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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-4298</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Botanical Sciences]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Bot. sci]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-4298</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Botánica de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-42982019000200135</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17129/botsci.2044</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Composition, structure and diversity of coastal vegetation in the northeastern of Cozumel, Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Composición, estructura y diversidad de la vegetación costera del Noreste de Cozumel, México]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Collantes-Chávez-Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alanís-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yam-Uicab]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Contreras]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cruz]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sarmiento-Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tapia-Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Quintana Roo División de Desarrollo Sustentable ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Ciencias Forestales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Gestión Estratégica y Manejo Ambiental S.C.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C. Herbario CICY ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>97</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>135</fpage>
<lpage>147</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-42982019000200135&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-42982019000200135&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-42982019000200135&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Background:  Cozumel island, Mexico has one of the best preserved and threatened coastal vegetation in the Mexican Caribbean. Increasing the ecological knowledge about these communities can help to establish conservation priorities.  Question:  How are the structure and composition of well-preserved coastal vegetation communities in the Island of Cozumel?  Study site and dates:  The study was conducted in the northeastern coast of the island of Cozumel, at the Municipality of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, from July 2014 to November 2014.  Methods:  Five interception lines of 80 m were randomly established along environmental gradient, perpendicular to the coastal line, in each three different environments: rocky beaches, sandy beaches, and coastal dunes. Species richness, diversity, and importance value index of the species in the community were computed, and floristic composition recorded.  Results:  We recorded 23 families, 35 genera and 37 species. The most representative families are Poaceae with four species, Rubiaceae and Asteraceae with three species each; Sideroxylon and Euphorbia were the richest genera, with two species each. The three coastal environments presented no statistical differences in its relative density, coverage and diversity, but differed in species composition and richness (higher in rocky beaches and coastal dunes).  Conclusions:  Two dissimilar coastal plant communities can be recognized into the halophilous vegetation type, which are established in sandy and rocky environments respectively. The floristic composition and the species association of the rocky beaches reveal the relationship between the Island of Cozumel coastal vegetation and plant communities in other Caribbean islands.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Antecedentes:  Cozumel tiene una de las vegetaciones costeras más conservadas y amenazadas en el Caribe mexicano. El incremento del conocimiento de estas comunidades puede ayudar a establecer prioridades de conservación.  Pregunta:  ¿Cómo es la estructura y composición de la vegetación costera en la isla de Cozumel?  Lugar y fechas del estudio:  El estudio se realizó en la costa noreste de la isla de Cozumel, Municipio de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México, desde julio de 2014 hasta noviembre de 2014.  Método:  Se establecieron aleatoriamente cinco líneas de intercepción de 80 m en un gradiente ambiental, perpendicular a la costa, en tres entornos diferentes: playa rocosa, playa arenosa y duna costera. Se calculó la riqueza, la diversidad y el índice de valor de importancia de las especies, y se registró la composición florística.  Resultados:  Registramos 23 familias, 35 géneros y 37 especies. Las familias más representativas son Poaceae con cuatro especies, Rubiaceae y Asteraceae con tres cada una; Sideroxylon y Euphorbia fueron los géneros con mayor riqueza, dos especies cada uno. Los tres ambientes no presentaron diferencias en su densidad relativa, cobertura y diversidad, pero sí en la composición y riqueza (mayor en playa rocosa y duna costera).  Conclusiones:  Se reconocen dos comunidades de vegetales de tipo de vegetación halófila, las de ambientes arenosos y rocoso respectivamente. La composición florística y la asociación de especies de la playa rocosa revelan la relación entre la vegetación costera de Cozumel y las comunidades de plantas en otras islas del Caribe.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coastal dunes vegetation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[phytosociology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[plant ecology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[rocky beaches vegetation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sandy beaches vegetation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Caribe]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ecología vegetal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fitosociología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vegetación de duna costera]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vegetación de playa arenosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vegetación de playa rocosa]]></kwd>
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