Spatial and temporal analysis of habitat quality

Year 2025, Volume: 62 Issue: 3, 285 - 296, 18.09.2025

Ebru Ersoy Tonyaloğlu , Birsen Kesgin Atak

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1527153

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to analyze the spatio-temporal changes in habitat quality associated with land use/land cover (LULC) change and landscape characteristics in the Manisa province from 1995 to 2020.
Material and Methods: Open access LULC maps obtained from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the years 1995 and 2020 and Landsat satellite images of the same years were used in the study. After determining LULC changes for 1995 and 2020, habitat quality was modelled and evaluated for these years using the InVEST software's Habitat Quality Module.
Results: Between 1995 and 2020, Agricultural Land decreased, and Urban areas increased in the study area. The increase in Shrubland and Forests has improved the Habitat Quality, especially in and near upland areas. Despite these LULC changes, the average Habitat Quality increased very little, with high quality areas increasing and low-quality areas decreasing.
Conclusion: This study showed that Habitat Quality can be maintained by managing LULC changes, and that protecting and enhancing vegetation-rich areas would support high Habitat Quality.

Keywords

Habitat quality , hotspots , InVEST , LULC change , Manisa , NDVI

Habitat kalitesinin mekânsal ve zamansal analizi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, 1995-2020 yılları arasında Manisa ilinde arazi kullanımı/arazi örtüsü (AKAÖ) değişimi ve peyzaj özellikleri ile ilişkili Habitat Kalitesindeki yaşanan mekânsal-zamansal değişimlerin analiz edilmesidir.
Materyal ve Yöntem: Çalışmada, 1995 ve 2020 yıllarına ait Avrupa Uzay Ajansı'ndan (ESA) elde edilen açık erişimli AKAÖ haritaları ile aynı yıllara ait Landsat uydu görüntüleri kullanılmıştır. 1995 ve 2020 yılları için AKAÖ değişimleri belirlendikten sonra, bu yıllara ait habitat kalitesi InVEST yazılımının Habitat Kalitesi Modülü kullanılarak modellenmiş ve değerlendirilmiştir.
Araştırma Bulguları: 1995-2020 yılları arasında çalışma alanında Tarım Arazileri azalmış, Kentsel alanlar ise artmıştır. Çalılık ve Ormanlık alanların artışı özellikle yüksek bölgeler ve yakınlarında Habitat Kalitesini iyileştirmiştir. Bu AKAÖ değişimlerine rağmen, ortalama Habitat Kalitesi çok az artmış, yüksek kaliteli alanlar artarken düşük kaliteli alanlar azalmıştır.
Sonuç: Bu çalışma, AKAÖ değişimlerini yöneterek, bitki örtüsü zengin bölgelerin korunması ve artırılması yoluyla Habitat Kalitesinin korunabileceğini göstermiştir.

Keywords

Habitat kalitesi , sıcak noktalar , InVEST , AKAÖ değişimi , Manisa , NDVI

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