Factors of land use cover change: A case study from Turkey
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Prof. Dr. Fatih SİVRİKAYA Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Günay Çakır Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Abdullah Emin Akay
Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
(Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | Scientific Research and Essays | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1992-2248 | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | CAB Abstracts | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 01-2011 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 6 / 17 / 3684–3696 | DOI | 10.5897/sre11.308 |
| Makale Linki | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052412153&partnerID=MN8TOARS | ||
| UAK Araştırma Alanları |
Orman Hasılatı ve Amenajmanı
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| Özet |
| Land use/cover change impacts ecosystem services and functions such as forest health, biodiversity, and water production. Monitoring and assessing land use/cover changes provides an effective and accurate evaluation of human impact on the forest ecosystems. This study aims to determine spatial and temporal changes in land use/cover at a particular time period in a typical forest ecosystem of Turkey using geographical information systems (GIS). Specifically, the objective of this study is to analyze the main factors driving land use/cover change and the impacts of such changes in local and global perspective. Results showed that the total forested areas decreased from 5089 ha (41% of the study area) to 4426 ha (36% of the study area) during a 21 year period, which figures a net decrease of 663 ha (5%) forest areas and the average annual deforestation rate was 32 ha. Conifer forest (161 ha) completely transitioned to other cover types over 21-year period. Three major factors including distance from villages, distance from roads, and ground elevation were considered in evaluating forest disturbance. The results showed that these factors influence the reforestation/deforestation rates. Besides, forest disturbance was found to be closely related to distance from villages, distance from roads, and elevation. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Deforestation | Geographical information systems (GIS) | Human activities | Land use/cover change | Proximity analysis |
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| Scopus | 9 |
| Google Scholar | 24 |