H�ctor Estrada-Medina

Major Professor

Bachellor’s, Biology, Universidad Nacional Aut�noma de M�xico, 1995
Master, Management and Conservation of Tropical Natural Resources - Universidad Aut�noma de Yucatan, 2000

Importance of the limestone as a source of water for tree species in the karstic dry tropical environment of Yucat�n, M�xico.
Main topics:

Karst features: description, properties and their relation with water storage and plant growth
Sources of water and tree performance under karst conditions
Mycorrhizal infection of roots growing on subsurface karst materials

J. I. Querejeta, H. Estrada-Medina, M. F. Allen, J. J. Jim�nez-Osornio, R. Ruenes. 2006. Utilization of bedrock water by Brosimum alicastrum trees growing on shallow soil atop limestone in a dry tropical climate. Plant and soil, 287:187-197.
J. I. Querejeta, H. Estrada-Medina, M. F. Allen, J. J. Jim�nez-Osornio. 2007. Water source partitioning among Mexican native trees growing on shallow karst soils in a seasonally dry tropical climate. Oecologia, 152:26-36.