Delineation of biogeomorphic land units across a tropical natural and humanized terrain in Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, México

Geomorphology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 245-256

  García Aguirre, María Concepción ^a   Álvarez, Román ^b   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^c   Ortiz, Mario A ^a   Eng, Manuel Mah ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Ciudad Universitaria   (Mexico)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphic land units; Landscape; Mexico; Rainforest; Remote sensing and GIS

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LAVA FLOW; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RAINFOREST; REMOTE SENSING; SLOPE; TERRAIN; VOLCANO;

LOS TUXTLAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; VERACRUZ;

JUGLANS; QUERCUS; ULMUS; VIROLA;

EID: 77954757906     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.04.019     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Álvarez R., Maupomé L., Tejera A. Magnetic comparison of explosion craters and volcanic cones. Geofísica Internacional 1976, 16:63-94.
2. Bocco G., Mendoza M., Velásquez A. Remote sensing and GIS-based regional geomorphological mapping - a tool for land use planning in developing countries. Geomorphology 2001, 39:211-219.
3. Bürgi M., Herperber A.M., Schneeberger N. Driving forest of landscape change - current and new directions. Landscape Ecology 2004, 19:857-868.
4. Congalton R.G. A review of assessing the accuracy of classification of remotely sensed data. Remote Sensing Environment 1991, 37:35-46.
5. Dirzo R. Rescate y restauración ecológica de la selva de los Tuxtlas. Ciencia y Desarrollo 1991, 17(27):33-45.
6. Dirzo R., García M.C. Deforestation rates in Los Tuxtlas, a neotropical area in Southeast Mexico. Conservation Biology 1992, 6:84-90.
7. Dorner B., Lertzman K., Fall J. Landscape pattern in topographically complex landscape issues and techniques for analysis. Landscape Ecology 2002, 17:729-743.
8. Estrada A., Coates-Estrada R., Martínez-Ramos M. La Estación de Biología Tropical Los Tuxtlas: un recurso para el estudio y conservación de las selvas del trópico húmedo. Investigaciones sobre la regeneración de selvas altas en Veracruz 1985, Vol. II:379-389. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones de Recursos Bióticos, Alhambra Mexicana D.F. México. A. Gómez-Pompa, S. del Amo (Eds.).
9. Ganas A., Pavlides S., Karastathis V. DEM-based morphometry of range-front escarpments in Atticam central Greece, and its relation to fault slip rates. Geomorphology 2005, 65:310-319.
10. García M.C., Álvarez R. TM digital processing of a tropical forest region in southeastern Mexico. International Journal of Remote Sensing 1994, 15:1611-1632.
11. García-Aguirre M.C., Ortiz M.A., Zamorano J.J., Reyes Y. Vegetation and landform relationships at Ajusco volcano Mexico, using a geographic information system (GIS). Forest Ecology and Management 2007, 239:1-12.
12. Gu W., Hekkila R., Hanski I. Estimating the consequences of habitat fragmentation on extinction risk in dynamic landscapes. Landscape Ecology 2002, 17:699-710.
13. Guofand S., Lu J. On the accuracy of landscape analysis using remote sensing data. Landscape Ecology 2008, 23:505-511.
14. Gustavsson M., Seijmonsbergen A.C., Kolstrup E. Structure and contents of a new geomorphological GIS database linked to a geomorphological map - with an example from Liden, Central Sweden. Geomorphology 2008, 95:335-349.
15. Hall O., Hay G.J., Bouchard A., Marceau D.J. Detecting dominant landscape objects through multiple scales: an integration of object specific methods and watershed segmentation. Landscape Ecology 2004, 19:59-76.
16. Hamilton S.K., Kellndorfer J., Lehner B., Tobler M. Remote sensing of floodplain geomorphology as a surrogate for biodiversity in a tropical river system (Madre de Dios, Perú). Geomorphology 2007, 89:23-38.
17. Hebeler F., Purves R.S. The influence of elevation uncertainty on derivation of topographic and indices. Geomorphology 2009, 111:4-16.
