Spatial and temporal changes in forest cover in Turkey's Artvin Forest, 1972-2002

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dc.contributor.authorKeleş, Sedat
dc.contributor.authorSivrikaya, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorÇakır, Günay
dc.contributor.authorBaşkent, Emin Zeki
dc.contributor.authorKöse, Selahattin
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-30T23:32:08Z
dc.date.available2020-04-30T23:32:08Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentDÜ, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionSivrikaya, Fatih/0000-0003-0860-6747; Cakir, Gunay/0000-0003-4951-4283en_US
dc.descriptionWOS: 000258488500007en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study analyses the spatial and temporal pattern of land use/forest cover change in the Artvin Forest Planning Unit (AFPU) surrounding the city of Artvin, Turkey. To assess the spatiotemporal changes in forest ecosystem patterns during 1972-2002, we evaluated forest stand maps of 1972, 1985 and 2002 using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The results showed that the total forested areas decreased from 4617 ha (88.4% of the study area) in 1972 to 4167 ha (79.8%) in 2002, with a considerable net decrease of 450 ha. 198 ha forest openings changed into settlements and agriculture during the first period (1972-1985). 158 ha degraded forest areas changed into settlements and agriculture during the second period (1985-2002). The population of Artvin increased two times over 30 years and high variability in land use/forest cover changes during the study period was reported. In terms of spatial configuration, as a result of unplanned exploitation, settlement, dam and road construction, insect Outbreaks on spruce stands, conversion and over utilization, many natural ecosystems were fragmented into small pieces in the AFPU and the total number of forest fragments rapidly increased from 108 to 202. Substantial increase in the number of patches and decrease in the average patch sizes between 1972 and 2002 indicated irregular land use and forest structure, and also suggested that human interventions had produced irregular land cover types.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage501en_US
dc.identifier.issn1230-1485
dc.identifier.issn2083-5906
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage491en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/4621
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000258488500007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHarden_US
dc.relation.ispartofPolish Journal Of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectland use/forest cover changeen_US
dc.subjectGeographical Information Systemsen_US
dc.subjectremote sensingen_US
dc.subjectlandscape dynamicsen_US
dc.subjecthuman interventionsen_US
dc.titleSpatial and temporal changes in forest cover in Turkey's Artvin Forest, 1972-2002en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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