PHYTOSOCIOLOGY OF A SEASONALLY DRY TROPICAL FOREST IN THE STATE OF MICHOACÁN, MEXICO

Abstract

Background: seasonally dry tropical forests are considered critical and important ecosystems because they harbor exceptional biological diversity. Mexico lacks sound phytosociological studies of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest and Michoacán is no exception. The present study may be regarded the first phytosociological in most of the Mexican pacific coast where seasonally dry tropical forests occurs.