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dct:title "Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío" ;
dct:description "El Centro Regional del Bajío pertenece al Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL), es un Centro Público de Investigación del CONAHCYT, y fue fundado en 1985 para estudiar la flora y vegetación de los estados de Guanajuato, Querétaro y la parte septentrional de Michoacán. Este proyecto no solo resultó en una sólida fuente de información sobre la diversidad, taxonomía y distribución de las especies vegetales vasculares de dicha región, sino también en el cuerpo principal del acervo biológico conservado en el herbario IEB, el cuarto más importante de nuestro país con cerca de 260 mil ejemplares, así como en los fascículos de la Flora del Bajío y de regiones adyacentes que se publican de 1991 a la fecha. Con la incorporación de nuevos investigadores, las líneas de investigación se han ampliado progresivamente en este Centro, que ahora alberga la Red de Diversidad Biológica del Occidente Mexicano (https://inecolbajio.com/index.php), una de las once redes por las que está organizado el INECOL. Así, hoy el INECOL Bajío lidera investigación científica en flora (taxonomía, ecología y sistemática filogenética), genética de la conservación, interacciones biológicas y ecología de paisaje, restauración ecológica, control biológico de plagas y enfermedades agrícolas y microbiología ambiental." ;
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dct:title "Richness of the associated flora to Michoacan Avocado Mosaic, Mexico (Inventories in 2020, 2022, 2023)." ;
dct:description "One of the most obvious and immediate consequences of the establishment and expansion of monocultures is the reduction, control, or elimination of native or non-cultivated flora at the local and landscape level (Altieri 2009). In an intensive and technified agricultural system, controlling non-cultivated flora is a common agricultural practice that aims to ensure crop production and the effectiveness of agronomic packages that usually accompany high-yield crops (Oerke 2006). However, it has been shown that the elimination of associated uncultivated flora may compromise the medium-term viability and sustainability of agricultural production (depending on the crop production cycle, biogeography and land use history), as it jeopardises the persistence of sustaining ecosystem services such as water and nutrient retention in the soil, pollination and natural pest control (Crews et al. 2018, Chandrasena 2021).\nIn neotropical agricultural systems, knowledge about associated uncultivated flora is scattered, primarily due to society's negative perception of this flora. It is still common to use words such as \"weeds\" to refer to this component of agricultural systems. However, over at least the last two decades, there has been an increase in basic and applied research aimed at harnessing and improving our relationship with non-cultivated flora. In fact, Mexico has been working to increase the visibility and ethnobotanical importance of beneficial non-cultivated flora and its richness in both agricultural and urban landscapes (e.g., CONAHCYT 2024).\nAvocado (Persea americana) is, together with agave (Agave tequilana), an agricultural crop of high economic value for Mexico. However, the unregulated establishment and expansion in some areas of the avocado belt have been linked to increased deforestation, restricted water access and availability, and increased application of agrochemical inputs for pest and weed control (Denvir et al. 2021, Latorre-Cárdenas et al. 2023). There is extensive discussion about weed control during the harvest period for export-type avocados. Although the standard indicates that weeds must be kept below 10 centimetres tall during the harvest period (OWP, 2021), local weed management practices may vary among producers, resulting in a wide range of weed control strategies based on practical economic decisions or idiosyncratic choices.\nIt is a fact that the protection and environmental health of agricultural soil depend on the role of the herbaceous layer, and this is no different in avocado orchards. Unlike other shrub or tree-dominated monocultures in the Neotropics, avocados are native to Mexico. As they are trees, avocado orchards, depending on planting density, tend to exhibit a certain level of vertical stratification with a relatively dense herbaceous layer, trunk (which can harbour some non-parasitic epiphytic plants such as ferns and orchids), and canopy. In this regard, to find strategies to improve the sustainability of avocado cultivation in Mexico, it is critical to expand our knowledge of the uncultivated flora associated with avocado orchards.\nTo contribute to knowledge of the uncultivated flora associated with avocado orchards in Michoacán, we present a dataset on the occurrence of 181 species of Tracheophyte distributed across 121 genera and 47 families (409 specimens). The main non-formal groups are ferns and allies with 14 species (Lycopodiopsida 2 spp, Polypodiopsida 12 spp) and flowering plants with 166 species (Liliopsida 11 spp, Magnolipsida 156 spp) (e.i, occurrence.csv). Regarding flowering plants, records are presented for 122 native species, 22 introduced (naturalised) species and 38 endemic species. This dataset expands (with botanical collection voucher) the previous list of herbaceous plants associated with avocado orchard flora (Merlín-Uribe et al. 2014 ). All specimens have been herbarium-preserved and are deposited in the IEB Herbarium at the INECOL Regional Centre in Bajío. In addition, a set of data is presented that includes information on the type of collection site (inside orchards vs forest edge – orchard), origin (e.g., Native), form life (e.g., Herbaceous), and corolla colour (e.g., White; Only for angiosperms) (e.i, measurementOrFact.csv)." ;
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dct:title "Darwin Core Archive of Richness of the associated flora to Michoacan Avocado Mosaic, Mexico (Inventories in 2020, 2022, 2023)." ;
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dct:title "Wild bee species of the avocado mosaic of Michoacan, Mexico: Taxonomic and ecomorphological traits" ;
