Rzedowski, 2006 distributed on moist and cold sites at high elevations with more a. It is in leaf all year, and the seeds ripen from october to november. Uffe strandby, knud ib christensen, marten sorensen. In the monarch butterfly biosphere reserve mbbr fir forests, scolytus mundus and pseudohylesinus spp. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about sacred fir abies religiosa supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Forest damage is the reduction of the vigor and survival of trees from biotic pests and diseases and abiotic environmental extremes factors. This comes from the use of its cut foliage in religious festivals in mexico, notably at christmas. Abies religiosa habitat prediction in climatic change scenarios and. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. The plant list includes 323 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus abies. Genetic variation in abies religiosa for quantitative traits. Conservation of abies religiosa sacred fir within the monarch butterfly biosphere reserve mbbr in mexico requires adaptive management to cope with expected climatic change, in order to have healthy trees for danaus plexippus overwintering sites in the future. The sacred firs ecological niche has remained stable for 6,000 years.
One of the consequences of the cc is believed to be the increase in hydric stress in the ecosystems. Female monarch butterflies lay their eggs on the underside. Media in category abies religiosa the following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total. Frontiers ecological restoration of abies religiosa. Dec 22, 2017 wood is considered an important renewable energy resource with a variable elemental chemical composition, which may change according to environmental conditions e. The plants database includes the following 15 species of abies. You can found the paper and other files about my project in my researchgate. The online version of my thesis is in unam website.
In this study, we evaluated how heating value hv, elemental chemical composition, and main thermoenergetic parameters of abies religiosa wood change along an altitudinal gradient. Contrasting evolutionary processes drive morphological and. Modelling initial mortality of abies religiosa in a crown fire in mexico salome teminovillota. Six genera are currently assigned to this subfamily.
Abies religiosa photo royalty free abies stock image. Often called the mulberry family, moraceae consists of about 40 genera and species of trees, shrubs, lianas, or rarely herbs, nearly all with milky sap, and mainly of tropical or subtropical origin university of hawaii, 2014. Pdf dendrochronology of abies religiosa in michoacan, mexico. Compact upright conifer with silvery green foliage. Abies definition, a male given name, form of abraham. Sacred fir is one of the preferred tree species for monarch butterflies during their winter hibernationmainly occurring within the monarch butterfly biosphere reserve in southern mexico. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Abies veitchii veitch fir, christmastree pfaf plant database. Pdf this morphometric study of the geographic variation in the abies religiosa hickeliiguatemalensis complex is based on samples from 15 guatemalan. Decline of sacred fir abies religiosa in a forest park south of mexico. It is in leaf all year, in flower in june, and the seeds ripen from september to october.
Assess if the tolerance of sacred fir abies religiosa to exposure by o3, in a peripheral forest of the cdmx, is related to the genetic origin of the individuals or is given by differential expression of candidate genes. A project lighthawk documentary provides a useful summary here or, en espanol. Frontiers ecological restoration of abies religiosa forests. The gymnosperm database was established as an online entity in the summer of 1997 and has since grown steadily, getting its own url in the summer of 1999. It grows at high altitudes of 2,1004,100 metres 6,900,500 ft in cloud forests with cool, humid summers and dry winters in most of its habitat regime.
Modelling initial mortality of abies religiosa in a crown fire in mexi co salome tem inovillota 1, dante a. Modelling initial mortality of abies religiosa in a crown. Sacred fir the wood database lumber identification. Pdf modelling initial mortality of abies religiosa in a.
Mountainous regions of southern mexico and guatemala. Abies grandis, abies procera, appendix list of naturalized or invasive in bold conifers pinopsida, based on hundreds of published and unpublished sources and the unpublished data and personal observation of the authors over more than a decade. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Pages in category trees of guatemala the following 121 pages are in this category, out of 121 total. Abies spectabilis is an evergreen tree growing to 30 m 98ft 5in at a slow rate. Reasonably cold hardy, however not as cold hardy as other firs. Nov 19, 2019 abies flinckii rushforth also called a.
