Methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert

Background and Aims: The transit of vehicles within protected areas constitutes a threat to the natural heritage that must be evaluated. The high operational cost of monitoring these activities makes it necessary to develop quick and simple evaluation alternatives that allow having a first parameter...

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Autor principal: Almiron, Martín Guillermo
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Publicado: Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 2020
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topic Protected areas
desert
vehicular traces
environmental impact
vegetation
Áreas protegidas
desierto
huellas vehiculares
impacto ambiental
vegetación
spellingShingle Protected areas
desert
vehicular traces
environmental impact
vegetation
Áreas protegidas
desierto
huellas vehiculares
impacto ambiental
vegetación
Almiron, Martín Guillermo
Methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert
topic_facet Protected areas
desert
vehicular traces
environmental impact
vegetation
Áreas protegidas
desierto
huellas vehiculares
impacto ambiental
vegetación
author Almiron, Martín Guillermo
author_facet Almiron, Martín Guillermo
author_sort Almiron, Martín Guillermo
title Methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert
title_short Methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert
title_full Methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert
title_fullStr Methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert
title_full_unstemmed Methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert
title_sort methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert
description Background and Aims: The transit of vehicles within protected areas constitutes a threat to the natural heritage that must be evaluated. The high operational cost of monitoring these activities makes it necessary to develop quick and simple evaluation alternatives that allow having a first parameter of trends. Using freeware and basic techniques, I propose a study case to evaluate the increase in vehicle traces during two periods and their potential impact on the vegetation of the Loma de Las Tapias protected area, San Juan, Argentina. M&M: Using pre-existing floristic zoning and two sets of satellite images (2004-2018), vehicle traces were quantified with a grid, and these squares were categorized according to: absence of traces; old traces (2004); new traces (2018) and relapsing traces (2004-2018) on the different floristic units. Results: Currently, from the 223 squares that constitute the grid, only 35 % showed no vehicular traces, while 13.9 % had only old ones, 30 % relapsing traces and the remaining 21.1 % had new vehicular traces. The increase during the evaluated period was uniform in all floristic units. Conclusions: The proposed methodology was simple and fast and allowed detecting the increase of vehicular traces in the area, establishing reference values for subsequent evaluations. The observed increase of traces emphasizes the need to focus on conservation efforts and to incorporate new thematic layers to enrich the management of the protected area.
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spelling I10-R10-article-254802020-09-15T19:18:28Z Methodological proposal for monitoring of vehicular traces on protected plant communities of desert Propuesta metodológica para el monitoreo de huellas vehiculares en comunidades vegetales protegidas del desierto Almiron, Martín Guillermo Protected areas desert vehicular traces environmental impact vegetation Áreas protegidas desierto huellas vehiculares impacto ambiental vegetación Background and Aims: The transit of vehicles within protected areas constitutes a threat to the natural heritage that must be evaluated. The high operational cost of monitoring these activities makes it necessary to develop quick and simple evaluation alternatives that allow having a first parameter of trends. Using freeware and basic techniques, I propose a study case to evaluate the increase in vehicle traces during two periods and their potential impact on the vegetation of the Loma de Las Tapias protected area, San Juan, Argentina. M&M: Using pre-existing floristic zoning and two sets of satellite images (2004-2018), vehicle traces were quantified with a grid, and these squares were categorized according to: absence of traces; old traces (2004); new traces (2018) and relapsing traces (2004-2018) on the different floristic units. Results: Currently, from the 223 squares that constitute the grid, only 35 % showed no vehicular traces, while 13.9 % had only old ones, 30 % relapsing traces and the remaining 21.1 % had new vehicular traces. The increase during the evaluated period was uniform in all floristic units. Conclusions: The proposed methodology was simple and fast and allowed detecting the increase of vehicular traces in the area, establishing reference values for subsequent evaluations. The observed increase of traces emphasizes the need to focus on conservation efforts and to incorporate new thematic layers to enrich the management of the protected area. Introducción y objetivos: El tránsito de vehículos sobre el terreno de áreas protegidas, constituye una amenaza al patrimonio natural que debe ser evaluada. El alto costo operativo de monitorear estas actividades hace que sea necesario desarrollar alternativas de evaluación rápidas y simples que permitan tener un primer parámetro de tendencias. Mediante freeware y técnicas básicas, se propone como caso de estudio evaluar las huellas vehiculares durante dos períodos (2004 y 2018) y su potencial impacto en la vegetación del área protegida Loma de Las Tapias, San Juan, Argentina. M&M: Empleando la zonificación florística preexistente y dos sets de imágenes satelitales (2004-2018), se cuantificaron las huellas vehiculares con una grilla, cuyos cuadros fueron categorizados según: ausencia de huellas; huellas antiguas (2004); huellas nuevas (2018) y huellas reincidentes (2004-2018) sobre las diferentes comunidades vegetales. Resultados: Actualmente, de los 223 cuadros que constituyen la grilla, solo el 35 % no posee huellas vehiculares, mientras que el 13,9 % posee únicamente huellas antiguas, el 30 % huellas reincidentes y el 21,1 % restante posee huellas vehiculares nuevas. Por lo tanto, se observa un claro incremento de huellas durante el período evaluado, que fue uniforme en todas las unidades florísticas. Conclusiones: La metodología propuesta resultó sencilla y rápida y permitió detectar el incremento de huellas en el área, estableciendo así valores de referencia para posteriores evaluaciones. El incremento de huellas observado, enfatiza la necesidad de priorizar la conservación y de incorporar nuevas capas temáticas para enriquecer la gestión del área protegida.     Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 2020-06-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo original application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/25480 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica (Journal of the Argentine Botanical Society; Vol. 55 No. 2 (2020): June Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica; Vol. 55 Núm. 2 (2020): Junio Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica; v. 55 n. 2 (2020): Junio 1851-2372 0373-580X 10.31055/1851.2372.v55.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/25480/29977 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/BSAB/article/view/25480/29978 Derechos de autor 2020 Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0