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E. Tetetla-Rangel et al. 2010. Relationships among l<strong>and</strong>scape structure, climate <strong>and</strong> rare woody species richness<br />

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of rare woody species richness at different<br />

levels of rarity with l<strong>and</strong>scape structure, climate <strong>and</strong> spatial dependence, to generate scientific<br />

knowledge necessary to promote the conservation <strong>and</strong> management of biodiversity of tropical<br />

forests.<br />

2. Methodology<br />

2.1 Study area<br />

The study area is located at the Yucatan peninsula in SE Mexico (17° 50´ to 21° 30´ north<br />

latitude <strong>and</strong> 87° 00´ to 91° 00´ east longitude), covering a total area of 141,523 km 2 (Figure 1).<br />

The peninsula is constituted almost entirely of limestone Karsts from the Eocene. Around 95%<br />

of the territory consists of flat lowl<strong>and</strong>s < 100 m above sea level, but some hills reach 275<br />

meters (Ferrusquía-Villafranca 1993). Seven types of tropical forests, in different stages of<br />

secession, cover the peninsula (Flores <strong>and</strong> Carvajal 1994; Durán et al. 1999) <strong>and</strong> their<br />

distribution patterns are determined by precipitation <strong>and</strong> soil type (Carnevali et al. 2003).<br />

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Figure 1: Study area <strong>and</strong> rare woody species records within 25 km 2 l<strong>and</strong>scapes.<br />

2.1.2 Rare woody species richness<br />

Using herbarium records (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán CICY) we identified<br />

rare woody species, which were classified in three levels of rarity – low, medium <strong>and</strong> high–<br />

according of their frequency, habitat specificity <strong>and</strong> range of potential distribution (modelled in<br />

DOMAIN, Carpenter et al. 1993). To calculate rare woody species richness we generated a 25<br />

km 2 grid (l<strong>and</strong>scapes) covering the whole study area (Figure 1).<br />

2.1.3 Environmental variables<br />

Three groups of environmental variables were considered as explanatory variables in the<br />

regression models in those l<strong>and</strong>scapes containing at least one rare species registered: (1) climate,<br />

<strong>Forest</strong> <strong>L<strong>and</strong>scapes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Change</strong>-New Frontiers in Management, Conservation <strong>and</strong> Restoration. Proceedings of the IUFRO L<strong>and</strong>scape Ecology<br />

Working Group International Conference, September 21-27, 2010, Bragança, Portugal. J.C. Azevedo, M. Feliciano, J. Castro & M.A. Pinto (eds.)<br />

2010, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.

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