Potential of restoration of coniferous forests from germplasm transfer zones in Mexico

Authors

  • Andrés Flores García Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas Y PecuariasCentro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Conservación y Mejoramiento de Ecosistemas Forestales. INIFAP
  • Martín Enrique Romero-Sánchez Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Conservación y Mejoramiento de Ecosistemas Forestales. INIFAP
  • Ramiro Pérez-Miranda Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Conservación y Mejoramiento de Ecosistemas Forestales. INIFAP
  • Francisco Moreno-Sánchez Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Conservación y Mejoramiento de Ecosistemas Forestales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v12i63.813

Keywords:

Abies, Callitropsis, Conafor, soil degradation, Pinus, Taxodium

Abstract

Forest land restoration requires data related to the number of seedlings produced and the level of soil degradation. Decision makers need to know the efforts of the national reforestation program as a driver of ecosystem restoration in Mexico. To assess the restoration potential of conifer forests and reduce land degradation by Germplasm Movement Zones (GMZ), priority zones for restoration were compared with areas that possess most effective restoration efforts: survival rate of planted seedlings, number of nurseries (N), Germplasm Production Units (GPU) and Germplasm Banks (GB) with data from Conafor corresponding to the 2016-2018 period. It was found that 27 GMZ had 7 418 975.30 ha of low-production forest land as priority areas and 9 389 577.70 ha of forest land with medium and low degradation. According to the variables used in the comparative analysis, eight GMZ (XII.4, XII.5, X.3, X.2, XII.1, V.3, XII.2, and XV.1) were identified as restoration potential zones because their priority areas could be totally reforested by using Pinus and Abies species.

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Published

2020-12-11

How to Cite

Flores García, Andrés, Martín Enrique Romero-Sánchez, Ramiro Pérez-Miranda, and Francisco Moreno-Sánchez. 2020. “Potential of Restoration of Coniferous Forests from Germplasm Transfer Zones in Mexico”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Forestales 12 (63). México, ME. https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v12i63.813.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 63 (2021)

Section

Scientific article

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