Proposal of actions to recover the mangrove forest in the Guantánamo bay, Cuba

• Main Authors: Orfelina Rodriguez Leyva, Emir Falcón Oconor, Caridad Virgen Romero Castillo, Greicy de la Caridad Rodríguez Crespo
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca" 2018-05-01
• Series: Revista Cubana de Ciencias Forestales
• Subjects: propuesta de recuperación; manglar; deterioro; estructura; regeneración natural.
• Online Access: http://cfores.upr.edu.cu/index.php/cfores/article/view/336

Mangroves in Cuba have a protecting role. Nevertheless, the level of mangrove degradation requires a special attention. In most of the Cuban coastal areas it may be found some damages created by local inhabitants. Through this research work some actions are proposed for recovering the mangrove that surrounds Caimanera bay, Guantánamo. Due to the real Cuban situation and the need of acting, some different parameters were evaluated such as: dasometric, natural regeneration, mortality, as well as. The main problems that affect the mangrove. It was demonstrated that the mangrove vegetation is structurally poor, although they present a good recovery level due to the high natural regeneration. Besides, some problems were identified that impact directly over mangroves for which some actions are proposed to reduce menaces and to reach the recovery.