The Naturalness Level of Terrestrial Areas in Bartin Province (Northern Türkiye)

Celalettin Duran

doi:10.35229/jaes.1659880

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The Naturalness Level of Terrestrial Areas in Bartin Province (Northern Türkiye)

Abstract

The level of naturalness of terrestrial ecosystems is the degree to which they are exposed to human influence. The high level of naturalness reflects low human impact and high biodiversity. Determining the level of naturalness of terrestrial ecosystems is extremely important for long-term land planning and conservation, sustainability, and resource management. This study examined the naturalness level of natural/anthropogenic areas within the administrative borders of Bartin province. Six spatial factors were used. These are settlement density, population density, road density, land cover/use, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and Topographic Roughness Index (TRI). These six essential factors were inverted into the spatial fuzzy memberships using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). A final map was obtained by overlaying the fuzzy memberships in the fuzzy overlay model (FOM). According to this resulting map, the city center and its surroundings have a high anthropogenic impact and a low level of naturalness. The Kure Mountains National Park (KMNP) in the east of the province and the rugged mountain ranges in the south have a high level of naturalness, being remote from anthropogenic impact. Anthropogenic land degradation has expanded due to road construction, mining, and forestry activities. Uncontrolled economic activities constitute potential areas of human-induced degradation.

Keywords

Bartin , Degradation , Fuzzy overlay , Mapping , The level of naturalness.

Bartın İli (Türkiye’nin Kuzeyi) Karasal Alanlarının Doğallık Düzeyi

Öz

Karasal ekosistemlerin doğallık düzeyini, insan etkisine maruz kalma derecesi belirler. Yüksek doğallık düzeyi, düşük insan etkisini ve yüksek biyolojik çeşitliliği yansıtır. Karasal ekosistemlerin doğallık düzeyinin belirlenmesi, uzun vadeli arazi planlaması ve korunması, sürdürülebilirlik ve kaynak yönetimi açısından son derece önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, Bartın ili idari sınırları içindeki doğal/antropojen alanların doğallık düzeyi incelenmiştir. Altı mekânsal faktör kullanılmıştır. Bunlar, yerleşim yeri yoğunluğu, nüfus yoğunluğu, yol yoğunluğu, arazi örtüsü/kullanımı, Normalize Edilmiş Fark Bitki Örtüsü İndeksi (NDVI) ve Topoğrafik Pürüzlülük İndeksidir (TRI). Bu altı temel faktör, Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) kullanılarak mekânsal bulanık üyeliklere dönüştürülmüştür. Sonuç haritası, bulanık üyelerin fuzzy overlay modelinde (FOM) üst üste çakıştırılmasıyla elde edilmiştir. Ortaya çıkan bu haritaya göre, kent merkezi ve çevresi yüksek antropojenik etkiye ve düşük doğallık düzeyine sahiptir. İlin doğusundaki Kure Dağları Milli Parkı (KMNP) ve güneyindeki engebeli dağ sıraları, antropojenik etkiden uzak olmaları nedeniyle yüksek bir doğallığa sahiptir. Antropojenik arazi bozulması, yol yapımı, madencilik ve ormancılık faaliyetleri nedeniyle genişlemiştir. Kontrolsüz ekonomik faaliyetler, insan kaynaklı bozulmanın potansiyel alanlarını oluşturur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bartın , Bozulma , Bulanık Çakıştırma , Haritalama , Doğallık Düzeyi.

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Celalettin Duran ^*
0000-0002-6864-5564
Türkiye

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May 24, 2025

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May 30, 2025

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March 18, 2025

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May 5, 2025

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Duran, C. (2025). The Naturalness Level of Terrestrial Areas in Bartin Province (Northern Türkiye). Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 10(3), 292-300. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1659880

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The Naturalness Level of Terrestrial Areas in Bartin Province (Northern Türkiye)

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Bartın İli (Türkiye’nin Kuzeyi) Karasal Alanlarının Doğallık Düzeyi

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