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      Composición y diversidad vegetal de dos sistemas de pastoreo en el matorral espinoso tamaulipeco del Noreste de México Translated title: Vegetation composition and diversity in two grazing systems in the Tamaulipan thornscrub of northeast Mexico

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          El matorral espinoso tamaulipeco (MET) del noreste de México ha enfrentado una extensa deforestación producto de actividades antrópicas. En las últimas décadas, el establecimiento de pastizales para ganadería intensiva y extensiva se ha visto incrementado notablemente en la región. Para analizar el efecto de las actividades pecuarias en la vegetación del MET, se seleccionaron dos áreas con diferente sistema de pastoreo: 1) pastoreo continuo y 2) pastoreo Savory. Se evaluó la fitodiversidad, indicadores ecológicos de abundancia (Ar), dominancia (Dr), frecuencia (Fr), e índice de valor de importancia (IVI) y la diversidad a y p. Se registraron 42 especies para ambos sistemas de pastoreo, 35 se presentaron en el sistema de pastoreo Savory y 30 en el pastoreo continuo. El género con mayor número de especies, en ambos sistemas, fue Acacia, con A. berlandieri, A. farnesiana y A. rigidula. De acuerdo al coeficiente de Jaccard, las áreas evaluadas presentan un 47 % de similitud. En el sistema Savory, la especie con mayor IVI fue Cenchrus ciliaris (59.31 %) y en el sistema de pastoreo continuo, Panicum texanum (37.76 %). En este estudio encontramos que especies nativas, preferidas por el ganado vacuno, como Bouteloua barbata y Panicum texanum son aún abundantes en el área después de 22 años de estar bajo pastoreo continuo.

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          Tamaulipan thorn scrub (TTS) of Northeastern Mexico has faced widespread deforestation due to human activities. In recent decades, the establishment of pastures for intensive and extensive livestock has notoriously increased in the region. To analyze the effect of livestock activities in the TTS, we selected two areas with different livestock management system 1) continuous grazing and 2) Savory grazing. We evaluated: (1) phytodiversity, (2) ecological indicators such as abundance (Ar), dominance (Dr), frequency (Fr), and index of importance value (IVI), and (3) diversity a and p. Forty two species were recorded for both grazing systems: 35 in the Savory system, and 30 in the continuous grazing system. The genus with the largest number of species in both systems was Acacia, with A. berlandieri, A. farnesiana and A. rigidula. According to the Jaccard coefficient, the assessed areas had a 47 % similarity. In the Savory system, the species with the highest IVI was Cenchrus ciliaris (59.31 %) and in the continuous grazing system, Panicum texanum (37.76 %). In this study we found that native species, preferred by cattle, such as Bouteloua barbata and Panicum texanum are still abundant in the area after 22 yr of continuous grazing.

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                Journal
                rmcp
                Revista mexicana de ciencias pecuarias
                Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias
                Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico )
                2007-1124
                2448-6698
                September 2013
                : 4
                : 3
                : 361-371
                Affiliations
                [01] Linares Nuevo León orgnameUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias Forestales México vmmolinaguerra@ 123456gmail.com
                Article
                S2007-11242013000300007 S2007-1124(13)00400300007
                056e6b28-1eae-4e17-a821-cc22b752836d

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 08 February 2012
                : 14 May 2012
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 40, Pages: 11
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                Diversity α,Importance value index,Diversity β,Diversidad β,Diversidad α,Acacia,Pastoreo Savory,Pastoreo continuo,Continuous grazing,Savory grazing,IVI

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