Optimizing conservation of forest diversity a country-wide approach in Mexico
A recent vegetation study [Palacio-Prieto et al. (2000) Bol Inst Geogr UNAM 43:183-203] showed that Mexico's forest area has declined to 33.3%, from originally 52.0% of the country's land area. In order to assess strategies for tree diversity conservation, we compiled a list of 846 tree species native to Mexico, and determined for each the presence or absence in 234 geographical squares of 1° latitude by 1° longitude (approximately 106 × 106 km). On the average, any two squares shared only 6% of their species composition. Using a standard optimization method from engineering and economics [Dantzig (1963) Linear programming and extensions.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Conservación de bosques, Árboles, Fitogeografía, |
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