dct:description "The avocado environmental mosaic of Michoacán primarily spans the mountainous region of the upper basin of the Balsas River, at altitudes between 1400 and 2100 meters. Avocado (Persea americana) orchards cover approximately 186,813 ha across at least 45 municipalities (where 50% or more of their territory is dedicated to avocado orchards), from the borders with the state of Mexico (in the extreme east) to the borders with the state of Jalisco (in the extreme west)(SIAP 2023). Within this mosaic, avocado orchards alternate with patches of native forests of various ages and degrees of disturbance and other crops such as berries (raspberries, strawberries), traditional maize-agriculture systems (milpa), forestry areas and population centers (SIAP 2023). Notably, the avocado mosaic also encompasses five national protected areas such as the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, the Pico de Tancítaro Flora and Fauna Protection Area, and the Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park.\nMexico is a country of bees! Mexico is home to approximately 2,100 wild bee species, representing 10% of the global richness of these insects (approx. 21,000 spp) (Michener 2000; Sagot et al. 2023). Wild bees, together with the honeybee (Apis mellifera) and other animal groups (e.g., Bats, Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Beetles) are recognised as pollinating agents for at least 1/3 of our food (Winfree et al. 2007; Ruiz-Toledo et al. 2020). In particular, at least 50 species of wild bees in Mexico have been documented as pollinating agents of high economic importance for their role in the production of chillies, tomatoes, beans, pumpkins, chayotes, oranges, and, of course, avocado (Vergara 2023). However, the richness of wild bees contributing to the pollination of agricultural products in Mexico is a growing field of applied research, so the number of species may be much greater.\nAvocado is, together with agave (Agave tequilana), an agricultural crop of high economic value for Mexico. However, the unregulated establishment and expansion in certain regions of the avocado belt have been linked to increased deforestation, restricted water access and availability, and increased application of agrochemical inputs for pest and weed control (Denvir et al. 2021, Latorre-Cárdenas et al. 2023). However, we have only just begun to understand the extent, direction, and magnitude of the impact of avocado mosaic establishment on biodiversity. Indeed, despite its economic importance, information on avocado floral visitors is relatively limited. Data on the communities of floral visitors and native pollinators in the Mexican avocado mosaic is much scarcer (and scattered) (Ish-Am et al. 1999; Castañeda-Vildózola et al. 1999; Can-Alonzo et al. 2005; Villamil et al. 2017; Dymond et al. 2021).\nIn this sense, we need to increase our efforts to understand how the structure of native pollinating insect communities varies, which can not only visit avocado flowers but also contribute to the persistence of the (non-cultivated) flora associated with the avocado mosaic, and thus to the persistence of the ecosystem services they provide (e.g., pollination, insect pest control, water retention, maintenance of soil structure and nutrient fixation).\nRegarding wild bees, studies have reported at least nine species of Stingless Bees (Tribe: Meliponini) (Ish-Am et al. 1999, Castañeda-Vildózola et al. 1999, Can-Alonzo et al. 2005), three genera of wild bees as floral visitors to avocado (Ish-Am et al. 1999, Castañeda-Vildózola et al. 1999), six genera and three species as avocado pollen carriers (Villamil-Echeverri et al. 2014), and 20 genera and 50 species of wild bees as floral visitors to herbaceous plants associated with the avocado mosaic in Michoacán (Cultid-Medina et al. 2021; AGUHA Project Team 2022). Despite this, a comprehensive list with a high taxonomic resolution of the wild bee species that can be floral visitors and potential effective native pollinators of Michoacán avocado crops (excluding the honeybee, Apis mellifera) is still lacking.\nThe most recent global review of avocado pollinating insects indicates that (Dymond et al. 2021): i) Although Mexico is part of the center of origin of avocado and one of the largest producers worldwide, only five studies have been formally published evaluating any aspect of insect contribution to avocado pollination ecology and ii) concerning bees, the few published studies have focused on Apis mellifera (a non-native species in the Americas) and at least four species of stingless bees (Tribe Meliponini). Therefore, we do not know the richness and structure of wild bee communities that may be associated with avocado cultivation and its agroecological environment.\nThis dataset provides a taxonomic list, ecomorphological traits of valid species, and known distributions of these species on a global scale (at the country level) and in Mexico (at the state level). Importantly, taxonomy and ecomorphological traits are unified with the GBIF dataset “Taxonomic Diversity and Ecomorphological Traits of Wild Bees in Mexico and Mesoamerica” (Sagot et al. 2023)." ;
dcat:keyword "Checklist wild bees" , "avocado environmental mosaics" , "ecomorphological traits" , "Mexican transitions zone" , "Inventory Regional" , "Michoacán Avocado Belt" ;
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dct:title "Functional traits related to fire in woody species from Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park" ;
dct:description "This dataset includes 14 morpho-functional traits of leaves (specific leaf area, leaf water content, and dry matter content), stems (maximum height, bark thickness, diameter at 40 cm, wood density, stem water content, and stem dry matter content), and one regenerative trait (resprouting capacity), as well as fire-related traits (ignition time, flaming time, and flammability), and plant growth form (tree, shrubs or liana) obtained from 50 woody plant species with a diameter at breast height (DBH) >2.5 cm (27 trees, 22 shrubs, and one liana) inhabiting a pine-oak forest in the “Barranca del Cupatitzio” National Park (PNBC), located in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico. Flammability-related traits are reported for the first time of these species. The collection of biological material and trait measurement followed international protocols, ensuring comparability with other global datasets (Cornelissen et al., 2003; Jaureguiberry et al., 2011; Pérez- Harguindeguy et al., 2013). The dataset is formatted as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) and includes a core file (occurrence.txt) and an extension file (measurementOrFact.txt) containing individual-level trait data. This information is especially valuable for studies community assembly, species coexistence, and ecosystem functioning and can inform conservation planning , and support the design of ecological restoration strategies." ;
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