Local knowledge and the use of plants in rural communities in the montane forests of northwestern Argentina
Andes ; Argentina ; Biogeography ; Botany ; Enquiry ; Ethnobotany ; Forest ; Mountain
The access botanical knowledge in rural communities, authors interviewed adults and children in four townships located in the subtropical montane forest region of the Province of Salta in northwestern Argentina. The four localities represented
The use of digital methods in assessing forest patterns in an andean environment : the Polylepis example
Altitude ; Andes ; Bolivia ; Forest ; Geographical information system ; Remote sensing ; Slope exposure ; Soil temperature ; Spatial distribution
Author determines the distribution of Polylepis forest on Sajama Volcano in the western Cordillera of Bolivia using remote-sensing and GIS methods. He discusses indicators such as altitude and aspect that approximate the eco-climatological
of montane forest patches. Failed succession due to recalcitrant pasture grasses is discussed. Suggested that montane forest clearing should include treefall survivors, such as guava and pagche (Nectandra membranacea), to stimulate seed disperal