Flora uses of the forest to the Guisa Agro Forestry Experimental Station

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William Santos-Chacón

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The forests are important sources of resources that contribute subsistence to the alimentary chains, that are developed in them and they facilitate to the man well-being and quality of life. In the present investigation we was studied about the utilitarian potentialities of the flora of the typical forest of the Guisa Agroforestry Experimental Station, of the Agroforestry Research Institute, different approaches were used for the determination of the potential and attributed uses, as those of Roig (1974) and as well as you not interview structured carried out near residents to the area and the assistants of the investigation that work in the same one. They register 97 species with medical properties, 81 melliferous, woods species area 53, like food for the wild fauna 14 species were detected; in the human feeding 8 species is used; in the category of ornamental 13 were determined. The high potential is demonstrated in use of plant that possesses the area, those which managed correctly they can benefit the relationship community - forest.

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Santos-Chacón, W. (2016). Flora uses of the forest to the Guisa Agro Forestry Experimental Station. Revista Forestal Baracoa, 35(1), 77-86. https://www.forestbaracoa.edicionescervantes.com/index.php/fb/article/view/436
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Santos-Chacón, W. (2016). Flora uses of the forest to the Guisa Agro Forestry Experimental Station. Revista Forestal Baracoa, 35(1), 77-86. https://www.forestbaracoa.edicionescervantes.com/index.php/fb/article/view/436

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