| Yazarlar |
Günay Çakır
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Cemil Ün
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Emin Zeki Başkent
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Selahattin Köse
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Fatih SİVRİKAYA
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Sedat Keleş
Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Spatiotemporal analysis of landscape dynamics is crucial in formulating an appropriate set of actions in landscape management. This paper presents a large scale analysis of the spatiotemporal structure of Istanbul, a highly urbanized city in Turkey, from 1971 to 2002 using forest cover type maps analysed with geographical information systems (GIS) and a spatial statistics programme. The quantitative evidence indicated that increasing population and expanding urbanization caused drastic changes to the temporal and spatial dynamics of land use/land cover pattern in Istanbul. There was a net increase of 5387.3 ha in total forested areas (1.0 per cent) due to mainly reforestation activities even though the population increased three times over a 31-year period. Increase in number of patches and decrease in mean patch size together demonstrated that the landscape developed into a more fragmented structure that would negatively affect biodiversity and the resilience of the ecosystems. In conclusion, plain increase in forest areas may not always be a favourable situation. The quality, composition and the configuration of forest landscape should also be analysed to present the dynamics of ecosystem in terms of ecological and economical sustainability over a longer time and larger area. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Istanbul,Turkey,landscape dynamics,land use/land cover,fragmentation,urbanization |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Land Degradation Development |
| Dergi ISSN | 1085-3278 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 11-2008 |
| Cilt No | 19 |
| Sayı | 6 |
| Sayfalar | 663 / 675 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1002/ldr.859 |
| Makale Linki | http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/ldr.859 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 80 |
| SCOPUS | 82 |
| Google Scholar | 120 |
