Geomorphological Influence on Wildfires Vulnerability in Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2018 |
| Descripción: | The tropical dry forest located in the North Pacific Region of Costa Rica is recurrently affected by wildfires; this situation drives changes in landscape dynamics, as well as in the socioeconomic and ecological values of the ecosystem. This study aims to determine the relationship of the geomorphology to the wildfire vulnerability in Guanacaste Conservation Area, based on the relation between the origin with the age of the parental material, as well as the dynamics, morphology, and evolution of the geoforms with the regional climatic conditions and the dry forest. Geomorphological cartography was conducted with two genetic groups: the endogenous-modeled group (Cerro El Hacha, volcanic ramps of the Orosí-Cacao complex, tectonic hills of Santa Elena) and the exogenous one (coastal plain). A wildfire-vulnerability model was used; it includes socioeconomic and ecological components. Finally, a cross-analysis between the landforms and the vulnerability model was made by crossing geospatial data. The results show that the percentage between landforms and vulnerability ranges indicate a pattern in the morphology and behavior in the composition of the slopes, orientation, and location. The study represents an approach in the determination of causal and dynamic relationships between landforms and the wildfires vulnerability in Guanacaste Conservation Area. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/10573 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/10573 |
| Palabra clave: | bosque seco tropical geomorfología incendios forestales vulnerabilidad. geomorphology tropical dry forest vulnerability wildfires. floresta seca tropical geomorfologia incêndios florestais vulnerabilidade. |