Flora, vegetación y paisaje de la región de las altas montañas de Veracruz, México, elementos importantes para el turismo de naturaleza

Abstract

Objective: To describe the flora, vegetation and landscape of the Altas Montañas region of Veracruz, as important elements for nature-based tourism.

Design/methodology/approach: Through an exhaustive checking of bibliography, CORU herbarium and database of MEXU herbarium, we obtained an estimation of floristic richness of the region. By means of fieldwork for more than 10 years in the region and review of literature, we described here the dominant vegetation types and landscapes.   

Results: 3180 species of vascular plants are estimated for the Altas Montañas region. We also described nine types of natural vegetation and concerning the landscape, we described three main groups: high mountains, medium mountains and lowlands.

Study limitations/implications: No limitations were found in this study.

Discoveries/conclusions: The number of plant species in this region is high, compared to Tehuacán-Cuicatlán or Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserves. In the same way, there is a high number of ecosystems, so there is also a very attractive and diverse landscape to develop any kind of nature-based tourism.