Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru
The montane forests of north-western Peru are plant formations with high biodiversity and numerous endemic taxa. Unfortunately, in many places, they are deteriorated by deforestation and colonization processes, to turning into one of the most threatened ecosystems of the world. At the present, monta...
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2005 |
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| Palabra clave: | Podocarpus Podocarpaceae Bosques Montanos Nageia Noroccidente peruano Montane Forests North-western Peru |
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| author | Vicuña-Miñano, Edgar E. |
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| description | The montane forests of north-western Peru are plant formations with high biodiversity and numerous endemic taxa. Unfortunately, in many places, they are deteriorated by deforestation and colonization processes, to turning into one of the most threatened ecosystems of the world. At the present, montane forests are reduced to isolated fragments. The relict forests are distributed above 1000 m on the western slope of the Andes. These forests are habitat for Peruvian native coniferous of the Podocarpaceae family. These species are supporting the fragility of montane forests ecosystems, however they are being cut down in large numbers because of the excellent timber quality. There are some forests largely dominated by Podocarpaceae in north-western Peru, we have the Cachil forest (Cajamarca, Province Contumazá) and Tongod-Quellahorco (Cajamarca, Province San Miguel) which are dominated by Podocarpus oleifolius. The San Ignacio forests (Cajamarca, Province San Ignacio) where we find half the species known from Peru, there are five species from three genera: Podocarpus oleifolius, P. macrostachys, P. sprucei, Prumnopitys harmsiana and Nageia rospigliosii. |
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| spelling | Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru Las Podocarpáceas de los bosques montanos del noroccidente peruano Vicuña-Miñano, Edgar E. Podocarpus Podocarpaceae Bosques Montanos Nageia Noroccidente peruano Montane Forests North-western Peru The montane forests of north-western Peru are plant formations with high biodiversity and numerous endemic taxa. Unfortunately, in many places, they are deteriorated by deforestation and colonization processes, to turning into one of the most threatened ecosystems of the world. At the present, montane forests are reduced to isolated fragments. The relict forests are distributed above 1000 m on the western slope of the Andes. These forests are habitat for Peruvian native coniferous of the Podocarpaceae family. These species are supporting the fragility of montane forests ecosystems, however they are being cut down in large numbers because of the excellent timber quality. There are some forests largely dominated by Podocarpaceae in north-western Peru, we have the Cachil forest (Cajamarca, Province Contumazá) and Tongod-Quellahorco (Cajamarca, Province San Miguel) which are dominated by Podocarpus oleifolius. The San Ignacio forests (Cajamarca, Province San Ignacio) where we find half the species known from Peru, there are five species from three genera: Podocarpus oleifolius, P. macrostachys, P. sprucei, Prumnopitys harmsiana and Nageia rospigliosii. Los bosques montanos del noroccidente peruano son formaciones vegetales que presentan una alta diversidad y endemismos. Lamentablemente, en muchos lugares están sujetos a procesos acelerados de deterioro por la deforestación y colonización, aspecto que los convierte en uno de los ecosistemas más amenazados por el hombre. Lo que ahora queda de estos bosques, alguna vez extensos, son sólo fragmentos. Los bosques montanos relictos son ecosistemas ubicados por encima de los 1000 m de altitud, en la Vertiente Occidental de los Andes. Es en estos bosques, donde se pueden encontrar especies de coníferas nativas de nuestro país, pertenecientes a la familia Podocarpaceae. Estas especies juegan un rol de suma importancia en la dinámica de estos ecosistemas tan frágiles; no obstante, debido a la calidad de sus maderas, están siendo extraídas de manera alarmante. En el noroccidente peruano existen zonas de bosques homogéneos de Podocarpáceas tal es el caso del bosque de Cachil en la provincia de Contumazá, bosque de TongodQuellahorco en la provincia de San Miguel (en los cuales predomina la especie Podocarpus oleifolius) y los bosques de San Ignacio en Cajamarca, en los que reportamos cinco especies de Podocarpáceas distribuidas en tres géneros: Podocarpus (P. oleifolius, P. macrostachys, P sprucei), Prumnopitys (P. harmsiana) y Nageia (N. rospigliosii), las cuales representan el 50% del total de especies reportadas para el Perú. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/2400 10.15381/rpb.v12i2.2400 |
| spellingShingle | Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru Vicuña-Miñano, Edgar E. Podocarpus Podocarpaceae Bosques Montanos Nageia Noroccidente peruano Montane Forests North-western Peru |
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| title | Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru |
| title_full | Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru |
| title_fullStr | Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru |
| title_short | Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru |
| title_sort | Podocarpaceae of the montane forests from northwestern Peru |
| topic | Podocarpus Podocarpaceae Bosques Montanos Nageia Noroccidente peruano Montane Forests North-western Peru |
| topic_facet | Podocarpus Podocarpaceae Bosques Montanos Nageia Noroccidente peruano Montane Forests North-western Peru |
| url | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/2400 |