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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-id>S2007-42982020000400441</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17129/botsci.2568</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Phytosociology of a seasonally dry tropical forest in the State of Michoacán, Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Fitosociología del bosque tropical estacionalmente seco del Estado de Michoacán, México]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Medina-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Consuelo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Velázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Giménez de Azcárate]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Joaquín]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Macías-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Larrazábal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandra]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gopar-Merino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Barrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Faustino]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Vega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Azucena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia Michoacán]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Escuela Politécnica Superior de Ingeniería Departamento de Botánica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Lugo]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Zapopan Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Biológicas Aplicadas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Toluca de Lerdo]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Iztapala México D.F.]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guanajuato Departament de Ingenieria Geomática e Hidraulica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guanajuato Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
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<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>98</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>441</fpage>
<lpage>467</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-42982020000400441&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-42982020000400441&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-42982020000400441&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background:  seasonally dry tropical forests are considered critical and important ecosystems because they harbor exceptional biological diversity. Mexico lacks sound phytosociological studies of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest and Michoacán is no exception. The present study may be regarded the first phytosociological in most of the Mexican pacific coast where seasonally dry tropical forests occurs.  Questions/Objective:  We aimed at describing the representative plant associations of the seasonally dry tropical forest, distributed on western Michoacán and to provide a sintaxonomic classification framework based on the floristic differentiation of the recognized communities and highlight its phytocenotic diversity.  Study site and dates:  Estado de Michoacán; 20 years.  Methods:  A total of 82 phytosociological inventories were conducted. Data were submitted to multivariate two-way indicator species analyses to depict plant communities and their ecological affinities.  Results:  From its analysis and interpretation, nine plant groups were differentiated, of which all but one was given the rank of association, which are Lysilomo acapulcensis-Heliocarpetum terebinthinacei, Ceibo aesculifoliae-Lysilometum divaricatae, Caesalpinio platylobae-Cordietum elaeagnoidis, Cochlospermo vitifolii-Lueheetum candidae, Lysilomo divaricatae-Cordietum elaeagnoidis; Stenocereo quevedonis-Cordietum selerianae, Guazumo ulmifoliae-Cordietum elaeagnoidis¸ Lonchocarpo huetamoensis-Cordietum elaeagnoidis and the community of Spondias purpurea-Cochlospermum vitifolium.  Conclusions:  Comparative floristic and structural profiles among plant communities permitted us to distinguish their bioclimatic relationships. Diagnostic species representative of all plant associations were selected and used for sintaxonomic nomenclature. Plant associations were finally array along bioclimatic and altitudinal gradients and showed in arranged phytosociological tables. The plant association/community&#8217;descriptions permitted to compare structural physiognomy, floristic composition, ecological affinities, distribution patterns and bioclimatic liaison among them.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes:  Los bosques tropicales estacionalmente secos se consideran ecosistemas críticos e importantes porque albergan una diversidad biológica excepcional. México carece de estudios fitosociológicos robustos de estos bosques y Michoacán no es la excepción. Este estudio puede ser considerado como el primer análisis fitosociológico en la costa pacífica mexicana donde ocurren los bosques tropicales estacionalmente secos.  Preguntas/Objetivo:  Nos propusimos contribuir el registro de las asociaciones mejor representadas en el occidente del Estado y dar una clasificación basada en las afinidades florísticas y resaltar a diversidad fitocenótica.  Sitio y años de estudio:  Estado de Michoacán; 20 años.  Métodos:  Se realizaron un total de 82 inventarios fitosociológicos. Los datos fueron sometidos a análisis multivariados de especies indicadoras de dos vías para definir las asociaciones y conocer sus afinidades ecológicas.  Resultados:  Se diferenciaron nueve agrupaciones de plantas, de las cuales a todas, menos una, se les asignó el rango de asociación y son Lysilomo acapulcensis-Heliocarpetum terebinthinacei, Ceibo aesculifoliae-Lysilometum divaricatae, Caesalpinio platylobae-Cordietum elaeagnoidis, Cochlospermo vitifolii-Lueheetum candidae, Lysilomo divaricatae-Cordietum elaeagnoidis, Stenocereo quevedonis-Cordietum selerianae, Guazumo ulmifoliae-Cordietum elaeagnoidis¸ Lonchocarpo huetamoensis-Cordietum elaeagnoidis y la comunidad Spondias purpurea-Cochlospermum vitifolium.  Conclusiones:  La comparación entre los inventarios posibilitó la individualización de grupos que se pudieron vincular con asociaciones/comunidades vegetales y permitieron su caracterización a través de sus vínculos florísticos y estructurales, y de sus preferencias bioclimáticas. De esta manera se seleccionaron las especies diagnósticas características de cada asociación, sus ambientes preferenciales, su jurisdicción fisiográfica y los pisos bioclimáticos donde se distribuyen.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Associations]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[low-height tropical jungle]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[phytocenotic diversity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tropical caducifolious forest]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Asociaciones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bosques tropicales caducifolios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diversidad fitocenótica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[selva baja caducifolia]]></kwd>
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