Abstract
ABSTRACT. Understanding
the nature and the amount of land cover change are important issues among land
use planners and environmental scientists, because these changes are one
notable source of global environmental problems, with deep and disturbing
impacts on ecological, hydrological, soil evolution, and on society at large.
These changes usually have an obvious anthropogenic source, but several
ecological and geographic variables such as industry, fossil fuels, and
transportation also influence the nature and magnitude of these changes. Land
transformation, habitat degradation, and fragmentation are typical processes
that cause the transformation of biomes in this region. From this perspective,
the study of the problem anthropogenic landscape transformation is necessary
and practical.
Keywords
References
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Abstract
Understanding
the nature and the amount of land cover change are important issues among land
use planners and environmental scientists, because these changes are one
notable source of global environmental problems, with deep and disturbing
impacts on ecological, hydrological, soil evolution, and on society at large.
These changes usually have an obvious anthropogenic source, but several
ecological and geographic variables such as industry, fossil fuels, and
transportation also influence the nature and magnitude of these changes. Land
transformation, habitat degradation, and fragmentation are typical processes that
cause the transformation of biomes in this region. From this perspective, the
study of the problem anthropogenic landscape transformation is necessary and
practical.
References
- Reference1Al-sharif, A.A., Pradhan, P. 2014. Monitoring and predicting land use change in Tripoli Metropolitan City using an integrated Markov chain and cellular automata models in GIS. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 7 (10), 4291-4301. https://doi.org/doi:10.1007/s12517-013-1119-7.Reference2G. Kozlowski, E.Gerber, Exposition: Green treasure of Azerbaijan - Relict trees of the Hyrcanian forest in the Talysh mountains of Azerbaijan. Natural History Museum Fribourg (NHMF). Fribourg, Switzerland. 2014, p. 17-20.Reference3Suleymanov M.A.,2005,Geographical regularity of natural and anthropogenic landscapes of Azerbaijan.p. 96-99, 137-140, Baku.Zev N., Arthur S.L., Landscape Ecology- Theory and application. Springer-Verlag, Berlin,1983, p. 200-211. Reference4FAO and Forestry Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan (2017). Forest Resources Assessment and Monitoring to Strengthen Forest Knowledge Framework in Azerbaijan. FAO/Global Environment Facilty Project Document. https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/project_documents/05-022017_Project_document_from_FA_0.pdf.Reference5S.J. Shooshtari, K. Shayesteh, M. Gholamalifard, M. Azari, J.I. López-Moreno. Land cover change modeling in Hyrcanian forests, northern Iran: a landscape pattern and transformation analysis perspective. Cuadernos de Investigacion Geografica(Journal).September 2017. p.3-5.Reference6UNDP (2011). Sustainable Land and Forest Management in the Greater Caucasus Landscape. PIF, GEF. https://www.thegef.org/project/sustainable-land-and-forest-management-greater-caucasuslandscapeReference7USAID (2000b). Biodiversity Assessment for Azerbaijan. https://rmportal.net/library/content/118_azerbaijan/at_download/fileReference8USAID (2010). Biodiversity Analysis Update for Azerbaijan. USA, USAID. 1. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnadt411.pdf
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Article |
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| Publication Date | December 27, 2019 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 |