Land Cover and Landscape Diversity Analysis in the West Polesie Biosphere Reserve

Chmielewski, Szymon; Chmielewski, Tadeusz; Tompalski, Piotr

doi:10.2478/intag-2014-0003

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“…Spatial information has its base for doing analyses and provides support in the decision making process. Greater stress is put on the improvement and introduction of novel techniques including geoinformation technologies such as those used in making the LULC change maps (Bergen and Dronova, 2007;Chmielewski et al, 2014;Dudzińska-Nowak and Wężyk, 2013;Szostak et al, 2014;Szostak and Nowicka, 2013). Thery are also used for characterising of the morphometry and determination of the spatial structure of vegetation on the reclaimed post-mining areas .…”

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The analysis of spatial and temporal changes of land cover and land use in the reclaimed areas with the application of airborne orthophotomaps and LANDSAT images

Szostak

Wężyk

Hawryło

et al. 2015

Geodesy and Cartography

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The aim of this study was to investigate the possible use of geoinformatics tools and generally available geodata for mapping land cover/use on the reclaimed areas. The choice of subject was dictated by the growing number of such areas and the related problem of their restoration. Modern technology, including GIS, photogrammetry and remote sensing are relevant in assessing the reclamation effects and monitoring of changes taking place on such sites. The LULC classes mapping, supported with thorough knowledge of the operator, is useful tool for the proper reclamation process evaluation.The study was performed for two post-mine sites: reclaimed external spoil heap of the sulfur mine Machów and areas after exploitation of sulfur mine Jeziórko, which are located in the Tarnobrzeski district. The research materials consisted of aerial orthophotos, which were the basis of on-screen vectorization; LANDSAT satellite images, which were used in the pixel and object based classifi cation; and the CORINE Land Cover database as a general reference to the global maps of land cover and land use.

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The analysis of spatial and temporal changes of land cover and land use in the reclaimed areas with the application of airborne orthophotomaps and LANDSAT images

Szostak

Wężyk

Hawryło

et al. 2015

Geodesy and Cartography

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“…Shannon's entropy-based indices have been widely used to quantify landscape heterogeneity in space and time [20][21][22]. In particular, Shannon's diversity index (SHDI) was one of the most common indicators [23,24]. However, the Shannon's-based entropy lacks the configurational information due to the fact that it only considers one-dimensional information, thus it cannot effectively describe land cover heterogeneity [25,26].…”

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Index for the Consistent Measurement of Spatial Heterogeneity for Large-Scale Land Cover Datasets

Jin

Peng

Zhang

et al. 2020

IJGI

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Recognizing land cover heterogeneity is essential for the assessment of spatial patterns to guide conservation planning. One of the top research priorities is the quantification of land cover heterogeneity using effective landscape metrics. However, due to the diversity of land cover types and their varied distribution, a consistent, larger-scale, and standardized framework for heterogeneity information extraction from this complex perspective is still lacking. Consequently, we developed a new Land Cover Complexity Index (LCCI), which is based on information-theory. The LCCI contains two foundational aspects of heterogeneity, composition and configuration, thereby capturing more comprehensive information on land cover patterns than any single metric approach. In this study, we compare the performance of the LCCI with that of other landscape metrics at two different scales, and the results show that our newly developed indicator more accurately characterizes and distinguishes different land cover patterns. LCCI provides an alternative way to measure the spatial variation of land cover distribution. Classification maps of land cover heterogeneity generated using the LCCI provide valuable insights and implications for regional conservation planning. Thus, the LCCI is shown to be a consistent indicator for the quantification of land cover heterogeneity that functions in an adaptive way by simultaneously considering both composition and configuration.

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“…Monitoring of the natural environment, especially areas degraded by mining activities, is connected with the constant need for precise and up -to -date land use/land cover maps (Szostak et al, 2015;Townsend et al, 2009). Novel techniques including geoinformation technologies such as those used in making land use and land cover change maps are used for characterizing the morphometry and determination of the spatial structure of vegetation on reclaimed post-mining areas (Chmielewski et al, 2014;Dudzińska -Nowak and Wężyk, 2013;Szostak et al, 2014;Wężyk et al, 2014). Remote sensing data are useful for the investigation and monitoring of vegetation change in open pit mining areas over a long period of time.…”

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Remote and ground-based observations of land cover restoration after forest reclamation within a brown coal basin

Masiuk¹,

Kharytonov²,

Stankevich³

2020

Journ. Geol., Geogr., and Geoec..

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The Semyonovsky - Golovkovsky brown - coal deposit is located within the boundaries of the Dnieper basin geological group and is located in the Alexandria mining region on the watershed of the Ingulets and Beshka rivers. Overburden rocks are loess - like, red - brown and glauconite - containing loams, kaolin and carbonaceous clays quartz, glauconite - containing and carbonaceous sands. The total area of reclaimed land was about 1006 hectares, of which 39 % was used for agriculture, 2 % was pasture and 59 % under forest reclamation. Geomorphologic assessment of the studied area was performed using Sentinel-1 satellite radar interferometry. Multispectral imagery of Sentinel -2 satellite system was used for remote assessment within the study area. We assessed the state of the Robina pseudoacacia plants growing under various forest conditions, in plantations created on the reclaimed landscapes of the Semenovsky - Golovkovsky brown coal basin. The processes of self-regulation and restoration of fertility on the reclaimed lands at the first stages of their biological development were slowed down. This significantly reduced the resistance of phytocenoses, both pure and mixed, to the conditions of the environment to which they were exposed. A comparison of the inventory stem wood of the black locust showed the superiority of monoculture plantations to mixed stands of pine - black locust and maple - black locust. The forest-forming process progresses with age. Remote assessment of the territories was conducted to assess the future prospects of biological conservation of reclaimed lands. The influence of the anthropogenic factor is observed throughout the section and is manifested in the man-made formation of the relief, reshaping of dumps, removal to the surface of overburden rocks. It is established that the height values can vary from 85 m to 213 m. 82.8 % of the surveyed area has not undergone significant changes in relief. About 15.5 % of the territory was under the influence of alluvial - diluvia processes. There have been corresponding changes in the share of vegetation according to vegetation cover fraction (VCF) over the past three years. The highest moisture content at the level of 0.2 - 0.3 relative units in 2015 was recorded in the territory occupying 78.4 % . Meanwhile, the shares of land cover with this level of humidity increased by almost 9% during the following 3 years to 2018. The highest density of vegetative cover was recorded in the North -Western part of the study area of forest reclamation. Thus, considering the potential suitability of the area for forest reclamation, we should note the important role of geomorphological, geological and water resources for the growth and development (formation) of plant communities.

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Land Cover and Landscape Diversity Analysis in the West Polesie Biosphere Reserve

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

The analysis of spatial and temporal changes of land cover and land use in the reclaimed areas with the application of airborne orthophotomaps and LANDSAT images

The analysis of spatial and temporal changes of land cover and land use in the reclaimed areas with the application of airborne orthophotomaps and LANDSAT images

Index for the Consistent Measurement of Spatial Heterogeneity for Large-Scale Land Cover Datasets

Remote and ground-based observations of land cover restoration after forest reclamation within a brown coal basin

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