Publication: El impacto de la ganadería y la agricultura en los ecosistemas terrestres.-Degradación física del suelo por actividades antrópicas en la zona II de la cuenca de burgos, Tamaulipas, México.
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Arias Miño, F. ; Espinosa Ramírez, M. ; Andrade Limas, E. ; Castro Meza, B. ; Romero Díaz, A.
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Universidad de Murcia
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The objective of this work was to characterize the physical degradation of the soil for
antropic activities during the years 2007 and 2008 in the II zone of the Burgos Basin in
Tamaulipas, México. In this region, human action manifests itself due to activities such as
agriculture, livestock and industry. The conventional farming, based mainly on the cultivation
of sorghum, is characterized by greater mechanization and tilling the soil which has
contributed in large measure to aggravate erosion processes. There is also some logging,
mainly for charcoal production and, recently, has joined the exploration and exploitation of
natural gas. We used the methodology for Assessment of Soil Degradation (ASSOD) to
identify, locate and define the types of soil degradation within physiographic units. Results
showed that nearly 74% of the study area presents some kind of degradation. The main
process was water erosion, followed by compaction and wind erosion. The main factors are
essentially overgrazing and inadequate farming practices. Approximately 60% of the units
evaluated presented a moderate level of degradation, but the speed of this process indicates
that maintenance works are needed to reverse.
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