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Actions for the restoration of the biodiversity of forest ecosystems in Cuba

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Date

2015

Authors

González Izquierdo, Eduardo
Geada López, Gretel
Sotolongo Sospedra, Rogelio
González González, Martín

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InTech
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Abstract

The Earth is threatened daily by the degradation of its ecosystems due to fragmentation. One of the main consequences is biodiversity loss. Despite the economic progress and conservation actions carried out in many countries, the planet is losing genuine tropical forest due to diverse reasons. This chapter presents the results obtained during the restoration of three tropical forests in Cuba: 1) the mesophyll semi-deciduous forest in the western sector of the Biosphere Reserve 'Sierra del Rosario' (BRSR); 2) the riverside forest of the Cuyaguateje River in western Cuba; and 3) the exploited native rainforests of the sector Quibiján-Naranjal of the River Toa in eastern Cuba.

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Keywords

Tropical forests, Cuba, Ecological restorations

Department

Ciencias del Medio Natural / Natura Ingurunearen Zientziak

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