Factors affecting the distribution, abundance and seedling survival of Mammillaria gaumeri , an endemic cactus of coastal Yucatán, México |
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| Authors: | Jorge Leirana-Alcocer Víctor Parra-Tabla |
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| Institution: | Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Apartado postal 4-116, Itzimná, Mérida, Yucatán, México |
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| Abstract: | The population status of an endemic cactus (Mammillaria gaumeri) was assessed in coastal Yucatán, México. Similar numbers of mature plants were found in open and full sun microhabitats. Plants in full sun had more ramets and were of larger diameter. There was a correlation between M. gaumeri abundance and the biomass of a disturbance indicator, Myrmecophila tibicinis (Orchidacea). Higher seedling survival in shade microhabitats and aggregated distribution of adults suggests that shrubs serve as nurse plants. Initial mortality rates of seedlings were many times higher in full sun microhabitats than in shade conditions. Herbivory had no effect on seedling survival. |
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| Keywords: | coastal dune distribution endangered species establishment Mé xico-Yucatá n seedling survival scrubland |
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