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Informing forest conservation planning with detailed human footprint data for Argentina
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WoS WOS:000704582400009
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85115334050
DOI 10.1016/J.GECCO.2021.E01787
Año 2021
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Abstract



Conserving the remaining wildest forests is a top priority for conservation, and human footprint maps are a practical way to identify wild areas. However, available global assessments of wild areas are too coarse for land use decisions, especially in countries with high deforestation rates, such as Argentina. Our main goal was to map the human footprint in Argentina's forested areas to improve conservation planning at regional and country levels. Specifically, we quantified the level of human influence on the environment and mapped the wildest native forests (i) across forest regions, and (ii) in the different land-use categories of the National Forest Plan, which is a key policy instrument for conserving the nation's native forests through zoning, and (iii) identified wildest forests that are at risk due to human activities. We analyzed detailed spatial data on settlements, transportation, energy, and land use change, and estimated the areal extent to which these various human activities disrupt natural processes. We defined pixels with human footprint index of zero as wildest areas. We found that a substantial portion (43%) of Argentina's forested area remains wild, which suggests there are opportunities for conservation. However, levels of human influence varied substantially among forest regions, and Atlantic and Chaco forests have the highest levels of human influence. Further, we found that the National Forest Plan does not conserve the wildest forests of the nation, as most (78%) of the wildest native forests are located in zones that allow silvopasture, timber production, and/or forest conversion to crops, thus potentially threatening biodiversity in these areas. Our map of wildest forests is an important, but first, step in identifying wildland forests in Argentina, as available spatial data layers of human activities capture many, but not all, human influences on forests. For instance, small human features, like certain rural roads, trails, and rural settlements exist in our wildest areas. Our study provides new datasets to assist land use planners and conservationists, and identifies areas for conservation attention in Argentina. More broadly, our analyses highlight the value of detailed human footprint data to support conservation decisions in forest landscapes.

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Biodiversity Conservation
Ecology
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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Martinuzzi, Sebastián Hombre University of Wisconsin-Madison - Estados Unidos
Univ Wisconsin Madison - Estados Unidos
2 Radeloff, Volker C. Hombre University of Wisconsin-Madison - Estados Unidos
Univ Wisconsin Madison - Estados Unidos
3 Martinez Pastur, Guillermo Hombre Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Argentina
4 Rosas, Yamina Micaela Mujer Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Argentina
5 Lizarraga, Leónidas - Parques Nacionales de Argentina - Argentina
Adm Parques Nacl - Argentina
6 Politi, Natalia Mujer Universidad Nacional de Jujuy - Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina
Univ Nacl Jujuy UNJU - Argentina
7 Rivera, Luis Hombre Universidad Nacional de Jujuy - Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina
Univ Nacl Jujuy UNJU - Argentina
8 Huertas Herrera, Alejandro Hombre Ulterarius Consultores Ambientales y Científicos Ltda. - Chile
Universidad de Magallanes - Chile
Ulterarius Consultores Ambientales & Cient Ltd - Chile
Ulterarius Consultores Ambientales y Científicos Ltda - Chile
9 Silveira, Eduarda M.O. Mujer University of Wisconsin-Madison - Estados Unidos
Univ Wisconsin Madison - Estados Unidos
10 Olah, Ashley Mujer University of Wisconsin-Madison - Estados Unidos
Univ Wisconsin Madison - Estados Unidos
11 Pidgeon, Anna M. Mujer University of Wisconsin-Madison - Estados Unidos
Univ Wisconsin Madison - Estados Unidos

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Program

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We gratefully acknowledge support for this work by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Program, project 80NSSC19K0183. We thank J. Bono and F. Pino for their assistance with some of the datasets. Three anonymous reviewers provided valuable comments that greatly improved our manuscript.
We gratefully acknowledge support for this work by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Program, project 80NSSC19K0183. We thank J. Bono and F. Pino for their assistance with some of the datasets. Three anonymous reviewers provided valuable comments that greatly improved our manuscript.

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