Changes in forest cover in Sierra Nevada, Mexico, 1994–2015

Bibliographic Data

ID16840576
AuthorsJosé Lopez García (0000-0002-6307-5478, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, corresponding author), José López-García
Year2019
Volume15
Issue2
Pages418-424
Publication date2019-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Maps (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-5647 • E-ISSN: 1744-5647
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17445647.2019.1603125
OpenAlexW2944528541
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

Sierra Nevada, 153,437 ha, has the second and third highest mountains in Mexico and the most conserved coniferous forests of central Mexico. It comprises the Los Volcanes Biosphere Reserve, designated by UNESCO in 2010. A map was produced at 1:100,000 scale. Recent changes in forest cover were identified by visual interpretation of orthophotographs from 1994 and Spot 7 images from 2015. Changes were detected in forest cover density (closed, semi-closed, semi-open, open or deforested), together with a non-forest category that includes other land uses. Over the 21 years, 25% of the forest had undergone change: 14% recovery and 11% disturbance. Recovery outweighed disturbance in the Protected Areas, with possible factors being payment for environmental services, periodic reforestation and fire control. Outside this protected area, improvement outweighed degradation, mainly because of forestry programs. Overall in the Sierra Nevada, the trend appears to be forest recovery

Cartography · Forest cover · Geography · Land cover · Land use · Physical geography · Remote sensing · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation · Ecology · Forestry · Geology

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