Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico

Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico

Land use cover change, resulting from the expansión and extension of human activities, generates negative impact on biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services, as well as contributing significantly to climate change processes at a regional level. Natural Protected Areas (NPA) represent a p...

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Main Authors: Sahagún-Sánchez, Francisco Javier, Reyes-Hernández, Humberto
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Published: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2018
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Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
author_facet Sahagún-Sánchez, Francisco Javier
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title Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
title_short Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
title_full Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
title_fullStr Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
title_sort impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of sierra madre oriental, mexico
description Land use cover change, resulting from the expansión and extension of human activities, generates negative impact on biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services, as well as contributing significantly to climate change processes at a regional level. Natural Protected Areas (NPA) represent a public policy instrument to address the trends of change and ecosystem transformation, while allowing the conservation of resources. The objective of this study was to determine the potential impact of the processes involved in land use cover change on the NPA as part of the central region at the Sierra Madre Oriental (SMO) in Mexico by using the special analysis and the scenery simulation of potential change. Satellite imagery was used to determine the changes in natural vegetation cover between 1989, 2000 and 2005 and, using a set of biophysical and socioeconomic variables, a change scenario was simulated for 2025. This study found that the rate of change of vegetation cover at the SMO over the research period was 0.54 % in tropical forests, 0.22 % in forests and 0.23 % in scrublands, while those in NPA were 0.34 % and 0.60 % in tropical forests and forests respectively; 1 578.26 ha of tropical semi-deciduous temperate forest and scrublands were lost from the NPA. If the current land use trends change continues, another 4 542.17 ha are likely to be modified in the future. These results indicate that NPA under study are subject to the pressures of land use change that threaten the natural heritage under protection and that, therefore, management strategies and monitoring need to be redesigned in the short and medium term.   
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spelling oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-8312020-08-24T17:27:49Z Impact of land use cover change on protected natural areas in central region of Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico Impactos por cambio de uso de suelo en las áreas naturales protegidas de la región central de la Sierra Madre Oriental, México Sahagún-Sánchez, Francisco Javier Reyes-Hernández, Humberto land use cover change conservation Natural Protected Area Sierra Madre Oriental. cambio de uso de suelo conservación Área Natural Protegida Sierra Madre. Land use cover change, resulting from the expansión and extension of human activities, generates negative impact on biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services, as well as contributing significantly to climate change processes at a regional level. Natural Protected Areas (NPA) represent a public policy instrument to address the trends of change and ecosystem transformation, while allowing the conservation of resources. The objective of this study was to determine the potential impact of the processes involved in land use cover change on the NPA as part of the central region at the Sierra Madre Oriental (SMO) in Mexico by using the special analysis and the scenery simulation of potential change. Satellite imagery was used to determine the changes in natural vegetation cover between 1989, 2000 and 2005 and, using a set of biophysical and socioeconomic variables, a change scenario was simulated for 2025. This study found that the rate of change of vegetation cover at the SMO over the research period was 0.54 % in tropical forests, 0.22 % in forests and 0.23 % in scrublands, while those in NPA were 0.34 % and 0.60 % in tropical forests and forests respectively; 1 578.26 ha of tropical semi-deciduous temperate forest and scrublands were lost from the NPA. If the current land use trends change continues, another 4 542.17 ha are likely to be modified in the future. These results indicate that NPA under study are subject to the pressures of land use change that threaten the natural heritage under protection and that, therefore, management strategies and monitoring need to be redesigned in the short and medium term.    Los cambios en el uso de suelo y la cubierta vegetal, derivados de la expansión y extensión de actividades antrópicas, generan impactos negativos en la biodiversidad y la provisión de servicios ecosistémicos, y contribuyen significativamente en los procesos de cambio climático a nivel regional. Las Áreas Naturales Protegidas (ANP) representan un instrumento de política pública para hacer frente a las tendencias de cambio y transformación de los ecosistemas, además de permitir la conservación de los recursos. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el impacto potencial del cambio en el uso de suelo y la cobertura vegetal de las ANP de la región central de la Sierra Madre Oriental (SMO), en México, a través del análisis espacial y la simulación de escenarios de cambio potencial. Se usaron imágenes satelitales para elaborar mapas de cambio en coberturas vegetales, entre los años 1989, 2000 y 2005, y con base en un conjunto de variables biofísicas y socioeconómicas, se simuló un escenario de cambio al 2025. Se determinó que la tasa de cambio de las cubiertas vegetales de la SMO en el periodo estudiado fue de 0.54 % en selvas, 0.22 % en bosques y 0.23 % en matorrales; y en las ANP fue de 0.34 % y 0.60 % para selvas y bosques, respectivamente. En este lapso se perdieron 1 578.26 ha de selvas, bosques y matorrales, al interior de las ANP. De mantenerse las tendencias actuales de cambio en el uso de la tierra, otras 4 542.17 ha estarán en riesgo de perderse en un futuro cercano. Los resultados indican que las ANP estudiadas están sometidas a presiones de cambio en el uso de la tierra, que amenazan la conservación del patrimonio natural que resguardan, por lo que deberían rediseñarse las estrategias de manejo y monitoreo a corto y mediano plazo. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2018-01-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/xml https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/831 10.29059/cienciauat.v12i2.831 CienciaUAT; Vol. 12 No. 2: January-June 2018; 06-21 CienciaUAT; Vol. 12 No. 2: Enero-Junio 2018; 06-21 2007-7858 2007-7521 spa https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/831/426 https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/831/471 https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/831/634 Derechos de autor 2018 CienciaUAT

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