Hernando García
A5015717821- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Environmental and Ecological Studies
- Water Resource Management and Quality
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant and animal studies
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Forest ecology and management
- Environmental and sustainability education
- Plant and soil sciences
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Educational methodologies and cognitive development
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
2018-2022
Universidad de Guanajuato
2017
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2007
Tropical secondary forests recover quickly (decades) in tree species richness but slowly (centuries) composition.
The BioTIME database contains raw data on species identities and abundances in ecological assemblages through time. These enable users to calculate temporal trends biodiversity within amongst using a broad range of metrics. is being developed as community-led open-source time series. Our goal accelerate facilitate quantitative analysis patterns the Anthropocene.The 8,777,413 abundance records, from consistently sampled for minimum 2 years, which need not necessarily be consecutive. In...
Tropical forests disappear rapidly because of deforestation, yet they have the potential to regrow naturally on abandoned lands. We analyze how 12 forest attributes recover during secondary succession and their recovery is interrelated using 77 sites across tropics. are highly resilient low-intensity land use; after 20 years, attain 78% (33 100%) old-growth values. Recovery 90% values fastest for soil (<1 decade) plant functioning (<2.5 decades), intermediate structure species diversity (2.5...
Tropical dry forests (TDFs) have been defined as a single biome occurring mostly in the lowlands where there is marked period of drought during year. In Neotropics, occur across contrasting biogeographical regions that contain high beta diversity and endemism, but also strong anthropogenic pressures threaten their biodiversity ecological integrity. Colombia, TDFs six with soils, climate, pressures, therefore being ideal for studying how these variables relate to forest species composition,...
Forests that regrow naturally on abandoned fields are important for restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services, but can they also preserve the distinct regional tree floras? Using floristic composition of 1215 early successional forests (≤20 years) in 75 human-modified landscapes across Neotropic realm, we identified 14 groups, with a between-group dissimilarity 0.97. Floristic groups were associated location, bioregions, soil pH, temperature seasonality, water availability. Hence, there...
Abstract Tropical dry forests ( TDF ) are known to be resource‐limited due a marked seasonality in precipitation. However, also shaped by factors such as solar radiation, wind speed, soil fertility, and land‐cover transformation. Together, these may determine different gradients of environmental harshness that likely drive changes plant community attributes. Here, we evaluated the effects on diversity structure Colombian , based floristic data from 15 1‐ha permanent plots. We analyzed...
Societal Impact Statement Tropical dry forests (TDF) underpin the wellbeing of millions, mostly rural populations; yet have suffered from severe clearing in Colombia, triggering cascading effects such as desertification. By engaging scientists, society, and institutions establishment platforms for monitoring biodiversity ecosystem functioning, crucial knowledge gaps will be bridged, helping to find a path toward sustainable development. Science‐led but socially economically anchored...
El presente trabajo pretende valorar la propuesta de subzonificación del programa manejo Reserva Biósfera Sierra Gorda Guanajuato, considerando variables ambientales y socioeconómicas no analizadas en dicho documento. La valoración considera información ambiental tipo espacial como degradación forestal, índice integral conectividad, densidad drenaje estudios fauna silvestre. Los aspectos socioeconómicos considerados fueron: número población, masculinidad, longitud vías acceso. resultados...
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contextualization&lt;/strong&gt;: In 2011, it was published a curious conundrum, which forms the basis of present study: why, when organic matter is thermodynamically unstable, does persist in soils, sometimes for thousands years? The question challenges idea that recalcitrant or labile character soil (SOM) sufficient argument to ensure SOM persistence. Temperature could play an important role decomposition, especially tropics. Particularly,...