Present forest management structures and policies in temperate forests of Mexico: Challenges and prospects for unique tree species assemblages

Wallace, Jessica G.; Aquilué, Núria; Archambault, Chelsea; Carpentier, Sophie; Francoeur, Xavier; Greffard, Marie-Hélène; Laforest, Isabelle; Galicia, Leopoldo; Messier, Christian

doi:10.5558/tfc2015-052

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“…Bovids, ovine and porcine (cattle, sheep and pigs) can digest fibrous content and plant lignin (van Wieren 1996), meaning that predation of seeds such as acorns would have dramatically increased with pastoral expansions. This would prevent further reproduction and recovery of the MHWF in this area (Kappelle 2006;Wallace et al 2015). During the Pre-Columbian era Sporormiella influx into Cenote Kail was found to be higher than for most of the Colonial and Post-Colonial Periods (Harvey et al 2019;Stansell et al 2020).…”

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A palynological perspective on the impacts of European contact: Historic deforestation, ranching and agriculture surrounding the Cuchumatanes Highlands, Guatemala

Harvey

Nogué

Stansell

et al. 2020

Veget Hist Archaeobot

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The Spanish conquest of the Cuchumatanes Highlands (1524–1541 ce) led to dramatic land use changes adhering to colonial practices and values, which included the rearing of livestock, agriculture, timber extraction, mining, and the relocation of indigenous populations to new settlements. These changes are often recorded in historical accounts and official records; however, these are sparse, incomplete, and have been lost over the passage of time. Here, we present a high-resolution palaeoenvironmental reconstruction for Cenote Kail (Guatemala) since the Spanish Conquest, to provide additional evidence of land use changes from an integrated multi-proxy perspective. We analysed: (i) fossil pollen; (ii) macroscopic and microscopic charcoal; and (iii) dung fungal spores (Sporormiella) from a lake sediment core extracted from Cenote Kail in the Cuchumatanes highlands, combining these analyses with remotely sensed satellite data. We reconstructed: (i) forest composition and dynamics; (ii) burning, (iii) fauna abundance, and (iv) agricultural activities. High resolution age-depth modelling was conducted using a combination of 210Pb and 14C dates. The high temporal resolution enabled a novel integrated validation of the charcoal data sets with remotely sensed satellite data and the historical record. Three stages of floral compositional change were discerned from the palynological assemblage data encompassing: (i) the decline of mixed hard wood forests (MHWF), associated with the building of new settlements, agriculture and timber extraction for fuel (1550–1675 ce); (ii) pastoral expansions involving the rearing of livestock (1700–1800 ce); and (iii) the expansions of urban settlements and increasing management of the land (1821–2015 ce). Seed predation is suggested as the dominant factor preventing MHWF from re-establishing in the Cuchumatanes Highlands over the past 500 years. Burning is limited locally and regionally and in line with the modern regime, which suggests that fire has been managed and controlled since European contact.

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A palynological perspective on the impacts of European contact: Historic deforestation, ranching and agriculture surrounding the Cuchumatanes Highlands, Guatemala

Harvey

Nogué

Stansell

et al. 2020

Veget Hist Archaeobot

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“…We have also relied on existing information to identify priority areas for the selection of GCUs. These areas can be affected by illegal extraction of various forest products (e.g., logging or conversion of forest timber into charcoal [54]), or other factors that impede genetic conservation in the long term. The management plan of the areas should include [55]: (a) an explicit objective for genetic resource maintenance; (b) an estimation of population size and demography; (c) a protocol for providing information on and access to the genetic resources and, finally, (d) a monitor for the conservation status of the populations [56], as part a of a national genetic resources information system.…”

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

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López-Upton

Rullán-Silva

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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.

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“…Ambiental. Proveen diversos servicios ecosistémicos esenciales para el mantenimiento del capital natural y bienestar social en las diversas regiones forestales del país; los estudios se han concentrado en monitorear el cambio de uso del suelo, las tasas de deforestación y el patrimonio cultural del paisaje (Palacio-Prieto et al, 2000;Galicia et al, 2015;Wallace et al, 2015). vol.…”

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“…La interacción socio-ecológica de los ecosistemas de los bosques templados a través del manejo y uso del bosque, además de políticas públicas de conservación como las áreas naturales protegidas (ANP) y el pago por servicios ambientes (PSA) (Wallace et al, 2015) ha generado un sistema complejo de estudio.…”

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Perspectivas del enfoque socioecológico en la conservación, el aprovechamiento y pago de servicios ambientales de los bosques templados de México

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Chávez‐Vergara

Kolb

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Los bosques templados de México representan la distribución más sur de este ecosistema en el hemisferio norte y constituyen alrededor de 20% de la cobertura forestal de México, lo que los hace la clase de bosques más ampliamente distribuida. No obstante la importancia de su extensión geográfica es el tipo de vegetación menos estudiado desde el punto de vista socioecológico. El enfoque de estudio que ha predominado en este tipo de vegetación es el silvícola, guiado por la visión de mantener un flujo continuo de madera para el mercado e ingresos de los propietarios forestales, sin considerar la provisión de otros beneficios y servicios ecosistémicos. En este estudio se propone la integración de un enfoque socioecológico que promueva integrar las dependencias sociedad-naturaleza que ocurren en los bosques templados. En este contexto es imperativo: 1) entender la influencia de las especies de pinos y encinos de los bosques templados en la estructura y funcionamiento de estos bosques, en particular sobre la productividad primaria; 2) entender el impacto que tienen el cambio de uso del suelo, la extracción regulada y no regulada de biomasa sobre la estructura y el funcionamiento del ecosistema y 3) entender los aspectos sociales y económicos relacionados con diferentes herramientas de conservación (áreas naturales protegidas y pago de servicios ambientales), que representan esquemas de interacción sociedad-naturaleza. Se discute cómo la investigación y evaluación bajo este enfoque puede contribuir a reducir el enorme déficit en la producción maderable que persiste en México, proteger la diversidad biológica y mantener la provisión de los servicios ecosistémicos para el bienestar humano.

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Present forest management structures and policies in temperate forests of Mexico: Challenges and prospects for unique tree species assemblages

Cited by 12 publications

References 59 publications

A palynological perspective on the impacts of European contact: Historic deforestation, ranching and agriculture surrounding the Cuchumatanes Highlands, Guatemala

A palynological perspective on the impacts of European contact: Historic deforestation, ranching and agriculture surrounding the Cuchumatanes Highlands, Guatemala

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

Perspectivas del enfoque socioecológico en la conservación, el aprovechamiento y pago de servicios ambientales de los bosques templados de México

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