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T1 Land Vulnerability, Risk Zoning, and Ecological Protection in the Protection Forest of Pagaibamba (Peru)
A1 Escobedo Monge, María Antonieta
A1 Aparicio Martínez, Santiago
A1 Valencia Ramos, Manuel
A1 Escobedo-Monge, Marlene Fabiola
A1 Parodi-Román, Joaquín
A1 García-Llatas, Luis Felipe
A1 Marquina Pozo, Rubén
K1 Protected natural areas
K1 Land use capability classification
K1 Tropical montane cloud forest
K1 Physiographic units
K1 Conservation measures
K1 Ecological value
K1 Flora and fauna endemism
K1 Endemic species
K1 Química física
K1 Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
K1 Silvicultura
K1 Forests and forestry
AB The protection of natural areas is considered an essential strategy for environment conservation. The objective of this work was to determine the level of vulnerability, considering thecharacterization and identification of the risk zones and ecological protection of the PagaibambaProtection Forest (PPF, Peru). To determine the vulnerable areas, Landsat ETM satellite images,topographic, geological, ecological, and vegetation cover maps were used. Geological, physiographic,edaphological, vegetation cover, and land use potential characteristics, were analyzed. Three Ecological Protection and Risk Zones were identified, with the largest extension of the PPF corresponding tolands of very high and high vulnerability and high ecological risk, which include >85% of ProtectedNatural Areas (PNA) and 54% of the Buffer Zone (BZ). Moderate risk areas represent 30% of theBuffer Zone (BZ) and 13% of the PNA, and the low-risk areas (represent 15% of the BZ and 2% of thePNA). Biogeographically, the PPF was related to the Cloudy Montane Forests Ecoregion of the AndesMountains, standing out the Tropical Montane Cloud Forest (TMCF) and the Tropical Lower MontaneCloud Forest (TLMCF). These forests are a global conservation priority due to their great biodiversity,high level of endemicity of flora and fauna, and the crucial hydrological function they fulfill.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7629
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7629
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 25-abr-2024