Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Landscape Ecology

Csorba, Péter

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“…Una de las manifestaciones más relevantes de la influencia del relieve en las características de las comunidades a escala regional son las distintas comunidades del bosque húmedo de montaña, las cuales se distribuyen en tres pisos altitudinales que responden al control orográfico del gradiente bioclimático de la vertiente estudiada (Rzedowski 2006, Csorba 2010. Es interesante notar que el umbral altitudinal de 1.388 m genera dos grupos de comunidades determinados fundamentalmente por cambios de temperatura.…”

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“…De manera particular, la adaptación de las plantas a diferentes altitudes se considera como una respuesta a las condiciones climáticas (Hovenden y Brodribb 2000), siendo de gran interés analizar la distribución de las comunidades vegetales en relación a la heterogeneidad del relieve y la fragmentación, considerados ambos como fiables controladores de la distribución de ciertos elementos climáticos como la radiación, la temperatura, la precipitación y la humedad (Turner et al 2001). Sin embargo, es de conocimiento general que la influencia de dichos factores cambia con la escala de estudio; por ejemplo, a escala regional la orografía es uno de los principales factores físicos que inciden en la distribución y características del clima, y de las comunidades (Csorba 2010), en tanto que otros factores como los relativos a las características de la litología o el suelo no son particularmente evidentes (Rzedowski 2006). Pero a escala de paisaje (escala intermedia entre las escalas regional y local; 1:25.000 a 1:75.000) las relaciones relieve-vegetación son más específicas, siendo la heterogeneidad topográfica y litológica la que mejor se relaciona con los cambios en la distribución de los organismos vegetales (Huston 2005, Williams-Linera 2007.…”

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Factores de distribución de las comunidades del bosque húmedo de montaña: Volcán Cofre de Perote, México

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Factores de distribución de las comunidades del bosque húmedo de montaña: Volcán Cofre de Perote, México

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“…Data collected in field included landscape morphography and morphometry for verifying the rate of human intervention. The landscape was then classified into five categories based on the level of human intervention (Csorba 2010). The second component was the tracking of anthropogenic signatures.…”

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“…Most of the landscape changes on Earth are now due to human activity. To determine these landscape changes, anthropogenic landscapes have been classified in terms of the rate of human intervention on Earth morphology (Csorba 2010).…”

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Anthropogenic Signatures in the Context of Landscape Evolution: Evidence from Citanduy Watershed, Java, Indonesia

Malawani

Mardiatno

Haryono

2020

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The impact of humans on landscapes may differ across regions because anthropogenic intervention on the respective landscapes occurs in different human-induced contexts. This study was designed to assess the human-induced landscape evolution of the Citanduy Watershed, Java, Indonesia, and determine its anthropogenic signatures. Several approaches were used, namely anthropogenic landscape identification, anthropogenic soil development, sediment analysis, and monitoring of changes to Segara Anakan lagoon at the mouth of the Citanduy Rier. Five types of anthropogenic landscapes were observed in the research area, from a slightly modified landscape to a fully anthropogenic landscape. The anthropogenic signature was also found in the sediment of the lagoon. Present and recent environmental evolution of the lagoon was reconstructed based on series changes in the lagoon area. This reconstruction was then linked to the governmental program and anthropogenic intervention to reveal the complexity of the human-induced landscape evolution. Anthropogenic phenomena were found to strongly influence the evolution of Segara Anakan lagoon, as recorded approximately through three phases of its evolution: 1) natural processes occurring continuously until 1960, 2) human-induced landscape evolution, the boundary of which occurred in 1960–1980, and 3) the recent anthropogenic evolution that has existed since 1980.

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Modelling, quantification and estimation of the soil water erosion using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation with Sediment Delivery Ratio and the analytic hierarchy process models

Fatima,

Rachid,

Khalil

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This research used the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) with Sediment Delivery Ratio (SDR) model. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, while also incorporating the use of a geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) to predict the annual soil loss rate and spatialise the processes of water erosion at the scale of the Loukkos Watershed, Morocco. The RUSLE model and AHP parameters were estimated using RS data, and the erosion vulnerability zones were determined using GIS. We used five parameters, including precipitation erosivity, soil erodibility, slope length and steepness, vegetation cover, and soil erosion control practices in the RUSLE. For the AHP technique, we used seven geo‐environmental factors, including annual average precipitation, drainage density, lineament density, slope, soil texture, land use/land cover and landform maps. The results of RUSLE indicated that the average annual soil loss varied from 0 to 2388.27 . The total estimated annual potential soil loss was approximately 40 790 220.11 , and a sediment yield estimated by RUSLE‐SDR was 8 647 526.66 , equivalent to 6.65 Mm3. This value is very close to the measured value of 6.81 Mm3, for a difference of 0.16 Mm3. Furthermore, the results of the AHP indicate that the soil erosion potential index varies from 0 to 0.205315 . Overall, nearly 13.7% of the area suffered from severe soil erosion exceeding 50 . Approximately 80% of the Loukkos Watershed area experienced only slight erosion, while the remaining 6% incurred moderate erosion. Integrating GIS and RS into the RUSLE model and AHP helped us robustly estimate the extent and degree of erosion risk. Territorial decision‐makers should adopt our results to develop soil conservation strategies, water management plans and other necessary soil and water conservation measures for this region.

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Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Landscape Ecology

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Factores de distribución de las comunidades del bosque húmedo de montaña: Volcán Cofre de Perote, México

Factores de distribución de las comunidades del bosque húmedo de montaña: Volcán Cofre de Perote, México

Anthropogenic Signatures in the Context of Landscape Evolution: Evidence from Citanduy Watershed, Java, Indonesia

Modelling, quantification and estimation of the soil water erosion using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation with Sediment Delivery Ratio and the analytic hierarchy process models

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