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Can Pinus plantations facilitate reintroduction of endangered cloud forest species?

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Coniferous plantations have been widely used by reforestation programs seeking to mitigate the effects of deforestation in mountainous areas in different parts of the world. However, some studies show that pine plantations can simulate natural mechanisms of succession, thereby facilitating the incorporation of other native species of mid- and late-successional stages. Existing pine plantations could function as a substitute habitat and facilitate the establishment of native and endangered cloud forest species. To test this hypothesis, we planted two endangered species from the family Juglandaceae (Juglans pyriformis and Oreomunnea mexicana) under twelve-year-old canopy plantations of Pinus patula and compared them to individuals planted in open (control) sites and recorded their survival and growth. The results show that the survival of J. pyriformis and O. mexicana was significantly higher below the canopy of P. patula plantations than in the open site. However, growth rates varied significantly among species and sites. Although pine plantations may favor the survival of seedlings, they cannot ensure the growth of plants without additional forest management.

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Acknowledgments

We are very grateful to all those who contributed in some way to this project: Raquel Cervantes, Álvaro Soberanes, Silvano Cortina, Patricia Gerez, Rogelio Lara, Surya Garza and Rafael Ortega. Raquel and Álvaro are responsible for the greenhouse management of the Plan de San Antonio forest with institutional permission from the National Forest Commission. We also would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions, which improved the final manuscript. This project was funded by the Fondo de Ciencia Básica SEP-CONACYT (CB-2010-0-156053). M.L. Avendaño-Yáñez is grateful to the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) for the grant (Num. Reg. 223896) awarded to conduct her doctorate studies.

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  1. Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada (INBIOTECA), Universidad Veracruzana, Av. de las Culturas Veracruzanas No. 101, Col. Emiliano Zapata, C. P. 91090, Xalapa, VER, Mexico

    María de la Luz Avendaño-Yáñez, Lázaro Rafael Sánchez-Velásquez & María del Rosario Pineda-López

  2. Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico, DF, Mexico

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de la Luz Avendaño-Yáñez, M., Sánchez-Velásquez, L.R., Meave, J.A. et al. Can Pinus plantations facilitate reintroduction of endangered cloud forest species?. Landscape Ecol Eng 12, 99–104 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-015-0277-z

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