The Pine-Oak Forest of the Rio Conchos Basin, Mexico: Key to Rain Production and Soil Erosion Control
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Published:2023-02-24
Issue:3
Volume:10
Page:37
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ISSN:2076-3298
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Container-title:Environments
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Environments
Author:
Castruita-Esparza Luis U.1ORCID, Gutiérrez Mélida2ORCID, Olivas-García Jesús M.1ORCID, Rubio-Arias Hector O.3
Affiliation:
1. Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Delicias 33000, Mexico 2. Department of Geography, Geology and Planning, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, USA 3. Zootechnology, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31453, Mexico
Abstract
Under the current climate crisis, the ecological integrity of forest ecosystems is key to increasing resilience and the sustainability of water and soil resources. Most forests around the world have experienced deforestation and degradation in the past few decades; however, the rate at which these occur varies depending on many factors, including the type of trees, management, and climate. We conducted a review of the deforestation, degradation, and soil erosion of the pine-oak forest within the Rio Conchos basin in northern Mexico. Preference was given to recent studies (last 10 years) conducted within this basin. Out of 27 recent publications on oak forests in Mexico, 19 focused on this forest and half of them were in Spanish. The results show that pine trees are more affected than oak trees, also that the deforestation rate has increased with time and is greater at higher elevations, making this area vulnerable to loss of topsoil during extreme hydrological events. Studies report an annual change in cover rate between 1985 and 2016 of −1.2% for pine, oak and mix vegetation. More recently, between 2000 and 2018, the change in pine cover was calculated as −2.8% concurrent with a +3.4% increase in cover of oak and other secondary vegetation. Proposed conservation strategies vary from runoff control to increased collaboration between landowners, government agencies, and stakeholders.
Subject
General Environmental Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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