A5061781446- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Water resources management and optimization
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Dalhousie University
2023-2024
Universidad Tecnológica de Hermosillo
2018-2020
Universidad de Sonora
2018-2020
Transformation or modification of vegetation distribution and structure in arid riparian ecosystems can lead to the loss ecological function. Mexico has 101,500,000 ha lands, however there is a general lack information regarding how are being modified. To assess these modifications, we use eight sites San Miguel River (central Sonora) analyze (1) composition, using field sampling remote sensing data from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV); (2) productivity (proxies), indices derived satellite...
Abstract: The development of strategies that conciliate anthropogenic activities with nature conservation is becoming increasingly urgent, particularly in regions facing rapid conversion native vegetation to agriculture. Conceptual modelling enables assessment how drivers (e.g. land use/land cover change and climate change) modify natural processes, being a useful tool support strategic decision-making. present work describes conceptual model evaluate water-related ecosystem service...
Natural vegetation in arid and semi-arid environments of Northwestern Mexico has been subject to transformation due extensive intensive human occupation related mostly primary activities. Keystone habitats such as riparian ecosystems are extremely sensitive land use changes that occur their surrounding landscape. In this study, we developed remote sensing-based cover classifications post-classification fragmentation analysis, by using data from Landsat’s moderate resolution sensors Thematic...
Along with environmental factors, agricultural activity is one of the main drivers change in riparian landscapes arid regions. Some practices are considered more sustainability-oriented than others. Despite this, their use not widespread and effect on provision ecosystem services clearly established. Thus, we propose an empirical framework for studying effects traditional regulating priority spatially restricted ecosystems. Through spatial analysis community field work, this study assesses...
Abstract Ecosystem services (ES) are benefits people receive from nature. To sustain these benefits, we need to spatially connect communities benefitting specific ES with landscape features that generate the ES. A variety of process‐based models support assessments by estimating biophysical supply comes landscapes. However, less attention has been given how flow landscapes beneficiary groups. ‘serviceshed’ is defined as spatial area provides an ecosystem service beneficiaries at a...
La Reserva Jaguar del Norte es una propiedad privada ubicada en la sierra sonorense, dentro de compleja matriz paisajística, con un amplio legado uso ganadero. Esta región, identificada como prioritaria para conservación, dispone pocos datos sobre las trayectorias cambio vegetación, elemento clave evaluar el impacto áreas naturales protegidas. Este trabajo presenta información acerca efecto acciones fines composición vegetación tras establecimiento reserva año 2003. Para ésto, se...