RT Journal Article
T1 An evaluation of the environmental sensitivity to land degradation in Murcia Region, SE Spain
A1 Martínez-Sánchez, María José
A1 Pérez-Sirvent, Carmen
A1 García Lorenzo, María de la Luz
A1 Molina Ruiz, José
AB An assessment of the sensitivity to land degradation was carried out in the Murcia Region (SE Spain) by means of a modelling approach developed by the European Commission funded MEDALUS project (Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use). These areas are identified according to ESA index (Environmental Sensitive Areas index) that incorporates data on environmental quality (climate, vegetation, soil) together with management data. The obtained results were integrated into a Geographic Information System (GIS), and maps of environmental sensitivity to degradation were created. The proposed methodology allows to identify different degrees of vulnerability to land degradation, and also to analyse specific factors affecting desertification. Results showed that the study area is mostly located in the critical desertification class. Basedon the results, almost all the land is included in high-critical class (C3), showing that the whole region is at high desertification risk
PB PSP
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91957
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91957
LA eng
NO Martínez-Sánchez, María José, et al. An Evaluation of the Environmental Sensitivity to Land Degradation in Murcia Region, SE Spain. 2015. docta.ucm.es, https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91957.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025