Changes and fragmentation in the landscape of the Chantuto-Panzacola lagoon system, Chiapas (Mexico)

  • Erika María Villatoro-Arreola El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
  • Cristian Tovilla-Hernández El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
  • Emilio Ismael Romero-Berny Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas
  • Javier Francisco Valle-Mora El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/aguc.85185
Keywords: The Crossroads, Fragmentation, Landscape Metrics, Chantuto-Panzatail, African palm

Abstract

In this study analysis of the changes in land use and vegetation and the degree of fragmentation in the landscape of the Chantuto-Panzacola lagoon system during the years 1996 and 2020 with a supervised classification based on the maximum likelihood algorithm, visual interpretation and metrics and landscape indexes. Changes were recorded in agricultural-livestock activity towards permanent plantations, mainly African palm, loss of surface areas in bodies of water and advance of the limits of mangrove vegetation inside the lagoons and loss of coastal dunes in areas near the bocabarra. It was classified as a landscape that presents fragmentation processes with a low degree of modification.

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Emilio Ismael Romero-Berny, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas

Centro de Investigaciones Costeras, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas (México).

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Published
2022-12-16
How to Cite
Villatoro-Arreola E. M., Tovilla-Hernández C. ., Romero-Berny E. I. . y Valle-Mora J. F. . (2022). Changes and fragmentation in the landscape of the Chantuto-Panzacola lagoon system, Chiapas (Mexico). Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 42(2), 555-635. https://doi.org/10.5209/aguc.85185
Issue
Vol. 42 No. 2 (2022)
Section
Studios and Research

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