Patterns of Change and Successional Transition in a 47-Year Period (1973–2020) in Rangelands of the Tamaulipan Highlands, Northeastern Mexico

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:29:41Z
Fecha de publicación2023-01-01
ResumenRangelands in arid and semi-arid regions are the main source of livestock feed. The fragmentation of these ecosystems by continuous grazing gives rise to the modification of ecological processes, which alters the structure and functionality of plant communities. Therefore, the use of geographic information systems and the analysis of satellite images are important to monitor spatial changes and to evaluate these areas in the Tamaulipan Highlands of northeastern Mexico. This work aimed to evaluate the current state of the rangelands and to determine the percentage of modified areas as well as propose the time of permanence, succession, or recovery of five different areas destined for rangelands. For the analysis, Landsat satellite scenes from the period 1973–2020 were used: they were classified into four categories using segmentation and maximum likelihood analysis, as well as a cross-tabulation method to determine the degree of succession. An increase in rangelands was found in three of the five areas analyzed in the period from 1973 to 2020. As rangeland areas increase, the coverage of pine–oak forests, submontane–thorny scrub, and anthropogenic areas, decreases. The disturbance processes were not linear, and the increase in rangeland areas was greater in xerophilous scrub and secondary vegetation. This work is the first contribution that evaluates the changes in land use and cover in grazing areas compromised by continuous grazing in the Tamaulipan Highlands and Mexico. In addition, the results indicate the importance of performing studies based on the coexistence of wildlife and livestock as well as the interaction between soil degradation and plant diversity with the increase in rangelands.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/f14040815es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/1680
Idiomaeses_ES
EditorialMDPI AGes_ES
RelaciónForestses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/f14040815es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteForests
TítuloPatterns of Change and Successional Transition in a 47-Year Period (1973–2020) in Rangelands of the Tamaulipan Highlands, Northeastern Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorHernández-Hernández, Lucas
AutorAlmaguer-Sierra, Pedro
AutorBarrientos-Lozano, Ludivina
AutorSánchez-Reyes, Uriel Jeshua
AutorRocha-Sánchez, Aurora Y.
AutorFlores-Gracia, Juan
AutorHernández-Hernández, Lucases_ES
AutorAlmaguer-Sierra, Pedroes_ES
AutorBarrientos-Lozano, Ludivinaes_ES
AutorSánchez-Reyes, Uriel Jeshuaes_ES
AutorRocha-Sánchez, Aurora Y.es_ES
AutorFlores-Gracia, Juanes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número4es_ES
Rango de páginas815es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/f14040815
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen14es_ES

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