Plant Diversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management in Protected Areas of Mexico
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ecology; taxonomy; floristics; biogeography and conservation of vascular plants; especially aquatic plants
Interests: community ecology; multivariate analysis; remote sensing; conservation; GIS; environmental gradients
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural protected areas (NPAs) play a key role in the conservation of plant biodiversity by safeguarding unique ecosystems representative of different biogeographic regions. Furthermore, NPAs aim to protect critical environments for endangered flora and fauna species, contribute to the maintenance of ecological processes, and provide ecosystem services essential for human well-being.
Currently, Mexico has 232 federal NPAs, in addition to numerous state and voluntary areas designated for conservation. However, many of these areas face significant threats, such as land-use change, forest fires, climate change, and the introduction of invasive alien species.
This Special Issue aims to present an updated overview of knowledge on plant diversity and ecosystem management within Mexican NPAs. The objective is to compile recent research on plant communities, both aquatic and terrestrial, with an emphasis on endemic and/or protected species, many of which have been poorly documented. Contributions from specialists from various countries will strengthen our understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the conservation and sustainable management of the flora of this megadiverse country.
Dr. Arturo Mora-Olivo
Dr. Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera
Dr. Andrés Eduardo Estrada-Castillón
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- native flora
- vegetation
- diversity
- conservation
- biogeography
- natural resource management
- endemism
- threats
- ethnobotany
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