AmeriFlux MX-Aog Alamos Old-Growth tropical dry forest
- Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora
This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site MX-Aog Alamos Old-Growth tropical dry forest. Site Description - This tower is located at a patch of remnant old growth tropical dry forest where the dominant vegetation are leguminous trees and a notorious presence of the genus Brusera. The site is at about 18 km from the municipality of Alamos Sonora Mexico within a private ranch managed by the NGO Nature Culture International. The area is also within a federally protected land named “Area de Proteccion de Flora y Fauna Sierra de Alamos Rio-Cuchijaqui" in the catalog of the “Comision Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP-Mexico)”. The preserved ranch is surrounded by a mosaic of forest patches with different successional stages of tropical dry forest, and some places that are used for local agriculture and livestock. This ecosystem lies in a highly seasonal region under the influence of the North American Monsoon that brings about 70% of the rains from July to September.
- Research Organization:
- Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; CONACyT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 1756414
- Country of Publication:
- Mexico
- Language:
- English
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