Distribution and importance of the family anacardiaceae timber in The Gran Chaco of Argentina

Abstract

The Gran Chaco is the second green support continent presents an alarming loss of biodiversity, on the other hand, the short-termconservation of such valuable species as are the representatives of the family Anacardiaceae, are uncertain, in spite be invaluable participation in native forest ecosystems, lack of resource management for years has put at risk many species, moving to integrate the IUCN Red List (International Union for Conservation of Nature). This work, through an extensive literature review, aims to reassess the use and importance of the Anacardiaceae family components that are widely distributed in the Gran Chaco Argentino.

Keywords

• Loss of biodiversity
• Timber
• Multiple uses.