Abstract

TORREGROZA, Edilbert et al. ECOLOGICAL UNITS FOR ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN THE DISTRICT OF CARTAGENA (COLOMBIA). rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.1, pp.205-215. ISSN 0123-4226.

Starting from the ''ecosystem approach'', this paper presents a characterization of the District of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) understanding the entiy as a territory composed of a set of homogeneous units defined from the point of view of natural and anthropic framework (Ecological Management Units). Ecological regionalization of the study area was performed by using the eco-section scale, and further characterization according to the use and socioeconomic attributes of the territory. The processing of the spatial data was carried out employing QGIS, with which a preliminary diagnose was obtained, based on cartographic maps of the territory organization and of the identification of 14 Ecological Management Units in the District of Cartagena.

Keywords : Territory; ecosystems; management units.

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