Plants with potential for the restoration of Cuban ecosystems: an initial proposal

Authors

  • Cuban Plant Specialist Group Species Survival Commission, International Union for Conservation of Nature. c/o Jardín Botánico Nacional, Universidad de La Habana. Carretera El Rocío, km 3½, Calabazar, Boyeros, La Habana 19230, Cuba. c/o Planta!-Plantlife Conservation Society, BC, Canada, V2X 7R6.

Keywords:

Key species, nurse species, facilitation, conservation

Abstract

Plants play a crucial role in ecosystem restoration plans. Based on the identification of three key functions: facilitating establishment (nurse species), maintaining reproduction (pollinator-supporting species), and incorporating diasporas (disperser-supporting species), an initial list of 174 species essential to Cuban ecosystems was compiled. The selection and final refinement of these species were conducted through discussion and voting at the 2024 annual meeting of the Cuban Plant Specialist Group. The resulting proposal includes 80 species and 17 genera, valuable for restoring 15 Cuban plant formations.

Plants with potential for the restoration of Cuban ecosystems: an initial proposal

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Published

2025-04-28

How to Cite

Grupo de Especialistas en Plantas Cubanas. (2025). Plants with potential for the restoration of Cuban ecosystems: an initial proposal. Caribea – Caribbean Journal of Plant Conservation, 1(1), 76–84. Retrieved from https://www.caribea.net/index.php/caribea/article/view/10.70925_caribea1.76_84

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Conservation Planning