Impact of the concentration of land holdings on the soil and landscape of a village in the South of Salamanca in a protected natural area

Authors

  • María del Pilar García Rodríguez Departamento de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • José Antonio García Rodríguez Departamento de Biología Animal, Parasitología, Ecología, Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/estgeogr.201116

Keywords:

Concentration of land holding, Environnmental impact, Landscape, Remote sensing

Abstract


The objective of this paper is to analyse the impacts caused by the concentration of land holdings on the landscape of Escurial de la Sierra, a village located in the south of the province of Salamanca (Spain). This village is part of the Biosphere Reserve of the Francia and Bejar mountain ranges (UNESCO 2006) due to the importance of its vegetation/flora, fauna and landscape. In order to observe the effect of the concentrations, several satellite images taken before and after the concentration process have been compared. The creation of 8 metre wide tracks by cutting trees and flattening the land has caused the disappearance of many hectares of forests which were either mature or in a process of regeneration. The fencing of the new parcels of land is causing the fragmentation and insularity of the land, resulting in a major impact on the metapoblational dynamics of the rich invertebrate land fauna.

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2011-12-30

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García Rodríguez, M. del P., & García Rodríguez, J. A. (2011). Impact of the concentration of land holdings on the soil and landscape of a village in the South of Salamanca in a protected natural area. Estudios Geográficos, 72(271), 421–436. https://doi.org/10.3989/estgeogr.201116

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Vol. 72 No. 271 (2011)

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