Resumen

SILVA-GONZALEZ, Edgar et al. Effect of silvicultural treatments on forest diversity and structure in temperate forests under management in Durango, Mexico. Madera bosques [online]. 2021, vol.27, n.2, e2722082.  Epub 04-Abr-2022. ISSN 2448-7597.  https://doi.org/10.21829/myb.2021.2722082.

The present study evaluated the effect of silvicultural treatments on the diversity and structure of species in temperate forest ecosystems in the Municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the State of Durango, Mexico; It was carried out to know if forest use modifies the diversity, mixture of species, spatial distribution, and dimensional differentiation of individuals in these ecosystems. The evaluation was carried out by comparing 10 plots with management history, which were measured before the application of the treatment and five years later. The diversity indices of Shannon, Simpson and Margalef were compared, as well as indices of structure of mixture of species, spatial distribution, and dimensional differentiation. According to the silvicultural treatments applied, the values of the indices do not present significant differences in their evaluations (p> 0.05), which indicates that forest use does not modify the diversity and structure of species of the tree stratum of this plant community.

Palabras llave : plant community; dimensional differentiation; space distribution; tree stratum; species structure.