Conservation value of a natural protected area in the state of Puebla, Mexico

"Mexico has several natural protected areas (NPAs) managed by state administrations. However, the aims these NPAs are more closely related to local political contexts than to their importance as reservoirs of biodiversity. In this study, we assessed the conservation value of the park Flor del Bosque...

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Authors: ERNESTO IVAN BADANO; CARLOS HERNAN VERGARA BRICEÑO; MARIA DE LAS NIEVES BARRANCO LEON; ANA MARIA ACUÑA CORS; MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA VALENZUELA; CARLOS RENATO RAMOS PALACIOS
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2012
Country:México
Institution:IPICYT
Repository:Repositorio Institucional del IPICYT
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1010/1229
Online Access:http://ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1010/1229
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Birds
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Biological conservation
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Diversity analyses
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/State parks
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Woody plants
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/6
Summary:"Mexico has several natural protected areas (NPAs) managed by state administrations. However, the aims these NPAs are more closely related to local political contexts than to their importance as reservoirs of biodiversity. In this study, we assessed the conservation value of the park Flor del Bosque, in the state of Puebla. Since this park contains both, well-preserved and human-disturbed habitats, we compared the diversity of plants and birds between these habitat types. Later, to assess its conservation value, the total diversity of the park was compared with that from an external, unprotected site with similar vegetation structure. In the park, the diversity of both groups of organisms was higher at well-preserved rather than at disturbed habitats. Furthermore, the analyses indicated that the entire diversity of the park is substantially higher than that of the external site. Thus, we suggest that these type of studies should be promoted by the state governments to determine the conservation value of their NPAs and, therefore aid in the development of adequate management programs for these sites."

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