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Research ArticleSpecial Theme: Ecological Restoration in Mexico

Integrating Ecological and Ethnobotanical Priorities into Riparian Restoration

Anastasia E. Allen, Francisco J. Santana-Michel, Claudia Ortiz Arrona and Joy B. Zedler
Ecological Restoration, September 2010, 28 (3) 377-388; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.28.3.377
Anastasia E. Allen
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Claudia Ortiz Arrona
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The riparian vegetation along many rivers is so modified by farming and grazing that forest restoration targets are far from obvious, and initial steps are hard to plan. The Ayuquila River in southern Mexico offered the opportunity to test an approach that integrates ecological data and ethnobotanical information to identify reference sites that could serve as restoration targets and prioritize woody species for initiating restoration. In this case study, data from 12 sites along a 90 km section of the river included 125 herbaceous species (98 genera, 47 families in a total sampling area of 120 m2) and 77 woody plant species (58 genera, 36 families in a total sampled area of 6,000 m2). Of the woody plants, 37 were known to have one or more human uses. We employed one ranking protocol to select reference sites (based on diversity, forest structure, and ethnobotanical use) and another to prioritize the woody plants for potential reintroduction (based on five species attributes). The latter protocol yielded 15 species that deserve further testing for their ability to establish in restoration sites. The site/species selection protocol proved useful in selecting restoration targets and prioritizing species—two early steps in projects designed to conserve biodiversity, maintain associated cultural values, and catalyze community involvement in riparian ecosystem restoration.

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La vegetación riparia frecuentamente se encuentra tan perturbada por la práctica de agricultura y ganadería que las metas de restauración no son obvias, y los pasos iniciales son difíciles de planificar. El Río Ayuquila, en el Sur de México, nos ofreció la oportunidad para probar un método que integra datos ecológicos y etnobotánicos con el fin de identificar sitios de referencia que podrían servir como metas de restauración, y priorizar especies leñosas para iniciar el proceso de restauración. En este estudio de caso, datos de 12 sitios (a través de una sección del río de 90 km) incluyen 125 especies herbáceas (de 98 géneros y 47 familias en un área total de muestreo de 120 m2) y 77 especies leñosas (58 géneros y 36 familias en un área total de muestreo de 6,000 m2). De las especies leñosas, 37 se conocen por su potencial para uno o más usos humanos. Empleamos un protocolo de clasificación para escoger sitios de referencia (basado en diversidad, estructura del bosque, y uso etnobotánico) y otro protocolo para priorizar especias leñosas según la potencial de reintroducción (basado en cinco atributos de las especies). El segundo protocolo reveló 15 especies que merecen más estudio para verificar la potencial de establecer en sitios de restauración. El protocolo para escoger sitios y especies resultó útil para escoger metas de restauración y priorizar especies. Estos son dos pasos iniciales para proyectos con el fin de conservar la biodiversidad, mantener valores culturales, y catalizar la participación comunitaria en la restauración de ecosistemas riparias.

  • Ayuquila River
  • diversity
  • ethnobotany
  • Mexico
  • restoration priorities
  • riparian forest

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Anastasia E. Allen, Francisco J. Santana-Michel, Claudia Ortiz Arrona, Joy B. Zedler
Ecological Restoration Sep 2010, 28 (3) 377-388; DOI: 10.3368/er.28.3.377

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Integrating Ecological and Ethnobotanical Priorities into Riparian Restoration
Anastasia E. Allen, Francisco J. Santana-Michel, Claudia Ortiz Arrona, Joy B. Zedler
Ecological Restoration Sep 2010, 28 (3) 377-388; DOI: 10.3368/er.28.3.377
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  • etnobotánica
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