Reconstruction of the gallery forest of the Colorado River in popular council Costa Rica, Guantanamo, Cuba.

Abstract

The investigation was developed in the period between March and May of 2009 in a sector of the gallery forest of the river Colorado in the community The Female of the Popular Council Costa Rica of the municipality El Salvador, county Guantanamo, with the objective of elaborating the proposal of recovery of its galleries forest, the vegetation was characterized and the current state of the gallery forest was evaluated. It was proceed to inventory and to identify the species in the arboreal stratum. The results show that the area is not conserved and the species of more abundance, dominance and index of value of importance were: guasima, carob and yagruma, these species indicate the current state of the gallery forest that meets with individuals of species of little economic value and a proposal was elaborated for the reconstruction of the same one with native species of that ecosystem