Plant resources of the Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Valley, Mexico
Plant resources of the Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Valley, Mexico
复制标题
DOI：
10.1007/bf02864551
复制
发表时间：
2001-01-01
期刊：
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Rodríguez, I
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Casas, A;Valiente-Banuet, A;Rodríguez, I
分析了墨西哥特瓦坎-奎卡特兰生物圈保护区植物资源的丰富性及其利用和管理形式。这10000平方公里的区域拥有近2700种维管植物，它被认为是北美植物多样性最高的干旱地区之一。居住在这一地区的七个土著民族的文化根源可以追溯到近10000年前。根据民族植物学和植物区系研究，以及书目来源，共有808种有用的植物被确定，其中大部分（90%）是本地的，和44种是该地区特有的。其中野生植物681种，杂草和禾本科植物109种，驯化作物86种。然而，有人指出，这三类物种之间存在相当大的重叠。例如，虽然野生和杂草植物（706种）是由人类和家养动物觅食，但这一组中的59种也在原地管理。另一方面，168个野生杂草和墨西哥地区的植物资源。关于植物使用和管理的当地知识是设计生物圈保护区的保护和社会发展战略的宝贵信息来源。
Information on richness of plant resources, and their forms of use and management in the biosphere reserve Tehuacan-Cuicatlan, Mexico is analyzed. This 10000 km(2) region hosts nearly 2700 vascular plant species, and it is acknowledged as one of the arid areas with the highest floristic diversity in North America. The seven indigenous ethnic groups that live in this region have cultural roots that date back almost 10000 years. Based upon ethnobotanical and floristic studies, as well as bibliographical sources, a total of 808 useful plant species were identified, most of them (90%) being native, and 44 species being endemic to the region. A total of 681 species are wild plants, 109 are weeds and ruderal plants, and 86 are domesticated crops. However, it was noted that considerable overlap exists between species of these 3 categories. For example, while wild and ruderal plants (706 species) are foraged by both humans and domestic animals, 59 species of this group are also managed in situ. On the other hand, 168 wild ruderal and regions of Mexico in plant resources. Local knowledge on use and management of plants is a valuable source of information for designing conservation and social development strategies for the biosphere reserve.