Efforts to conserve endangered terrestrial orchids in situ and ex situ at two natural reserves within Central Mexico

Authors

  • Mónica Rangel-Villafranco Departamento de Edafología, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Circuito Exterior de Ciudad Universitaria, México Distrito Federal, 04510. México.
  • Pilar Ortega-Larrocea Departamento de Edafología, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Circuito Exterior de Ciudad Universitaria, México Distrito Federal, 04510. México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.19557

Keywords:

in situ conservation, ex situ conservation, orchid fungi isolation, seed banks

Abstract

The natural vegetation in and around Mexico City once harbored an unusually high number of plant and animal (insect) species, including endemics (Vázquez 1973, Ceballos & Galindo 1984, Rzedowski 1991). The high diversity in this region has been attributed to the unusual topography resulting from a series of volcanic eruptions that ended ca. 1800 years ago (Siebe et al. 2004). In addition, two phyto-geographic regions overlap within Central Mexico that support diverse vegetation types (e.g., shrubs, mature pine forests). 

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Published

2015-06-17

How to Cite

Rangel-Villafranco, M., & Ortega-Larrocea, P. (2015). Efforts to conserve endangered terrestrial orchids in situ and ex situ at two natural reserves within Central Mexico. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 7(1-2). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.19557

Issue

2007: Lankesteriana: Volumen 7, Número 1-2

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