Quality and Conservation of Riparian Forest in a Mountain Subtropical Basin of Argentina
Joint Authors
Fernández, Romina Daiana
Ceballos, Sergio Javier
González Achem, Ana Lucía
Hidalgo, Margarita del Valle
Fernández, Hugo R.
Source
International Journal of Ecology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aims of this work were to describe the conservation status of riparian forests located in a mountain subtropical basin of Tucumán province, Argentina, and assess how the quality of riparian forests is related with altitude, plant species richness, proportion of exotic species, and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in adjacent rivers.
Composition and species richness of riparian forests were studied at 16 sites located along an altitudinal gradient and TSS was determined from water samples collected in each site.
In order to evaluate conservation status of riparian forests, we calculated an index of Quality of Yungas Riparian Forests (QBRy).
We recorded 90 plant species at all sites, from which 77% were native.
QBRy index was mainly associated with altitude and varied from riparian forests with good preservation or slightly disturbed to those with extreme degradation.
At lower altitude, forests were more disturbed, more invaded by exotic plant species, and closer to urban and cropped areas.
QBRy was not correlated with species richness or TSS.
Like other riparian forests of Argentina, plant species invasion increased their degradation; therefore, future studies should focus on native riparian forests conservation and on the management of invasive plant species, which affect their quality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fernández, Romina Daiana& Ceballos, Sergio Javier& González Achem, Ana Lucía& Hidalgo, Margarita del Valle& Fernández, Hugo R.. 2016. Quality and Conservation of Riparian Forest in a Mountain Subtropical Basin of Argentina. International Journal of Ecology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106067
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fernández, Romina Daiana…[et al.]. Quality and Conservation of Riparian Forest in a Mountain Subtropical Basin of Argentina. International Journal of Ecology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106067
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fernández, Romina Daiana& Ceballos, Sergio Javier& González Achem, Ana Lucía& Hidalgo, Margarita del Valle& Fernández, Hugo R.. Quality and Conservation of Riparian Forest in a Mountain Subtropical Basin of Argentina. International Journal of Ecology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106067
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106067