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Localización de la RBPC y su zonación (Tomado de Guerra-Martínez y Ochoa-Gaona, 2008). 

Localización de la RBPC y su zonación (Tomado de Guerra-Martínez y Ochoa-Gaona, 2008). 

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La mayor parte del territorio nacional así como las Áreas Naturales Protegidas (ANPs) están sujetas a presiones y transformaciones que modifican sus entornos por actividades sociales y productivas, de las cuales, han aportado beneficios a algunos sectores de la población mientras que por otro lado han representado una pérdida de oportunidades y de...

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... Reserva, decretada el 6 de agosto de 1992 (DOF, 1992), se localiza al noreste de Tabasco (17°57' 53" y 18°39' 03" N y 92°06' 39" y 92°47' 58" O), cuenta con dos zonas núcleo y una de amortiguamiento, abarcando 302,706 ha, (Fig. 1). Es uno de los humedales más importantes de Mesoamérica, sitio NAWCA desde 1989, sitio RAMSAR desde 1995, área AICA y sitio MAB desde el 2006 (IREBIT, 1994), área terrestre, marina e hidrológica prioritarias de la CONABIO. ...

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... Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve (PCBR) is a natural protected area established in 1992, which is located in southeastern Mexico, in the northwestern part of Tabasco state (Figure 1(A,B,C,D)). It lies in the lower Grijalva-Usumacinta River Basin, the most important watershed in Mesoamerica ( Barba-Macías et al. 2015). PCBR was designated as a RAMSAR site in 1995 due to its unique ecological value and importance for migratory species. ...
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