La deforestación y sus factores causales en el estado de Sinaloa, México

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Monjardín-Armenta, Sergio A. Pacheco-Angulo, Carlos E. Plata-Rocha, Wenseslao Corrales-Barraza, Gabriela
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	The objective of this research was to study deforestation and its causes in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. Using mapping of land use and vegetation in 1993 and 2011 at a scale of 1: 250 000, deforestation was estimated through a technique of detecting changes, and then characterized by consulting experts. Finally, a matrix of change was applied to analyze the losses, gains and transitions and to corroborate cartographically the results obtained by the experts and the detection of changes. The results indicate a deforestation of 126.50 km 2 /year and an average annual rate of 0.41%. The consultation of experts determined that the main causes of these processes are agricultural expansion and extension of infrastructure, with impacts of 49.40% and 18.8%, respectively. The matrix of change showed that the particular category of rainforest lost 2374.19 km 2 , on the contrary, seasonal agriculture also increased by 3326.62 km 2 and human settlements increased from 191.51 km 2 to 623.28 km 2 .
Starting Page	7
Ending Page	22
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.21829/myb.2017.2311482
Volume Number	23
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/download/1482/1614
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.21829/myb.2017.2311482
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article