Abstract

SANTILLAN-FERNANDEZ, Alberto et al. Climatic water balance of mountain mesophilic forest in the huasteca. Ecosistemas y recur. agropecuarios [online]. 2020, vol.7, n.1, e2016.  Epub May 30, 2020. ISSN 2007-901X.  https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a7nl.2016.

Research was conducted in areas of mesophilic mountain forest of Puebla, Hidalgo and Veracruz states, located in the Huasteca region of México. By its nature, the mesophilic mountain forest is a good water collector. But its forest cover decreased as a result of anthropogenic activities, negatively impacting water collection. The temporal evolution (1979-2015) of the humidity index of the areas where there is mesophilic mountain forest was associated with changes in its coverage from 1997 to 2016. The results showed that from 1979 to 2004 the humidity index in the region decreased, as a result of more than 29% deforestation. From 2005 to 2016 the deforestation rate did not exceed 1% and the humidity index showed an increasing trend. The conservation of this ecosystem is recommended as a priority to improve the amount of water in the region.

Keywords : Cloud; deficit; excess; evapotranspiration; moisture.