ESTABLISHMENT OF Pinus spp. AND Quercus spp. IN SHRUBLANDS AND GRASSLANDS IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO

Authors

  • Neptalí Ramírez-Marcial
  • Mario González-Espinosa
  • Edmundo García-Moya

Keywords:

Colonization, oaks, Quercus spp., facilitation, pines, Pinus spp., seedlings, regeneration

Abstract

We evaluated the abundance of naturally established tree seedlings in shrublands dominated by Baccharis vaccinioides H.B.K. in the highlands of Chiapas, southern México; we found that 120 out of 139 (86%) of the seedlings (nine species) were in the proximity (

Published

30-06-1996

Issue

Section

Natural Renewable Resources