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Interfering in agricultural areas, urban areas grow disorderly and reveal the
recent land concentration process, the decrease of the number of rural workers and
socioeconomic reorganization, a direct consequence of the implementation of eucalyptus forestry in the region. Both tend towards expansion.
Forest areas are moderately conserved and tend to decline as shown in Fig. 5.19,
an issue already discussed by Dominguez (2008). During the fieldwork, bushfires
(extensive areas of Mata Seca de Restinga) was observed, and this justifies the studies on susceptibility of forests to bushfire.
Mangroves and water bodies that result from the creation of present conservation
units, like the already mentioned RESEX Cassurubá, have a tendency to expand.
They cover large areas of Whale Coast and group ecosystems marked by commercial use and by artisanal fishing of crustaceans and mollusks. During fieldwork, we
observed the indiscriminate use of these areas, with bushfires, illegal abstraction of
water and grounds. This fact validates the constant need of studies and monitoring,
since human interference is frequent.
The uncovered areas – also known as areas of bare soil – tend to expand and have
large pastures and abandoned agricultural lands due to wrong soil management.
Sandy beaches are also areas of bare soil that represent an important economic
region of the Whale Coast.
Fig. 5.18 Details Cassurubá extractive reserve in Caravelas – Bahia – Brazil (Source: Google
Earth 2016)
S.O. Souza et al.
Interfering in agricultural areas, urban areas grow disorderly and reveal the
recent land concentration process, the decrease of the number of rural workers and
socioeconomic reorganization, a direct consequence of the implementation of eucalyptus forestry in the region. Both tend towards expansion.
Forest areas are moderately conserved and tend to decline as shown in Fig. 5.19,
an issue already discussed by Dominguez (2008). During the fieldwork, bushfires
(extensive areas of Mata Seca de Restinga) was observed, and this justifies the studies on susceptibility of forests to bushfire.
Mangroves and water bodies that result from the creation of present conservation
units, like the already mentioned RESEX Cassurubá, have a tendency to expand.
They cover large areas of Whale Coast and group ecosystems marked by commercial use and by artisanal fishing of crustaceans and mollusks. During fieldwork, we
observed the indiscriminate use of these areas, with bushfires, illegal abstraction of
water and grounds. This fact validates the constant need of studies and monitoring,
since human interference is frequent.
The uncovered areas – also known as areas of bare soil – tend to expand and have
large pastures and abandoned agricultural lands due to wrong soil management.
Sandy beaches are also areas of bare soil that represent an important economic
region of the Whale Coast.
Fig. 5.18 Details Cassurubá extractive reserve in Caravelas – Bahia – Brazil (Source: Google
Earth 2016)
S.O. Souza et al.