Dinámica fenológica mensual de especies de bosque mixto

Andrea Cecilia Acosta-Hernández; Eduardo Daniel Vivar Vivar; Marin Pompa-García

doi:10.18387/polibotanica.60.14

Authors

Andrea C. Acosta-Hernández Laboratorio de Dendroecología, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Río Papaloapan y Blvd. Dgo s/n, Col. Valle del Sur, Durango, Durango, 34120, México.
Eduardo D. Vivar-Vivar Laboratorio de Dendroecología, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Río Papaloapan y Blvd. Durango, s/n, Col. Valle del Sur, Durango, Durango, 34120, México.
Marín Pompa-García Laboratorio de Dendroecología, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Río Papaloapan y Blvd. Durango, s/n, Col. Valle del Sur, Durango, Durango, 34120, México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18387/polibotanica.60.14

Keywords:

Phenology; mixed forests; multispecies; Pinus; Quercus; Juniperus; Arbutus.

Abstract

Forest ecosystems are modifying their phenology as a consequence of frequent and exacerbated drought episodes. Mixed forests have been considered strategic to cope with climate change, so knowing their phenological processes contributes to generate useful information to anticipate changes in species composition in the face of global warming. In this study, we describe the phenophases of five coexisting species in a mixed forest in a highly diverse but drought-susceptible region of northern Mexico on a monthly basis over the course of a year. We found several phenophases among conifers and broadleaved trees, including resting, leaf fall, bud development, foliage elongation, and formation and growth of reproductive organs, with their temporal differences among them. The species Pinus engelmannii had the earliest onset of its phenophases, while Arbutus bicolor was the latest in some phases. Juniperus deppeana had the longest duration and Arbutus bicolor the shortest. Although more complementary climate data are required, as well as shortening the periodicity of sampling, our results are interpreted as responses to physiological mechanisms presented by the species as strategies to respond to the environment. Although the results are not entirely conclusive, they constitute an essential basis for further monitoring and to enhance the understanding of phenology in mixed forests in the face of predicted drought scenarios.

Author Biographies

Andrea C. Acosta-Hernández, Laboratorio de Dendroecología, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Río Papaloapan y Blvd. Dgo s/n, Col. Valle del Sur, Durango, Durango, 34120, México.

Research Associate at the Dendroecology Laboratory, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Juárez University of the State of Durango.
Eduardo D. Vivar-Vivar, Laboratorio de Dendroecología, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Río Papaloapan y Blvd. Durango, s/n, Col. Valle del Sur, Durango, Durango, 34120, México.

Research Associate at the Dendroecology Laboratory, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Juárez University of the State of Durango.
Marín Pompa-García, Laboratorio de Dendroecología, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Río Papaloapan y Blvd. Durango, s/n, Col. Valle del Sur, Durango, Durango, 34120, México.

I pursued my bachelor from Chapingo University, master (ColPos) and PhD (UANL) in Forestry Sciences. I Joined FCFyA of the UJED as full-time professor since October 2006 and working with colleagues our research focuses in natural resources conservation and management. Currently, I am broadly interested in Forest ecology using tree-rings and spatial analysis in GIS environment.

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