Tree Species Composition in Tropical Forest Remnants of Highly Deforested Regions: The Case of the Huasteca Potosina Region, Mexico
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52872#.VKtGkMnQrzE Author(s) Humberto Reyes , Blanca M. Vázquez , Carmen Jasso , Miguel Aguilar Affiliation(s) Coordinación de Geografía, Facultad de Ciencias Socialesy Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México . ABSTRACT Deforestation and fragmentation of tropical forest are the most serious threats to biodiversity. In the lowlands of the Huasteca Potosina region, Mexico, more than 95,000 ha of tropical forest have disappeared. This paper analyses tree species composition in tropical forest patches of this highly deforested region, located in northeast of Mexico. At present, only 57 r...