Survival of Swietenia Macrophylla Seeds Sown in Slash-and-Burn Fields in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Abstract

Survival of Swietenia macrophylla seeds sown into slash-and-burn fields in Quintana Roo, Mexico Photo 1. Well established mahogany sapling (held by a person) in an abandoned slash-and-burn agriculture (SBA) field. Photo P. Negreros-Castillo.

Thermal Niche for Seed Germination and Species Distribution Modelling of Swietenia macrophylla King (Mahogany) under Climate Change Scenarios

“…According to Negreros-Castillo et al [8], S. macrophylla is considered a "financial keystone species" because its absence increases the probability that the forest will be converted to other lucrative land uses. However, there is a need to incentivize its protection and sustainable management in the tropical forest.…”

Survival and growth of <i>Swietenia macrophylla</i> seedlings from seeds sown into slash and burn fields in Quintana Roo, Mexico

“…The study was established in a portion of the forest that is used for SBA. The study site was also used for a study on mahogany seed predation (Negreros-Castillo et al, 2016).…”

“…In the tropics, when the focus of forest management is on harvesting valuable species without regenerating them, conversion of forests to other ecosystems can be accelerated (Fredericksen and Putz, 2003). Mahogany is so important that it could be considered a "financial" keystone species because its absence increases the likelihood of conversion of a forest to another, more profitable land use (Negreros-Castillo et al, 2016). The presence of mahogany encourages landowners to protect their forests and use them for timber production rather than convert them to other uses, such as pasture, the most common land use conversion in the tropics (Buschbacher, 1986;Strassburg, 2014;Brenner, 2011;pers.…”