Assessment of Land Use-Cover Changes and Successional Stages of Vegetation in the Natural Protected Area Altas Cumbres, Northeastern Mexico, Using Landsat Satellite Imagery

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:29:41Z
Fecha de publicación2017-01-01
ResumenLoss of vegetation cover is a major factor that endangers biodiversity. Therefore, the use of geographic information systems and the analysis of satellite images are important for monitoring these changes in Natural Protected Areas (NPAs). In northeastern Mexico, the Natural Protected Area Altas Cumbres (NPAAC) represents a relevant floristic and faunistic patch on which the impact of loss of vegetation cover has not been assessed. This work aimed to analyze changes of land use and coverage (LULCC) over the last 42 years on the interior and around the exterior of the area, and also to propose the time of succession for the most important types of vegetation. For the analysis, LANDSAT satellite images from 1973, 1986, 2000, 2005 and 2015 were used, they were classified in seven categories through a segmentation and maximum likelihood analysis. A cross-tabulation analysis was performed to determine the succession gradient. Towards the interior of the area, a significant reduction of tropical vegetation and, to a lesser extent, temperate forests was found, as well as an increase in scrub cover from 1973 to 2015. In addition, urban and vegetation-free areas, as well as modified vegetation, increased to the exterior. Towards the interior of the NPA, the processes of perturbation and recovery were mostly not linear, while in the exterior adjacent area, the presence of secondary vegetation with distinct definite time of succession was evident. The analysis carried out is the first contribution that evaluates LULCC in this important NPA of northeastern Mexico. Results suggest the need to evaluate the effects of these modifications on species.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs9070712es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/1675
Idiomaeses_ES
EditorialMDPI AGes_ES
RelaciónRemote Sensinges_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs9070712es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteRemote Sensing
TítuloAssessment of Land Use-Cover Changes and Successional Stages of Vegetation in the Natural Protected Area Altas Cumbres, Northeastern Mexico, Using Landsat Satellite Imageryes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorSánchez-Reyes, Uriel Jeshua
AutorNiño-Maldonado, Santiago
AutorBarrientos-Lozano, Ludivina
AutorTreviño-Carreón, Jacinto
AutorSánchez-Reyes, Uriel Jeshuaes_ES
AutorNiño-Maldonado, Santiagoes_ES
AutorBarrientos-Lozano, Ludivinaes_ES
AutorTreviño-Carreón, Jacintoes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número7es_ES
Rango de páginas712es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs9070712
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
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