Los jardines botánicos han sido sitios de introducción y cultivo de especies de plantas, nativas y exóticas, para conservarlas, promover investigación y educar al público. En muchos casos se hereda el problema de lidiar con las plantas exóticas que pueden llegar a tener potencial para establecer poblaciones en ambientes donde no son nativas si encuentran factores ambientales propicios para su crecimiento y reproducción, convirtiéndose en especies invasoras.
El proceso de control y manejo de las especies exóticas en un jardín botánico incluye aspectos preventivos, tales como investigar la biología de las especies antes de que ingresen al jardín; monitorear aspectos reproductivos y de germinación de las especies ya establecidas, y erradicación activa y constante de las especies con alta dispersión. Además, el personal de campo debe ser capacitado para evitar la dispersión de plantas por efecto de traslado de material vivo que puede ser foco de dispersión secundaria.
Presentador:
Rodolfo Quirós F.
Encargado de Grupos Educativos y Logística de Investigación
Estación de Investigación Las Cruces y Jardín Botánico Wilson
Organización para Estudios Tropicales
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Please note, this webinar will be presented entirely in Spanish.
Management Strategies for Invasive Exotic Plants in Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens have served as sites for the introduction and cultivation of both native and exotic plant species for the purposes of conservation, research promotion, and public education. In many instances, this entails the challenge of managing exotic plants that, if they encounter environmental conditions favorable to their growth and reproduction, can establish populations in non-native environments and become invasive species.
The process of controlling and managing exotic species in a botanical garden includes preventive measures, such as researching the biology of species before they are introduced to the garden; monitoring the reproductive and germination characteristics of already established species, as well as the active and ongoing eradication of species with high dispersal potential. Furthermore, field staff must be trained to prevent the spread of plants resulting from the movement of living material, which can act as a source of secondary dispersal.
Presenter:
Rodolfo Quirós F.
Academic Groups and Research Logistics Manager
Las Cruces Research Station and Wilson Botanical Garden
Organization for Tropical Studies
Cost: Free for Members; $15 for Non-Members.
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