Territorial dynamics and boundary effects in a protected area of the Central Iberian Peninsula

Heras, Paloma de las; Fernández-Sañudo, Paloma; López-Estébanez, Nieves; Roldán, María José

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“…The abandonment of traditional land uses in mountain areas during the second half of the twentieth century resulted in the progression of natural vegetation dynamics. Nowadays, seventy years later, can be observed a new forest landscape structure (López 2006;López et al 2010;De las Heras et al 2011;Fernández-Sañudo et al 2007). Goat and sheep herds have disappeared in Guadarrama Range, with the progressive reduction of extensive grazing (Mangas 1981;.…”

Section: Juniper Dynamics In Madrid Regionmentioning

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Distribution area of Juniperus oxycedrus L. in Central Spain (Madrid)

Álvarez¹,

Puñal²,

Fernández-Sañudo³

et al. 2013

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The Iberian populations of Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus have been studied by several authors who consider their condition as unfavourable. In the Madrid Region, current status, dynamic and distribution area are unknown even when their populations, specifically those who form arborescent shrubs, are included in the type 5210 (Habitat Directive 92/43/EEC). These formations are developed in austere Mediterranean mountain typical of agro ecosystems of high value that have interesting dynamics of recolonization, especially in those areas where agricultural and livestock systems have suffered a setback. This study aims to understand the distribution of juniper in the region of Madrid as the first step to identify and assess the dynamic changes in recent decades. To update the cartography of this species the available information has been checked and completed with photointerpretation and fieldwork. Based on this cartography and the information relating to the physical and biotic variables four types of juniper were differentiated by multivariate methods. On the other hand, two types of dynamics were recognized and it was studied in depth the genesis of changes produced in these forests in the last decades.

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Section: Juniper Dynamics In Madrid Regionmentioning

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Distribution area of Juniperus oxycedrus L. in Central Spain (Madrid)

Álvarez¹,

Puñal²,

Fernández-Sañudo³

et al. 2013

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“…Then we calculated the percentage of the area that has changed in the whole PNA and for each type of dynamic [28,48]. These percentages allowed us to establish categories of dynamism that distinguished zones of more or less changing and map its spatial distribution.…”

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“…Demography, recreation and urban and transport infrastructures development are the most important pressures in this PNA [28]. This Park was declared a PNA in 1985 abarcando una extensión de casi 53.000 ha [29].…”

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Cartography of Landscape Dynamics in Central Spain

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Álvarez²,

Fernández-Sañudo³

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“…Finally, concerning the third protection level, we consider as UAs those parts of the island that are not included in the first two types and that are outside a five-kilometer buffer around both NPAs and N2Ss to exclude potential boundary effects [32]. Table 1 provides some figures concerning the size of the whole region and of each protection level.…”

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Anthropization Processes and Protection of the Environment: An Assessment of Land Cover Changes in Sardinia, Italy

2017

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Protection of the environment is implemented through preventive and mitigating measures aimed at hindering anthropization processes. These measures may possibly entail the establishment of natural protected areas and sites where conservation measures are stated under the provisions of the "Habitats" Directive (No. 92/43/EEC) and Directive No. 2009/147/EC (the so-called "Birds" Directive, which modifies Directive No. 79/409/EEC). A straightforward way of assessing widespread anthropization processes consists in analyzing land cover changes related artificialization processes concerning natural areas. In this study, we assess land cover changes by using the simplified land cover taxonomy of the Land and Ecosystem Account classes and by analyzing transition processes; in addition, we propose a comparative appraisal of land cover changes occurring in areas characterized by different protection regimes, as follows: areas protected under the provisions of national or regional acts or regulations; sites belonging to the Natura 2000 network, that is, protected under the Habitats or Birds Directives; and unprotected areas. We analyze anthropization processes that take place in Sardinia, an Italian insular region characterized by the presence of several national and regional protected areas and by a significant system of Natura 2000 sites, and assess land cover changes over a twelve-year period (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012). The outcomes of our study put in evidence important lessons related to the definition and implementation of planning policies aiming at preventing anthropization processes in Sardinia. Moreover, the assessment methodology we implement in our study can be exported to other European regions to set up planning processes that fit the local features of land cover changes.

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Territorial dynamics and boundary effects in a protected area of the Central Iberian Peninsula

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

Distribution area of Juniperus oxycedrus L. in Central Spain (Madrid)

Distribution area of Juniperus oxycedrus L. in Central Spain (Madrid)

Cartography of Landscape Dynamics in Central Spain

Anthropization Processes and Protection of the Environment: An Assessment of Land Cover Changes in Sardinia, Italy

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