Resumen

VALDES-SAENZ, María A. et al. Structure of a disturbed natural forest of Pinus tropicalis Morelet in Galalón, Cuba. Bot. sci [online]. 2014, vol.92, n.3, pp.417-423. ISSN 2007-4476.

Natural forests of Pinus tropicalis Morelet in Cuba have been altered by inadequate management. The aim of this study was to characterize the structure of a disturbed forest of Pinus tropicalis in Galalón, Pinar del Rio. We carried out a floristic inventory, and determined the ecological importance value and the increased ecological importance index. The alpha diversity was calculated by means of the reciprocal of the Simpson index (1/D) and the Jackknife index. The beta diversity was estimated through the Morisita-Horn and Jaccard. The degree of interference of the area was evaluated by means of indicators of changes in the ecosystem. We identified 30 genera and 31 species from 22 families. The structural parameters indicated that the species of higher ecological importance were P. tropicalis, P. caribaea var. caribaea and Byrsonima crassifolia. The floristic diversity was low and the similarity indexes yielded three groups differing in floristic composition.

Palabras llave : diversity; forest structure; habitat disturbance.