Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan

Restoration actions in the Ria Lagartos Reserve includes planting native species; however, the relation between ecosystem properties and these species in their natural habitats has not been documented. This work describes the relation between the cover plant of the three dominant shrub species and s...

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Main Authors:	Leirana-Alcocer, Jorge Leandro, Bautista-Zúñiga, Francisco
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Published:	Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2014
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spelling	oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-2972015-11-06T13:26:59Z Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan Patrones de asociación entre la cobertura vegetal y la calidad del suelo en el matorral costero de la reserva Ría Lagartos, Yucatán Leirana-Alcocer, Jorge Leandro Bautista-Zúñiga, Francisco Pithecellobium keyense calcaric sandy soils seasonal drylands soil improvement engineer species. Pithecellobium keyense Regosol calcárico estacionalmente seco mejoramiento del suelo especie ingeniero. Restoration actions in the Ria Lagartos Reserve includes planting native species; however, the relation between ecosystem properties and these species in their natural habitats has not been documented. This work describes the relation between the cover plant of the three dominant shrub species and some soil properties in the coastal dune scrubland. Thirty quadrats of 4 m2 were sampled. The cover percentage of every species was recorded, as well as the litter cover on soil (LC). Soil samples were taken at each quadrat, measuring PH, electric conductivity (EC), apparent density (AD), total nitrogen content (TN), organic matter percentage (OM) and gray tone (GT). Correlation analyses were performed between those variables and the cover of the three dominant shrub species: Pithecellobium keyense, Bumelia retusa and Enriquebeltrania crenatifolia. P. keyense and B. retusa were correlated to LC; P. keyense was also correlated to OM and had a tendency to increase with N; E. crenatifolia was correlated to EC. In addition, it was observed that GT correlated with most all of the variables except with pH and LC; and that TN and AD were correlated with most all of the edaphic variables except with pH and CE. Results suggest that P. keyense could be a soil improvement species and that DA and TG are easy to measure and inexpensive proxies to evaluate soil quality in this site. La restauración ecológica de la Reserva Ría Lagartos incluye la plantación de especies nativas; sin embargo, no se ha documentado con qué propiedades del ecosistema se relacionan estas especies en sus hábitats naturales. En este trabajo se describe la relación entre la cobertura vegetal y algunas propiedades del suelo del matorral de duna costera. Se muestrearon 30 cuadrantes de 4 m2 cada uno; en cada cuadrante se estimó el porcentaje de cobertura por especie y porcentaje de cobertura del mantillo en el suelo (MAN), así mismo se tomó una muestra de suelo de cada uno, y se les midió: pH, conductividad eléctrica (CE), densidad aparente (DA), contenido de nitrógeno total (NT), porcentaje de materia orgánica (MO) y tono de gris (TG). Se realizaron análisis de correlación entre estas variables y la cobertura de las tres especies dominantes de arbustos: Pithecellobium keyense, Bumelia retusa y Enriquebeltrania crenatifolia. P. keyense y B. retusa correlacionaron con MAN; P. keyense además correlacionó con MO, y tuvo una tendencia a aumentar con NT; E. crenatifolia correlacionó con CE. Además, se observó que TG se correlacionó con casi todas las variables, excepto pH y MAN, y que NT y DA se correlacionaron con casi todas las variables edáficas, excepto pH y CE. Los resultados obtenidos sugieren que P. keyense podría ser una especie mejoradora del suelo y que DA y TG son proxys fáciles y económicos de medir para evaluar la calidad del suelo en este sitio. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2014-07-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/297 10.29059/cienciauat.v8i2.297 CienciaUAT; Vol. 8 No. 2: January-June 2014; 44-53 CienciaUAT; Vol. 8 No. 2: Enero-Junio 2014; 44-53 2007-7858 2007-7521 spa https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/297/160
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author	Leirana-Alcocer, Jorge Leandro Bautista-Zúñiga, Francisco
spellingShingle	Leirana-Alcocer, Jorge Leandro Bautista-Zúñiga, Francisco Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan
author_facet	Leirana-Alcocer, Jorge Leandro Bautista-Zúñiga, Francisco
author_sort	Leirana-Alcocer, Jorge Leandro
title	Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan
title_short	Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan
title_full	Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan
title_fullStr	Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan
title_full_unstemmed	Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan
title_sort	association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in ria lagartos reserve, yucatan
description	Restoration actions in the Ria Lagartos Reserve includes planting native species; however, the relation between ecosystem properties and these species in their natural habitats has not been documented. This work describes the relation between the cover plant of the three dominant shrub species and some soil properties in the coastal dune scrubland. Thirty quadrats of 4 m2 were sampled. The cover percentage of every species was recorded, as well as the litter cover on soil (LC). Soil samples were taken at each quadrat, measuring PH, electric conductivity (EC), apparent density (AD), total nitrogen content (TN), organic matter percentage (OM) and gray tone (GT). Correlation analyses were performed between those variables and the cover of the three dominant shrub species: Pithecellobium keyense, Bumelia retusa and Enriquebeltrania crenatifolia. P. keyense and B. retusa were correlated to LC; P. keyense was also correlated to OM and had a tendency to increase with N; E. crenatifolia was correlated to EC. In addition, it was observed that GT correlated with most all of the variables except with pH and LC; and that TN and AD were correlated with most all of the edaphic variables except with pH and CE. Results suggest that P. keyense could be a soil improvement species and that DA and TG are easy to measure and inexpensive proxies to evaluate soil quality in this site.
publisher	Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
publishDate	2014
url	https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/297
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Association patterns between plant cover and soil quality of the coastal dune scrubland in Ria Lagartos Reserve, Yucatan

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