Detecting tropical dry forest succession in a shifting cultivation mosaic of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Hartter, Joel; Lucas, Christine; Gaughan, Andrea E.; Aranda, Lilia Lizama

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2007.07.013

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“…Over the entire study period Oxkutzcab net increase in forest cover was much greater than the other two municipalities. This general trend is similar to that found in other areas of Peto and in the Calakmul region of Campeche (Hartter et al 2008, Rueda 2010.…”

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Linking Remote Sensing, Census and Interview Data to Understand Forest Transitions in the Southern Cone of the State of Yucatán, México

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Gibbes

Díaz³

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“…Sohn et al (1999) (Hartter et al 2008). Information from landholders suggested that agricultural intensification practices may have played a role in this shift.…”

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Linking Remote Sensing, Census and Interview Data to Understand Forest Transitions in the Southern Cone of the State of Yucatán, México

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Gibbes

Díaz³

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“…The conversion of grasslands, woodlands and forests into croplands and pastures has risen dramatically during the last few decades. Tropical dry forests, for instance, have been severely fragmented and disturbed and have tended to disappear [13][14][15]. The main drivers behind these changes combine population growth, rising demand for agricultural products, dietary changes, agricultural trade and adjustment, dependence on wood energy, recurrent bush fires, etc.…”

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Transitions in Land Use Architecture under Multiple Human Driving Forces in a Semi-Arid Zone

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Mbow

Balinga³

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Abstract:The present study aimed to detect the main shifts in land-use architecture and assess the factors behind the changes in typical tropical semi-arid land in Burkina Faso. Three sets of time-series LANDSAT data over a 23-year period were used to detect land use changes and their underpinning drivers in multifunctional but vulnerable ecologies. Group discussions in selected villages were organized for mapping output interpretation and collection of essential drivers of change as perceived by local populations. Results revealed profound changes and transitions during the study period. During the last decade, shrub and wood savannahs exhibited high net changes (39% and −37% respectively) with a weak net positive change for cropland (only 2%,) while cropland and shrub savannah exhibited high swap (8% and 16%). This suggests that the area of cropland remained almost unchanged but was subject to relocation, wood savannah decreased drastically, and shrub savannah increased exponentially. Cropland exhibited a null net persistence while shrub and wood savannahs exhibited positive and negative net persistence (1.91 and −10.24), respectively, indicating that there is movement toward agricultural intensification and wood savannah tended to disappear to the benefit of shrub savannah. Local people are aware of the changes that have occurred and support the idea that illegal wood cutting and farming are inappropriate farming practices associated with immigration; absence of alternative cash generation sources, overgrazing and increasing demand for wood energy are driving the changes in their ecosystems. Policies that integrate restoration and conservation of natural OPEN ACCESSLand 2015, 4 561 ecosystems and promote sustainable agroforestry practices in the study zone are highly recommended.

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“…In recent decades increasingly large areas of grasslands, woodlands and forests in the tropic have been converted into croplands and pastures (Mayaux et al, 2005;Lambin et al, 2003;Reid et al, 2000;Houghton, 1994). While in the tropical humid forest alone, the annual loss of forest was estimated at 5.8 million hectares (Achard et al, 2002), the tropical dry forest however, representing 42% of the forest in the tropics, has been severely fragmented, disturbed, and in many areas it has been severely depleted (Hartter et al, 2008).…”

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Permanent Internal Migration as Response to Food Shortage: Implication to Ecosystem Services in Southern Burkina Faso

Ouedraogo¹,

Ouattara²,

Kaboré³

et al. 2012

Food Production - Approaches, Challenges and Tasks

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Detecting tropical dry forest succession in a shifting cultivation mosaic of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Cited by 58 publications

References 49 publications

Linking Remote Sensing, Census and Interview Data to Understand Forest Transitions in the Southern Cone of the State of Yucatán, México

Linking Remote Sensing, Census and Interview Data to Understand Forest Transitions in the Southern Cone of the State of Yucatán, México

Transitions in Land Use Architecture under Multiple Human Driving Forces in a Semi-Arid Zone

Permanent Internal Migration as Response to Food Shortage: Implication to Ecosystem Services in Southern Burkina Faso

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