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Classification and ordination of main plant communities along an altitudinal gradient in the arid and temperate climates of northeastern Mexico

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Author	Castillón, Eduardo Estrada Arévalo, José Ramón Quintanilla, José Ángel Villarreal Rodríguez, María Magdalena Salinas Encina Domínguez, Juan Antonio Rodríguez, Humberto González Ayala, César Martín Cantú
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Quantitative data on the ecology of the main plant communities along an altitudinal gradient in northeastern Mexico were obtained with the aim of identifying the most important environmental variables that affect plant distribution and composition. The main threats to these communities were also investigated. Importance value index (IVi) of the 39 most important species and 16 environmental variables were recorded at 35 altitudinal gradients each spaced at intervals of at least 100-m altitude. Classification and ordination of vegetation showed six well-differentiated but overlapping plant communities: alpine meadow, cold conifer forest, mesic mixed forest, xeric scrub, Tamaulipan piedmont scrub, and halophytic grassland. Altitude, minimum and average temperatures, and organic matter content are the main variables affecting the plant distribution in northeastern Mexico. Urban growth, mechanized agriculture, and changes in land use are the main threats in the short and medium term to plant communities in this area. Climate change also seems to be having an impact at present or in the near future as shown by the presence of exotic shrubs from warmer areas in mesic and temperate areas inhabited by oak and oak-pine forest.
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Ending Page	11
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00281042
Journal	Naturwissenschaften
Volume Number	102
Issue Number	9
e-ISSN	14321904
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-09-11
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Northeastern Mexico Plant communities Environmental variables Multivariate analysis Conservation Life Sciences Environment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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