Ozyavuz, M., Şatır, O and Bilgili, B.C, 2011, A Change Vector Analysis Technique to Monitor Land Use/Land Cover in the Yıldız Mountains, Turkey, in: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 20, 5
- Author : Ozyavuz, M., Şatır, O and Bilgili, B.C
- Year : 2011
- Title English : A Change Vector Analysis Technique to Monitor Land Use/Land Cover in the Yıldız Mountains, Turkey
- Journal/Series : Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
- Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 5
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 20
- Pages : 1190-1199
- Abstract in English : This paper presents the method to detect the intensity of change and the dimension of change using Change Vector Analysis (CVA) method. The aim of this study is to confirm the changes in the Yıldız Mountains using proof from natural ecosystems (natural deciduous forest, wetland and sand dune ecosystems) and other various ecosystems ecologically significant all over Europe and Turkey by using the CVA technique. Two Landsat TM scenes recorded in 1990 and 2009 were used to minimize change detection error introduced by seasonal differences. Images were geometrically and atmospherically corrected. As a result of the ratings it is observed that agricultural areas decreased by 17.5% and Crimean pine forests decreased by 16.4% whereas, Oak forests increased by 4,1%. Ash tree, sand dunes and bare ground reflected insignificant changes, too.