Selective logging and shifting agriculture may help maintain forest biomass on the Yucatán peninsula
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21647719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irving Uriel Hernández Gómez (0000-0002-0051-3071, Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales Universidad Veracruzana Veracruz Mexico), Edward A Ellis (0000-0001-8972-4846, Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales Universidad Veracruzana Veracruz Mexico, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 4456-4471 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Land Degradation and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1085-3278 • E-ISSN: 1099-145X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ldr.4789 |
| OpenAlex | W4380611293 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 83 |
Evaluation and monitoring of forest biomass are important to help combat global warming and conserve biodiversity. Above ground biomass (AGB) mapping has been effectively used to assess forest loss, degradation, and recovery in the tropics. In this study, temporal (2007, 2010, and 2015) AGB maps were developed for the Mayan Zone of the Yucatan Peninsula, México integrating vegetation data from the National Forest Inventory (NFI) with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image data (ALOS PALSAR). We assess if degradation could be attributed to the land use categories present in the study area: selectively logged forest, shifting agriculture, permanent commercial cultivation, and conservation forest. Spatial autoregressive models are applied to determine differences in AGB dynamics between land use categories, compared to baselines of mature conserved forest. We find that forest biomass remains stable in the study area. AGB does not differ in selectively logged areas compared to conserved mature forests. Biomass losses are observed due to deforestation for commercial cropping and pasture. AGB in shifting agriculture areas, however, fluctuates and shows a slight gain from 2007 to 2015. AGB mapping using NFI data and SAR imagery has the potential for monitoring forest loss and degradation on the Yucatan Peninsula
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Biodiversity · Geography · Land degradation · Logging · Rainforest · Shifting cultivation · Tropics · Yucatan peninsula · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Science · Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications · Remote Sensing in Agriculture · Ecology · Forestry
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