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Assessing the Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes 1984-2020 on Wetland Habitats in the Gediz Delta (Turkey)
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Author(s): Anis Guelmami (Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, France), Dilara Arslan (Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, France)and Lisa Ernoul (Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, France)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 12
Source title:
Climatic and Environmental Significance of Wetlands: Case Studies from Eurasia and North Africa
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Abdelkrim Ben Salem (Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco), Laila Rhazi (Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco)and Ahmed Karmaoui (Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Morocco & Moroccan Center for Culture and Science, Morocco)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9289-2.ch002
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Abstract
Monitoring land use / land cover changes is essential for planning and management activities to conserve a particular habitat. In this study, the authors mapped land use / land cover changes in the Gediz Delta (Turkey) between 1984-2020 using Earth Observation and Geographic Information Systems. The maps were built upon the Horizon-2020 satellite-based wetlands observation service processing methodology and algorithms. The authors compared changes inside and outside the Ramsar Area in the Gediz Delta. The results indicate more than 147% increase in built-up areas and decreases of 33% in natural wetland habitats and 27% in natural drylands. The urbanization occurred mainly outside of the Ramsar designated site, but within the Ramsar site, there were increases in artificial wetland habitats and sea waters, with losses in natural wetland habitats. This study provides important monitoring information for managing the land resource in order to conserve the delta and its biodiversity in the future.
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