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Guaiacum coulteri: an over-logged dry forest tree of Oaxaca, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2005

James E. Gordon
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Durham, Science Site, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
Marco Antonio González
Affiliation:
Grupo Autónomo para la Investigación Ambiental A.C., Crespo 520A, Centro, Oaxaca, CP 68000, Oaxaca, México
Jesús Vázquez Hernández
Affiliation:
Grupo Autónomo para la Investigación Ambiental A.C., Crespo 520A, Centro, Oaxaca, CP 68000, Oaxaca, México
Roberto Ortega Lavariega
Affiliation:
Grupo Autónomo para la Investigación Ambiental A.C., Crespo 520A, Centro, Oaxaca, CP 68000, Oaxaca, México
Alberto Reyes-García
Affiliation:
Herbario Nacional, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México, C.P.04510, México D.F., Mexico
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Abstract

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Logging history and population structure of the dry forest tree species Guaiacum coulteri are described for Oaxaca, Mexico. We propose that the species has been adversely affected by selective logging, with large individuals now being uncommon. We argue that the species is likely to have undergone similar changes elsewhere in its range and, following IUCN guidelines, propose that it is categorized as Endangered. Maintenance of G. coulteri as an understorey shrub may be possible given current land use practices in the area but recovery of populations of large individuals may be more difficult. Suggestions for future research are made.

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© 2005 Fauna & Flora International