized by high levels of tree species diversity, mostly lacks a combined strategy for the genetic conservation and use of forest genetic resources. The aims of this work are: (i) to identify areas for gene conservation, and (ii) to propose measures for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources of four pine species: Pinus greggii Engelm. ex Parl., Pinus oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl., Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham. and Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. To do that, we use the existing information on the distribution, genetic variation and conservation and breeding efforts in Mexico. Overall, 51 areas for establishing genetic conservation units were prioritized and 6 genetic zones for the use of forest genetic resources in breeding and selection of forest reproductive material were identified. The current conservation efforts for the four priority Mexican pines should be improved to satisfy the needs of a national breeding and conservation network.
Keywords: genetic diversity; genetic conservation units; forest management; Pinus greggii; Pinus oocarpa; Pinus patula; Pinus pseudostrobus genetic diversity; genetic conservation units; forest management; Pinus greggii; Pinus oocarpa; Pinus patula; Pinus pseudostrobus

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Flores, A.; López-Upton, J.; Rullán-Silva, C.D.; Olthoff, A.E.; Alía, R.; Sáenz-Romero, C.; Garcia del Barrio, J.M. Priorities for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Genetic Resources in Four Mexican Pines. Forests 2019, 10, 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10080675

AMA Style

Flores A, López-Upton J, Rullán-Silva CD, Olthoff AE, Alía R, Sáenz-Romero C, Garcia del Barrio JM. Priorities for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Genetic Resources in Four Mexican Pines. Forests. 2019; 10(8):675. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10080675

Chicago/Turabian Style

Flores, Andrés, Javier López-Upton, Cristobal D. Rullán-Silva, Adriana E. Olthoff, Ricardo Alía, Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero, and José M. Garcia del Barrio. 2019. "Priorities for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Genetic Resources in Four Mexican Pines" Forests 10, no. 8: 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10080675

APA Style

Flores, A., López-Upton, J., Rullán-Silva, C. D., Olthoff, A. E., Alía, R., Sáenz-Romero, C., & Garcia del Barrio, J. M. (2019). Priorities for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Genetic Resources in Four Mexican Pines. Forests, 10(8), 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10080675

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop