Diversity of plant species on suburban farms in Santiago de Cuba
Belyani Vargas Batis ,
Larisbel Candó González ,
Yoannia Gretel Pupo Blanco ,
Maiquel Ramírez Sosa ,
Yatniel Escobar Perea,
Miriela Rizo Mustelier ,
Lilian Bárbara Molina Lores ,
Tatiana Dora Bell Mesa ,
Daniel Rafael Vuelta Lorenzo
Affiliations
Belyani Vargas Batis
Forestry Eng. Master in Environmental Management, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agronomy, University of Oriente
Larisbel Candó González
Agronomy Eng. Programmer. Provincial Sugar Company, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Yoannia Gretel Pupo Blanco
Ba in Biology, PhD. Agricultural Sciences, Full Professor. Department of Biology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Granma
Maiquel Ramírez Sosa
Forestry Eng. Specialist in forestry, Assistant professor, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agronomy, University of Oriente
Yatniel Escobar Perea
Last year Agronomy student. Scientific team, Environmental Management of Agricultural Ecosystems
Miriela Rizo Mustelier
Ba in Physics, Master in Business Management. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agronomy, University of Oriente
Lilian Bárbara Molina Lores
Forestry Eng. Agronomist, MSc in Education, Assistant professor. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agronomy, University of Oriente
Tatiana Dora Bell Mesa
Ba in Biology, Master in Environmental Management, Assistant Professor. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agronomy, University of Oriente
Daniel Rafael Vuelta Lorenzo
Forestry Eng. Agronomist, Master of Sustainable Agriculture Development, Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agronomy, University of Oriente
The aim of the study was to evaluate the behavior of arborescent and shrub-like activity on four suburban farms in the province of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. 100 m2 plots were created for species count. A flower list was made after species identification, then the alpha (α) diversity indicators were calculated (Species abundance (S), Dominance (Simpson D), and General Diversity (Shannon, H). The indicators for the beta diversity were Jaccard (Ij), Morisita-Horn (IM-H), and Ecological Subordination (ES). The data collected included 62 509 individuals from 65 families, 154 genders, and 183 species. For both groups, the alpha indicators showed an increasing trend between periods, with values ranging within the parameters for each indicator. La Caballería farm was the exception, where the Shannon diversity index (H) was not within the set range for proper diversity and abundance during the dry season. The beta diversity indicators showed differing values among the samples studied, which prove the existence of specific species adapted to the environmental conditions of the place.
