Proposed measures for soil conservation in Baitiquirí Ecological Reserve

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Published: Feb 27, 2018
Keywords:
environmental diagnosis, floristic diversity, reforestation.

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Raimer Enrique Acuña Fernández
Universida de Guantánamo, Facultad Agroforestal

Abstract

The research was carried out in the Baitiquirí Ecological Reserve, belonging to the municipality of San Antonio del Sur, Guantanamo province, on the date between September 2015 and May 2016. An environmental diagnosis was made that reflected the economic - social reality and the current state of the soils, as well as the floristic diversity of the evergreen coastal and subcostero forest of the investigated site. A total of 40 parcels of 20 x 25 (500 m2) were randomly selected, floristic species present in the different defined strata were counted, height and diameter were measured for the species greater than one meter, and alpha diversity was also determined. and beta, the structure and composition of the species. The results obtained showed that their soils are mostly underdeveloped, of excessive stoniness, (80 %), a rock content of approximately 15%, and unstable slopes ranging from 4.1 % to more than 16.0 %, which facilitates a high degree of potential erosion risk. The most important ecological species for future reforestation or restoration plans are: Phyllostylon brasiliensis C., Coccothrinax sp. and Amyris elemifera, with the species D. nudiflorus in danger of extinction. The comprehensive plan of measures for soil conservation and existing plant formations includes a proposal for anti-erosive measures and management of the forest site, validated and enriched with expert criteria.

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Acuña Fernández, R. E. (2018). Proposed measures for soil conservation in Baitiquirí Ecological Reserve. Forestry and Environmental Sciences, 3(1), 19–29. Retrieved from https://cifam.upr.edu.cu/index.php/cifam/article/view/74
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018): January-june
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Author Biography

Raimer Enrique Acuña Fernández, Universida de Guantánamo, Facultad Agroforestal

Ciencias Forestales

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