Abstract

MATA BALDERAS, José Manuel; CAVADA PRADO, Karen Alejandra; SARMIENTO MUNOZ, Tania Isela  and  GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ, Humberto. Monitoring of a reforestation survival with native species of the Tamaulipas thorn scrub. Rev. mex. de cienc. forestales [online]. 2022, vol.13, n.71, pp.28-52.  Epub Aug 22, 2022. ISSN 2007-1132.  https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v13i71.1229.

The Tamaulipas thorn scrub (TTS) is a highly diverse ecosystem that has been affected by anthropogenic activities. For its restoration, reforestation with native species has been carried out in search of greater survival. In 2018, a reforestation was carried out with 15 native species of the TTS in a property with previous agricultural use in an area of 15.43 hectares in Los Ramones municipality, Nuevo Leon. During the first two years after reforestation, protection (individual protectors and fencing) and maintenance activities (weed control and plant replacement) were carried out. The objective of this study was to evaluate the survival of reforestation for a three year - period. A sampling of 10 random and scattered lines was used, counting 30 continuous plants to evaluate the presence or absence of living plants. For 2019, 2020 and 2021, survival values of 80.67 %, 95.34 % and 28.7 %, respectively, were recorded. The species that most successfully survived were Cordia boissieri (16.43 %), Prosopis glandulosa (10.67 %), Ebenopsis ebano (7.56 %), Diospyros texana (5.89 %), Ehretia anacua (5.22 %), Parkinsonia aculeata (4.22 %), Vachellia farnesiana (4.11 %) and Vachellia rigidula (4.00 %). It is concluded that the climatic conditions affected the survival of the plantation, the selection of native species to be used determines the success of survival and that the protection and maintenance activities must be established according to the requirements of each species and maintained until the permanence of the plantation is ensured.

Keywords : Environmental compensation; semi-arid forest ecosystem; native species; evaluation; maintenance; protection.

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