Identification of potential areas for reforestation with six arboreal Fabaceae in the state of Guanajuato

Authors

  • Ricardo Rivera Vázquez Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas Y Pecuarias
  • Andrés Mandujano Bueno Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v14i80.1401

Keywords:

Acacia pennatula, Acacia farmeciana, Albizia occidentalis, Leucaena esculenta, Lysiloma divaricata and Prosopis leavigata.

Abstract

The loss and reduction of forest cover are related to soil degradation and the reduction of environmental services. Reforestation is a key element to fight global warming. Replanting deforested areas with native forest species increases the survival and success of the plantation. It was proposed that, according to the requirements of altitude, slope, temperature, precipitation, topography, soil type, texture and depth, and through the use of the BIOCLIM tool, it is possible to identify and quantify the potential reforestation areas in the state of Guanajuato by six forest species of the Fabaceae family. Based on climatic and edaphic requirements, Prosopis laevigata was the taxon with the largest potential area for reforestation with 278 102 ha of good and very good suitability, Albizia occidentalis occupied a surface area of 230 239 ha, 157 491 ha were estimated for Acacia farnesiana (synonym of Vachellia farnesiana), 149 434 ha for Lysiloma divaricata (synonym of Lysiloma divaricatum), 120 968 ha for Leucaena esculenta, and merely 3 633 ha for Acacia pennatula (synonym of Vachellia pennatula). The delimited areas are the zones where it is possible to plant these species and guarantee a greater probability of survival and success in reforestation works, and with it, the restoration of the landscape.

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Published

2023-10-31

How to Cite

Rivera Vázquez, Ricardo, and Andrés Mandujano Bueno. 2023. “Identification of Potential Areas for Reforestation With Six Arboreal Fabaceae in the State of Guanajuato”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Forestales 14 (80). México, ME:130-41. https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v14i80.1401.

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 80 (2023)

Section

Research note

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