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Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change in Panamá: a preliminary assessment

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Degree of human intervention

This is a measurement of the intensity of land-use.

A scale of 0-9 for degree of human intervention was assigned, according to the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) ecosystem classification scheme, based on vegetation type. Panama City and Colon are two examples of "Populated places."

Ecosystem Patch Description	Intervention Value
Populated places	9
Shrimp farming	8
Agroforestry	7
Productive system: <10% natural or spontaneous vegetation	6
Productive system: 10-50% natural or spontaneous vegetation	5
Natural system: moderately high intervention (lowlands)	4
Natural system: moderately high intervention (mountains)	3
Natural system: medium intervention	2
Natural system: low intervention	1
All others	0

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Centro del Agua del Trópico Húmedo para América Latina y el Caribe

Panama Field Study Semester