EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BONELLIA SPRUCEI (Mez) AS A NON-TIMBERABLE FOREST PRODUCT IN TWO VILLAGES OF THE JULCUY COMMUNITY

EVALUACIÓN DEL APROVECHAMIENTO DE BONELLIA SPRUCEI (Mez)

Abstract

An evaluation of the use of Bonellia sprucei Mez as a non-wood forest product was carried out in the towns of Las Peͱas and Soledad in the town of Julcuy, to learn about the use and potential of the use of Non-Wood Forest Products derived from this species. Field trips, interviews and talks were carried out, thus the objective of the work was to evaluate the use of Bonellia sprucei Mez, in the aforementioned localities, through the empirical method of surveys and the performance of a stratified random sampling; for the sampling, 20 m x 50 m transects were established. Through a floristic inventory in the tropical dry forest of those localities, the degree of association of this taxa with other species was verified, as well as its abundance, percentages, amount of use and its derivatives were determined. The results reveal the composition of the ecosystem, and show that these products are not fully exploited. The distance from the trees to the houses is a variable that affects the final price of the product.