Estudios poblacionales: una herramienta útil para el manejo acertado de nuestras especies raras y amenazadas

Lisbet González-Oliva

Estudios poblacionales: una herramienta útil para el manejo acertado de nuestras especies raras y amenazadas

Lisbet González-Oliva

Resumen

La flora amenazada de la provincia de Pinar del Río, la provincia más occidental de la isla de Cuba, asciende a 346 taxones de los 3278 presentes en la provincia, de los cuales muchos constituyen endémicos, especies de rareza natural con grandes requerimientos de atención para prevenir su extinción. Sólo compilando la mayor cantidad de información del estado de sus poblaciones podremos informar acertadamente la toma de decisiones de manejo en aras de prevenir su extinción a corto, mediano y largo plazo. Realizamos esta revisión para ilustrar la necesidad de aplicarlo a nuestras especies y cómo hacerlo.

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