Survival and growth of three endangered oak species in a Mexican montane cloud forest

• Published in: Annals of forest research Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 89 - 100
• Main Authors: Valdés-Rodríguez, Ofelia Andrea, García-De La Cruz, Yureli, Frey, Brent R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Voluntari Forest Research and Management Institute (ICAS) - editor of Annals of Forest Research, owner of Silvica Publishing House 01.01.2017; ‘Marin Drăcea’ National Research-Development Institute in Forestry
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomass; Canopies; Canopy gaps; Cloud forests; Clouds; Elongation; Endangered species; Forest management; Forests; Growth rate; Light; Light levels; Oak; Planting; Quercus insignis; Quercus sartorii; Quercus xalapensis; regeneration, seedlings, light gap, closed canopy; Restoration; Roots; Seedlings; Shoots; Species diversity; Survival; Understory; Mexico; Veracruz Mexico

Cloud forests are amongst the world’s most impacted and endangered forest types, with Mexican cloud forests amongst the most degraded. These species rich forests are characterized by a diversity of congeneric oak species which dominate the canopy of mature forests. An improved understanding of the e...