Stands of abies religiosa provide winter habitat for the monarch butterfly. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Clair2 departmentofforest science, college offorestry, oregon. The objectives of this work were to determine which morphological and fire severity variables may help explain the mortality of adult abies religiosa kunth schltdl. Pdf historical and current spatial modeling of the. Abies religiosa f a taxonomic species within the family pinaceae the sacred fir, native to the mountains of central and southern mexico and guatemala, a favorite winter roost of danaus plexippus monarch butterfly. The species is monoecious individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant and is pollinated by wind. In addition, it attempted to ascertain the carbon capture rate from the annual volumetric increase of the species in the area. This a robust and usually very regularly shaped 60m tall tree is native to mexico and guatemala. Abies, cedrus, keteleeria, nothotsuga, pseudolarix, and tsuga. Abies procera species distribution map pdf file from the usgs abies religiosa species page from forestry images abies sp. Abietoideae is a subfamily of the conifer family pinaceae. Abies religiosa tree with signs of decay on the upper part of a crown. Abies spectabilis himalayan fir pfaf plant database.
In mild areas it grows quickly and the undersides of its leaves have conspicuous silvery white stomatal bands. The monarchs forest ecosystem mexicos oyamel fir forest. The english name derives from the binomial abies religiosa, literally religious fir. Monarch butterfly overwintering colonies are found in mexicos oyamel fir forest, a unique mountain habitat. Born again druid you need a sacred fir actually religiosa is new world so it is not really a druid thing and has now been ignominiously relegated to christian church decorations which greatly offends chuthulu. Altitudinal genetic differentiation among abies religiosa. Female monarch butterflies lay their eggs on the underside of a milkweed leaf. A morphometric study of the abies religiosahickeliiguatemalensis complex pinaceae in. Oyamel firs abies religiosa grow only at high altitudes, between 2,400 and 3,600 meters. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Meksikonpihta for more multimedia, look at abies religiosa on wikimedia commons retrieved from. Abies veitchii is an evergreen tree growing to 25 m 82ft 0in at a fast rate.
Climate change cc is a phenomenon in which the mean state of climate or its natural variability during an extended period ipcc, 1998 is altered. California white fir california white fir naturally hybridizes with grand fir abies grandis in a belt extending from northwest california, across oregon, and into central idaho 146,178,186,347,348,349. Pdf published in treering bulletin vol 51, 1991 find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Endemic populations of abies religiosa fir, oyamel have great economic, ecological and social. Increasing disturbance events forest fires, windstorms, pest outbreaks associated with climate change are creating new ecological restoration challenges. Abies religiosa is a mediumsized to large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 2550 m 82164 ft tall with a trunk diameter of up to 2 metres 6. The sacred fir or abies religiosa known as oyamel in spanish is a fir native to the mountains of central and southern mexico transmexican volcanic belt, sierra madre del sur and western guatemala. An oleoresin is obtained from the tree probably from the trunk. The name is from the genus abies, which contains most of the species in the genus. Botanists took many years to agree upon it warren, 1982.
A taxonomic species within the family pinaceae the sacred fir, native to the mountains of central and southern mexico and guatemala, a favorite winter roost of danaus plexippus monarch butterfly. These stands are being depleted by logging, threatening the continued survival of the butterfly. The database provides information for all species and higherranked taxa of the gymnosperms, i. Here, we examine the utility of assisted migration in combination with naturally established nurse plants in order to improve the success of afforestation with abies religiosa sacred fir, the overwintering host of the monarch butterfly. There are no related plants for species abies religiosa. Here, we examine the utility of assisted migration in combination with naturally established nurse plants in order to improve the success of afforestation with abies religiosa sacred fir, the overwintering host of the monarch butterfly danaus plexippus. Sacred fir abies religiosa with young spring growth. Foliage of the sacred fir abies religiosa, a robust and usually very regularly shaped 60m tall tree native to mexico and guatemala. Genetic variation in abies religiosa for quantitative. To resolves my general aim, i have 3 particular aims. This is the only host plant that these caterpillars will eat. Elevation, precipitation and temperature have been the limiting factors in the distribution of the sacred fir. Pdf a morphometric study of the abies religiosahickelii.
Hybridization of a rocky mountain fir abies concolor and. Ecological restoration of abies religiosa forests using. Pdf damages from abiotic and biotic factors in fir. This information is necessary for designing the strategies that allow.