Phytodiversity of the Palco urban park forestry area
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The Palco Park, located in the Playa municipality of Havana, Cuba, faces progressive deterioration of its green and gray infrastructure, limiting its potential as a space for leisure and passive recreation. The objective of this study was to assess the current condition of the park and develop a comprehensive recovery plan. The research included a floristic inventory of the tree species, identifying three species (Peltophorum pterocarpum, Delonix regia, and Terminalia catappa), with a total of 22 adult individuals. A low species diversity and a high concentration of aging trees were observed, negatively affecting the functionality of the ecosystem. The Park is also subjected to damage from biotic agents, such as invasive ants (Wasmannia auropunctata), and abiotic agents, such as adverse weather conditions. Tree roots have caused damage to the pedestrian infrastructure. For recovery, it was proposed to remove herbaceous vegetation, cut down overmature trees, replace species with more suitable ones, and control the invasive ants with toxic baits. The conclusions emphasized the urgent need to restore the park to improve its sociocultural and environmental function, as the current vegetation has a low regeneration capacity.
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