Incidencia diferencial de muérdagos en plantas nativas e introducidas de áreas urbanas y periurbanas en el centro de Guerrero, México
Keywords:
infestation, parasitic plants, struthanthus, psittacanthus, urban vegetationAbstract
Mistletoes are a threat to the survival of plants in urban areas. In this study, the incidence of mistletoes in the native and alien plants of three green areas (one urban and two peri-urban) in the state of Guerrero, Mexico was analyzed. The incidence of mistletoes in native and alien plant species in the green areas was analyzed with a chi-square test (χ²). The incidence of mistletoe among the urban area and the two peri-urban areas was also compared. Finally, the host plant species (tree and shrub) of mistletoes were identified as potential agents of indirect dispersal in the study area using network centrality metrics. Mistletoes species Struthanthus orbicularis and Psittacanthus calyculatus were recorded, which parasitized to 15 and three plant species in the green areas, respectively. Urban area had the highest number of parasitized individuals compared to the peri-urban ones. A peri-urban area had the highest number of host plant species (12 species). The alien plants had a higher proportion of mistletoes in urban and peri-urban areas. Alien plants such as Casuarina equisetifolia and Jacaranda mimosifolia are potential indirect dispersers of mistletoes, which highlights the importance of reforesting urban green areas with native plants. The urbanization level and the plant status explained the presence of mistletoes in urban green areas. S. orbicularis acts as a generalist parasite species and P. calyculatus as a specialist. This study can be used to design control and management strategies of mistletoes and to avoid economic and ecological losses in urban green areas at the state and national level.
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