The objectives
of nature conservation focused on the protection of selected animal and plant
species and individual ecosystems through conservation. The basic components of
nature conservation are flora and fauna including their habitats, biodiversity,
performance and functionality of the natural environment. These can be directly
linked to the goals for ecosystem, species and biotope protection. The main
objective of this study is the development of an efficient nation-wide
procedure for biotope type mapping. This requires the methodical development of
a systematic biotope type mapping. In preparation an exemplary region was
chosen the Köprülü Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 35,672.72 ha,
The biotope types in the area were recorded, classified and mapped using
GIS-supported remote sensed technology. Methods of digital classification were
utilized in determining forest types and maquis. The remotely acquired
information and the classes had to be combined with other information in order
to be processed via GIS. The analysis and evaluation using GIS was the basis
for establishing the biotope types. The GIS analysis served to place the
polygon and object classes which were classified by visual or digital image
evaluation on the biotope type layer. Thus the biotope type layer is a final
layer for all biotope-forming shape files that serves the transferring of
adjoining polygon classes. The biotopes were classified by coding the
homogenous biotope surfaces according to their characteristics. This made it
possible to address the biotope types via their properties in various
hierarchical levels. The typification and description of biotopes achieved
through hierarchic classification. Thereafter, the biotope types were presented
as a list together with their descriptions, which contained information used
during classification. The characteristics for classification are distinguished
by hierarchical level which entails a discreet description of the
particularities and characteristics. The biotope types were mapped for each
layer in a hierarchical level.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | October 26, 2018 |
Submission Date | October 17, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 |
E-mail: Hbarist@gmail.com
ISSN: 2147-7493
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