Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Ricardo
Ramirez
Chaparro
Echinocereus
aff. chaletii
in
Baborigame (Xerophilia 16 March
2016)
Echinocereus aff. chaletii, growing under full sun
on a stony slope.(photo by Ricardo Ramirez Chaparro )
At the present time the study of the wealth for the floristic
and phytogenetic ecosystems is vital in order to improve
the level of protection of our resources; its contribution to
the knowledge of the species that are susceptible to
disappear is of great importance for the conservation of
biodiversity. Although we are aware that there are
aggravating factors that disrupt the perpetuity of some
species, such as the introduction of exotic species,
overgrazing, urban sprawl, industrial concessions or
illegal extraction of specimens, which occur in extremely
important regions for the development of natural
populations, there is no certainty that really is taking the
subject of conservation by a right path.
The state of Chihuahua is located north of Mxico; its
territory consists of 24 million hectares, which has been
studied only about 5% (Melgoza et al., 2012). There have
been registered approximately 4,000 plant species of
which only 59 are registered in the Nom- 059SEMARNAT-2010 (Royo et al., 2014).
One of these species is Echinocereus palmeri Britton &
Rose which, unfortunately, is registered under the
Endangered Species status. Its habitat has been
reduced to such a degree that if immediate protection
measures are not implemented, the risk to disappear
completely is devastating.
palmeri..
(photo
by Aaron
Gonzlez
Elton
Roberts
Notes
on
Mammillaria
boelderliana
Wohlschl. Rep 2207 (Xerophilia 18 October 2016)
Mammmillaria boelderiana in habitat in Pozo de Gambao
(photo by Grzegorz Matuszewski)
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