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Masera, Omar; Ordonez, M.J.; Dirzo, Rodolfo

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“…Según Masera et al (1997Masera et al ( y 2001, a principios de los años noventa, aproximadamente un 25 % de la superficie de México (50 millones de hectáreas) estaba cubierta por bosques y selvas. De este total, prácticamente la mitad eran bosques (25.5 millones hectáreas) y la mitad selvas (24.1 millones hectáreas) (Cuadro 1).…”

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Los Sistemas Agroforestales Como Alternativa a La Captura De Carbono en El Trópico Mexicano

Casanova‐Lugo¹,

Petit-Aldana²,

Solorio-Sánchez³

2011

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RESUMENSe presenta una revisión relacionada con el papel que juegan los sistemas agroforestales (SAF) como una alternativa para la captura de carbono en los ecosistemas del trópico mexicano. Se presentan los SAF como una estrategia productiva y ecológicamente amigable con el ambiente. Asimismo se resalta la importancia de los SAF en el ciclo global de carbono, argumentando algunos aspectos relacionados con la captura de carbono en la vegetación y el suelo. Finalmente, se describen las perspectivas futuras, en relación con las necesidades de estudio para mejorar la implementación y aprovechamiento sostenible de los SAF. Se concluye que los SAF son una alternativa sostenible que ayuda a incrementar la productividad y contribuyen a mitigar el calentamiento global con una importante contribución en las zonas tropicales. ABSTRACTThis paper is a review regarding the role of agroforestry systems (AFS) as an alternative for carbon sequestration in ecosystems in the Mexican tropics. The AFS are presented as a productive and ecologically friendly strategy. It also highlights the importance of the AFS in the global carbon cycle, citing some factors related to carbon sequestration in vegetation and soil. Looking to the future, the need for further studies on the implementation and sustainable development of AFS is outlined. We conclude that AFS are a sustainable alternative to help increase productivity and play a significant role in mitigating global warming in the tropics. PALABRAS CLAVE:Agroforestería, almacenamiento de carbono, cambio climático, mitigación

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“…According to Masera et al (1997 and, in the early nineties approximately 25% of the area of Mexico (50 million hectares) was covered by forests and jungles. Of this total, almost half was forests (25.5 million hectares) and half jungles (24.1 million hectares) ( Table 1).…”

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Los Sistemas Agroforestales Como Alternativa a La Captura De Carbono en El Trópico Mexicano

Casanova‐Lugo¹,

Petit-Aldana²,

Solorio-Sánchez³

2011

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“…Most GHG emissions from the forestry sector in Mexico come from deforestation and ecosystem degradation processes. Estimates of deforestation rates in Mexico are inaccurate due to differences in the classification of the forest cover; for example, estimates ranging from 400,000 to 1.5 million ha/year have been reported for 1980-1989 [2]. However, there is an apparent consensus on rates of around 500,000 ha/year [3,4].…”

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“…The GHG emission levels from the Mexican forestry sector are relatively low compared with other productive activities (cement industry, energy use, transportation, etc.) [2]. Mitigation by the forestry sector can make a very significant contribution to a low-cost global mitigation portfolio that provides synergies with adaptation and sustainable development, including extending carbon retention in harvested wood products, product substitution, and biomass production by forest plantations to meet society's needs for timber, fiber, and energy [6].…”

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Tropical and Highland Temperate Forest Plantations in Mexico: Pathways for Climate Change Mitigation and Ecosystem Services Delivery

Cruz

Galicia

2017

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Forest plantations are a possible way of increasing forest productivity in temperate and tropical forests, and therefore also increasing above-and belowground carbon pools. In the context of climate change, monospecific plantations might become an alternative to mitigate global warming; however, their contribution to the structural complexity, complementarity, and biodiversity of forests has not been addressed. Mixed forest plantations can ensure that objectives of climate change mitigation are met through carbon sequestration, while also delivering anticipated ecosystem services (e.g., nutrient cycling, erosion control, and wildlife habitat). However, mixed forest plantations pose considerable operational challenges and research opportunities. For example, it is essential to know how many species or functional traits are necessary to deliver a set of benefits, or what mixture of species and densities are key to maintaining productive plantations and delivering multiple ecosystem services. At the same time, the establishment of forest plantations in Mexico should not be motivated solely by timber production. Forest plantations should also increase carbon sequestration, maintain biodiversity, and provide other ecosystem services. This article analyzes some matters that affect the development of planted forests in the Mexican national context, and presents alternatives for forest resources management through the recommendation of mixed forest plantations as a means of contributing to climate change mitigation and the delivery of ecosystem services.

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“…Mexico is one of the largest emitters of CO2 by deforestation and contributes with 1.6 per cent of global emissions [8], mainly from temperate and tropical forests (12.9 and 54.1 Mt C year −1 , respectively) [9]. Thus, most of the states in Mexico are implementing action plans for mitigating the effects of climate change and for accessing economic incentives favoring carbon sequestration in forests.…”

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Allometric Equations for Estimation of Biomass and Carbon Stocks in Temperate Forests of North-Western Mexico

Vargas-Larreta¹,

López-Sánchez²,

Corral-Rivas³

et al. 2017

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This paper presents new above-ground biomass (AGB) and biomass components equations for seventeen forest species in the temperate forests of northwestern Mexico. A data set corresponding to 1336 destructively sampled oak and pine trees was used to fit the models. Generalized method of moments was used to simultaneously fit systems of equations for biomass components and AGB, to ensure additivity. Additionally, the carbon content of each tree component was calculated by the dry combustion method, in a TOC analyser. The fitted equations accounted for on average 91, 83, 84 and 78% of the observed variance in stem wood and stem bark, branch and foliage biomass, respectively, whereas the total AGB equations explained on average 93% of the total observed variance in AGB. The inclusion of h or d 2 h as additional predictor in the d-only based equations systems slightly improved estimates of stem wood, stem bark and total above-ground biomass, and greatly improved the estimates produced by the branch and foliage biomass equations. The fitted equations were used to estimate AGB stocks at stand level from a database on growing stock from 429 permanent sampling plots. Three machine-learning techniques were used to model the estimated stand level AGB and carbon contents; the selected models were applied to map the AGB and carbon distributions in the study area, which yielded mean values of 129.84 Mg ha -1 and 63.80 Mg ha -1 , respectively.

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Cited by 142 publications

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Los Sistemas Agroforestales Como Alternativa a La Captura De Carbono en El Trópico Mexicano

Los Sistemas Agroforestales Como Alternativa a La Captura De Carbono en El Trópico Mexicano

Tropical and Highland Temperate Forest Plantations in Mexico: Pathways for Climate Change Mitigation and Ecosystem Services Delivery

Allometric Equations for Estimation of Biomass and Carbon Stocks in Temperate Forests of North-Western Mexico

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