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<journal-id>1405-3195</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agrociencia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agrociencia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-3195</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Postgraduados]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-31952007000700787</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Aptitud de terrenos para plantaciones de eucalipto (Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden): definición mediante el proceso de análisis jerarquizado y SIG]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Land suitability for eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden) plantations: definition through the analytic hierarchy process and GIS]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bustillos-Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdez-Lazalde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. René]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldrete]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arnulfo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Guillén]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel de J.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Montecillo ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montecillo Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2007</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2007</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
<numero>7</numero>
<fpage>787</fpage>
<lpage>796</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-31952007000700787&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-31952007000700787&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-31952007000700787&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Evaluar el grado de aptitud del suelo permite identificar la capacidad inherente de una unidad de tierra para apoyar su uso más apropiado. En este estudio se implementó el Proceso de Análisis Jerarquizado (PAJ) combinado con funciones de membresía (lógica borrosa) en un entorno de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) para definir áreas con aptitud para establecer Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden en ocho municipios localizados en la parte centro-sur del Estado de Sinaloa, México. Se utilizó información cartográfica de clima, suelo y topografía, además de la opinión de plantadores expertos, para evaluar el grado de aptitud de la tierra. Según los resultados, en la región de estudio hay aproximadamente 38 863, 121 932 y 302 551 ha con aptitud alta, media y baja. La técnica de análisis multicriterio PAJ fue útil para incorporar el conocimiento experto de plantadores forestales en el proceso de toma de decisiones, así como para la localización espacial y cuantificación de superficies con diferente grado de aptitud para el establecimiento de plantaciones forestales de eucalipto.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Evaluating the degree of land suitability makes it possible to identify the inherent capacity of a land unit to support its most appropriate use. In the present study, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was implemented, combined with membership functions (fuzzy logic) in the context of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to define areas with suitability for establishing Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden in eight municipalities located in the south-central part of the State of Sinaloa, México. Cartographic information of climate, soil and topography was used, along with the opinion of expert planters, to evaluate the degree of land suitability. According to the results, in the region of study there are approximately 38 863, 121 932 and 302 551 ha with high, medium and low suitability. The multi-criteria analysis technique AHP was useful for incorporating the expert knowledge of forest planters in the decision making process, and in spatial localization and quantification of surfaces with different degrees of suitability for the establishment of eucalyptus forest plantations.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Eucalyptus grandis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[análisis espacial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lógica borrosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[modelación cartográfica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[toma de decisiones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Eucalyptus grandis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[spatial analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fuzzy logic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cartographic modeling]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[decision making]]></kwd>
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