Influence of Avocado Plantations as Driver of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Chile s Aconcagua Basin

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationLand, 14 (4), 2025
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.3390/land14040750
datacite.alternateIdentifier.issn2073-445X
datacite.creatorDuran-Llacer, Iongel
datacite.creatorSalazar, Andrés A.
datacite.creatorMondaca, Pedro
datacite.creatorRodríguez-López, Lien
datacite.creatorMartínez-Retureta, Rebeca
datacite.creatorZambrano, Francisco Cabrera
datacite.creatorLlanos, Fabián A.
datacite.creatorFrappart, Frédéric
datacite.date2025
datacite.rightsAcceso abierto
datacite.subjectAvocado
datacite.subjectLand Planning
datacite.subjectLand Use And Land Cover Change
datacite.subjectLandscape Transformation
datacite.subjectSustainable Land Management
datacite.subjectAgricultural Extension
datacite.subjectDrought
datacite.subjectFragmentation
datacite.subjectFruit Production
datacite.subjectLand Cover
datacite.subjectLand Management
datacite.subjectLand Use Change
datacite.subjectLand Use Planning
datacite.subjectLandscape Change
datacite.subjectPatch Size
datacite.subjectPlantation
datacite.subjectShrubland
datacite.subjectSustainability
datacite.subjectUrban Area
datacite.subjectAconcagua
datacite.subjectAndes
datacite.subjectArgentina
datacite.subjectCordillera Principal
datacite.titleInfluence of Avocado Plantations as Driver of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Chile s Aconcagua Basin
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-06T14:21:59Z
dc.date.available2025-10-06T14:21:59Z
dc.description.abstractLand use and land cover (LULC) change is a dynamic process influenced by various factors, including agricultural expansion. In Chile s Aconcagua Basin, avocado plantations are potentially driving territorial transformations. However, current land cover data lacks the resolution required to accurately assess this impact. Accordingly, our study used advanced geospatial analysis techniques to address this gap. Through a detailed analysis of the spatial and temporal changes, it was determined that the most significant expansion of avocado plantations occurred between 2003 and 2013, with an increase of 402%. This growth primarily took place at the expense of native vegetation, particularly sclerophyllous shrubland, as well as other agricultural lands, near agricultural and urban lands. By 2023, changes in avocado plantation were significantly slower, with minimal alterations in LULC (5%), suggesting a possible influence of drought on small-scale farmers. However, the small loss of avocado plantation was mainly replaced by fruit farm land. Moreover, our findings suggest that while avocado plantations have become larger, more dominant, and more isolated, native vegetation has become more fragmented and reduced in patch size. Based on these results, sustainable land management practices were proposed. These findings provide a crucial foundation for developing sustainable land management strategies that balance agricultural production with environmental sustainability, landscape transformation and the well-being of local communities. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.description.ia_keywordland, avocado, agricultural, plantations, cover, lulc, change
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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dc.sourceLand
dc.subject.ia_odsODS 11: Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.ia_oecd1nCiencias Naturales
dc.subject.ia_oecd2nCiencias Biológicas
dc.subject.ia_oecd3nEcología
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oaire.citationIssue4
oaire.citationTitleLand
oaire.citationVolume14
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