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Article

Floristic Diversity and Green-Tree Retention in Intensively Managed Temperate Forests: A Case Study in Puebla, Mexico

by
Brenda E. Pérez-Pardo
1,
Alejandro Velázquez-Martínez
1,
Mireya Burgos-Hernández
2,* and
Valentín J. Reyes-Hernández
1
1
Programa de Posgrado en Ciencias Forestales, Colegio de Postgraduados, Km 36.5 Carretera México-Texcoco, Texcoco 56264, Mexico
2
Programa de Posgrado en Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Km 36.5 Carretera México-Texcoco, Texcoco 56264, Mexico
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Forests 2024, 15(6), 920; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15060920
Submission received: 14 April 2024 / Revised: 20 May 2024 / Accepted: 21 May 2024 / Published: 25 May 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Abstract

Clearcutting has tended to simplify forest structure and species composition, with potential negative consequences for biodiversity. Retention forestry emerged as an alternative to minimize this concern in intensively managed forests. In central Mexico, this approach was first implemented a decade ago in temperate forests, but an examination of its effects on floristic diversity and composition is non-existent. We evaluated and compared richness, diversity, and floristic composition among harvested, retention, and conserved areas in a conifer-dominated forest of central Mexico, with various parametric and non-parametric analyses. Species’ ecological and structural importance was also evaluated. We recorded 138 species, 95 genera, and 44 families of plants. Harvested areas listed the most species (99) with herb dominance, tree homogeneity, and the highest number of exotics. Retention and conserved areas’ floristic composition was similar, with the presence of epiphytes and terrestrial orchids, considered indicators of conservation. The retention areas recorded rare and endangered species, tree heterogeneity, and juveniles of structural species of temperate forests. Conserved areas showed a greater number of structural mature elements and exclusive species, though there was a smaller species number (75). We demonstrated that retention forestry is achieving its goal by maintaining the structural elements, habitats, and plant diversity of the temperate forests analyzed.
Keywords: diversity conservation; floristics; forest management; Pinus forest; retention forestry diversity conservation; floristics; forest management; Pinus forest; retention forestry

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Pérez-Pardo, B.E.; Velázquez-Martínez, A.; Burgos-Hernández, M.; Reyes-Hernández, V.J. Floristic Diversity and Green-Tree Retention in Intensively Managed Temperate Forests: A Case Study in Puebla, Mexico. Forests 2024, 15, 920. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15060920

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Pérez-Pardo BE, Velázquez-Martínez A, Burgos-Hernández M, Reyes-Hernández VJ. Floristic Diversity and Green-Tree Retention in Intensively Managed Temperate Forests: A Case Study in Puebla, Mexico. Forests. 2024; 15(6):920. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15060920

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Pérez-Pardo, Brenda E., Alejandro Velázquez-Martínez, Mireya Burgos-Hernández, and Valentín J. Reyes-Hernández. 2024. "Floristic Diversity and Green-Tree Retention in Intensively Managed Temperate Forests: A Case Study in Puebla, Mexico" Forests 15, no. 6: 920. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15060920

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