GLOSSARY
Glossary
ADVC
MARITIME SUCCULENT SCRUB (MSS)
The Areas Voluntarily Destined for Conservation (ADVC) are
lands voluntarily destined for preservation of natural ecosystems, including biodiversity, environmental services or cultural
and historical values. They include sustainable development
strategies that benefit the functional integrity of ecosystems
and contribute to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The Maritime Succulent Scrub (MSS) is a type of vegetation that is located in the southern part of the California
Floristic Province. It is a dominant plant community on the
West coast of Baja California between Ensenada and El Rosario. Due to the diversity and degree of endemism, it is
considered as a biodiversity hotspot. The scrub is one of
key ecosystems in the South of the California Floristic Province (CFP).
ANP
Protected Natural Areas (ANP) are the protected areas of
the country where the original environment has not been significantly altered by human activity or where the environment
needs to be preserved.
SUCCULENTS
Succulents are plants that inhabit desert areas and that
have thick leaves and stems capable of storing water in order to survive during long drought periods. An example is
the cholla.
AGAVE SHAWII
This species is one of the iconic plants within the Maritime
Succulent Scrub. The succulent, ovate leaves have sharp teeth.
The large panicle-like inflorescence has 8-14 branches atop a
6-9 ft spike-like stalk. The rosette of leaves dies after flowering.
It was the most important terrestrial food source for the Kiliwa
and other native peoples. Agave shawii spp. goldmaniana has
a distinctly wider, often more branched inflorescence than A.
shawii spp. shawii. It belongs to the Agavaceae family.
CONANP
National Commission of Protected Natural Areas
(CONANP).
ENDEMIC SPECIES
It refers to a species that only exists in a defined geographical location; it can have different extents, but it is usually more
restricted than those areas that other species inhabit.
(CFP) CALIFORNIA FLORISTIC PROVINCE
The California Floristic Province is one of 34 global biodiversity hotspots due to its variety of endemic species of
flora and fauna. This zone occupies most of the state of California, USA, and Northwest Baja California. It is characterized by a high level of endemic species and for being one of
the five Mediterranean-type climate regions of the planet.
ROSETTE
Set of leaves that are found in the base of a stem and
which are very close together.
RAMSAR SITES
Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance
designated under the Ramsar Conven [ۈۈ