18. Korkalainen T., Laurén A. Using phytogeomorphology, cartography and GIS to explain forest site productivity expressed as tree height in southern and central Finland. Geomorphology 2006, 74:271-284.
19. Lin Z., Oguchi T. Longitudinal and transverse profiles of hilly and mountainous watersheds in Japan. Geomorphology 2009, 111:17-26.
20. López-Vicente M., Navas A., Machín J. Geomorphic mapping in endorheic catchments in the Spanish Pyrenees: an integrated GIS analysis of karstic features. Geomorphology 2009, 111:38-47.
21. Luque S.S. The challenge to manage the biological integrity of nature reserves: a landscape ecology perspective. International Journal of Remote Sensing 2000, 21:2613-2643.
22. McCune B., Mefford M.J. PC ORD Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data (V. 4.0). Gleneden Beach, Oregon 1999.
23. Mendoza E., Fay J., Dirzo R. A quantitative analysis of forest fragmentation in Los Tuxtlas, southeast Mexico: patterns and implications for conservation. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 2005, 78:451-467.
24. Moziño J. Informe sobre la erupción del Volcán de San Martín Tuxtla (Veracruz) ocurrida el año de 1793. Bol Soc Geograf Estad Repúb Mexicana 1870, 11:62-72.
25. Naveh Z. Landscape ecology and sustainability. Landscape Ecology 2007, 22:1437-1440.
26. Nelson A., González-Caver E. Geology and K-Ar dating in the Tuxtla Volcanic Field, Veracruz, México. Bulletin of Volcanology 1992, 55:85-96.
27. Petit C.C., Lambin E.F. Impact of data integration techniques on historical land cover/use change: comparing historical maps with remote sensing data in the Belgian Ardennes. Landscape Ecology 2002, 17:117-132.
28. Poudevigne I., Baudry J. The implication of past and present landscape patterns for biodiversity research: introduction and overview. Landscape Ecology 2003, 18:159-171.
29. Rayburg S., Thoms M., Neave M. A comparison of digital elevation models generated by different data sources. Geomorphology 2009, 106:261-270.
30. Renschler C.S., Doyle M.W., Thoms M. Geomorphology and ecosystems: challenges and keys for success in bridging disciplines. Geomorphology 2007, 89:1-8.
31. Roy P.S., Tomar S. Biodiversity characterization at landscape level using geospatial modeling technique. Biological Conservation 2000, 95:95-109.
32. Ruiz-Luna A., Berlanga-Robles C.A. Land use, land cover changes and coastal lagoon surface reduction associated with urban growth in northwest Mexico. Landscape Ecology 2003, 18:159-171.
33. Saadat H., Bonnell R., Sharifi F., Mehuys G., Namdar M., Ale-Ehrahm S. Landform classification from a digital elevation model and satellite imagery. Geomorphology 2008, 100:453-464.
34. Shao G., Wu J. On the accuracy of landscape pattern analysis using remote sensing data. Landscape Ecology 2008, 23:505-511.
35. Soto M. Algunos aspectos climáticos de la Región de los Tuxtlas. Investigaciones sobre la regeneración de selvas altas en Veracruz 1976, 70-111. D.F. México: Compañía Editorial Continental, S.A. Mexico. A. Gómez-Pompa, S. del Amo, C. Vásques-Yanez, A. Butanda (Eds.).
36. Stallins J.A. Geomorphology and ecology: unifying themes for complex systems in biogeomorphology. Geomorphology 2006, 77:207-216.
37. Székely B., Karátson D. DEM based morphometry as a tool for reconstructing primary volcanic landforms examples from the Börzsüny Mountains, Hungary. Geomorphology 2004, 63:25-37.
38. Tasser E., Ruffini F.V., Tappeiner U. An integrative approach for analysing landscape dynamics in diverse cultivated and natural mountain areas. Landscape Ecology 2009, 24:581-713.
39. Thwaites R.N., Slater B.K. Soil-landscape resource assessment for plantations - a conceptual framework towards an explicit multi-scale approach. Forest Ecology and Management 2000, 138:123-138.
40. Zonneveld I.S. Land Ecology: An Introduction to Landscape Ecology as a Base for Land Evaluation, Land Management and Conservation 1995, SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam.