Abstract

ZAMORA ELIZALDE, Mayra Clementina; BUENDIA ESPINOZA, Julio Cesar; MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ, Pedro Arturo  and  GARCIA NUNEZ, Rosa María. Diagnosis of the use of soil and vegetation in the microbasin Tula, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2020, vol.11, n.1, pp.57-68.  Epub Mar 02, 2021. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v11i1.2213.

Changes in land use and plant cover are the main component in global, regional and local deterioration, and have been documented as the second global environmental problem. In Mexico, there are few planning policies in the territorial development of the municipalities and a poor decision making in the management of natural resources, an example of which is the Tula microbasin. The objective of the research work was to diagnose the current situation and the changes in the coverage and land use of the Tula microbasin, through spatial analysis, to know its main processes of change, with the purpose of designing strategies that allow sustainable management of its natural resources. The spatial analysis was carried out, based on Landsat satellite images (1992, 2000 and 2017) using geographic information systems. To identify the changes, cross-tabulations were applied and exchange rates were estimated. In the analyzed period (25 years), the agricultural area increased 33% and a loss of forest area of 22%. Exchange rates and likelihood of permanence indicated that continuing with the current trend will continue to increase agricultural areas and bodies of water, as well as the abandonment of some areas due to their low productivity.

Keywords : geographic information systems,land use change; transition matrices; vegetation.

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