Forestry Studies / Metsanduslikud Uurimused,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
80(1), P. 41 - 56
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Abstract
The
purpose
of
the
work
was
to
determine
trends
in
land
cover
dynamics
a
case
study
small
town
for
period
from
1991
2021
using
GIS
technologies
find
measures
prevent
negative
anthropogenic
impacts.
object
is
territory
Kaharlyk,
Kyiv
region,
Ukraine,
and
its
landscaping
system.
Dynamic
processes
were
monitored
freely
available
Landsat
time
series.
classified
into
five
categories:
forest,
grassland,
cropland,
urban
(buildings)
wetland
(water).
Using
Morphological
Spatial
Pattern
Analysis,
connectivity
elements
forest
determined.
Despite
relatively
high
rates
provision
population
with
green
infrastructure
large
forested
area,
forests
have
an
insular
(fragmentary)
nature
low
connectivity.
This
does
not
contribute
creation
cohesive
network
ecological
framework
town.
It
established
that
there
no
significant
changes
town,
however,
some
emerged,
which
should
be
taken
account
future
planning.
Biodiversity,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 15
Published: Nov. 19, 2024
Climate
change
is
one
of
the
leading
causes
global
biodiversity
declines
and
extinctions.
Yet
knowledge
its
impact
on
African
buffalo
distribution
continent
lacking.
In
this
study,
we
apply
ensemble
species
modelling
to
predict
two
coarsely
defined
functional
groups
under
current
future
climate
scenarios
(Shared
Socioeconmic
Pathway,
SSP245
SSP585
in
2100)
estimate
habitat
representation
within
protected
areas.
Model
predictions
indicate
significant
range
contraction
expansion
savanna
forest
groups,
respectively.
Also,
proportion
suitable
habitats
for
both
represented
poorly
areas,
with
coverage
expected
decline
further.
Our
findings
reveal
plausible
implications
conservation
zoonotic
diseases.
Overall,
climate-based
approach
could
be
applied
model
subspecies
at
local
geographical
scales
countries
adequately
sampled
occurrence
data
support
decision-making.
Urban Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(4), P. 250 - 250
Published: Dec. 10, 2024
Planning
for
a
green–blue
infrastructure
system
around
big
cities,
having
the
shape
of
belt,
to
connect
natural
areas—such
as
green
spaces,
water,
and
agricultural
land—is
solution
mitigating
challenges
climate
change
urban
sprawl.
In
this
context,
study
presents
an
innovative
information
technology
assessing
connectivity
blue
areas
in
metropolitan
area
Bucharest,
Romania.
The
is
try
stop
sprawl
Bucharest
into
adjacent
rural
answer
need
providing
ecosystem
services.
methodology
uses
datasets
compatible
with
European
databases
on
environmental
issues,
CORINE
Land
Cover
2018
Urban
Atlas,
two
tools
ArcGIS
PRO
2.9
software
package,
namely
Cost
Raster
Connectivity.
Based
results,
we
developed
framework
implementing
strategy
area.
Our
starter
planning
belt
model
good
practice
terms
making
part
territorial
planning.
Forestry Studies / Metsanduslikud Uurimused,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
80(1), P. 41 - 56
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Abstract
The
purpose
of
the
work
was
to
determine
trends
in
land
cover
dynamics
a
case
study
small
town
for
period
from
1991
2021
using
GIS
technologies
find
measures
prevent
negative
anthropogenic
impacts.
object
is
territory
Kaharlyk,
Kyiv
region,
Ukraine,
and
its
landscaping
system.
Dynamic
processes
were
monitored
freely
available
Landsat
time
series.
classified
into
five
categories:
forest,
grassland,
cropland,
urban
(buildings)
wetland
(water).
Using
Morphological
Spatial
Pattern
Analysis,
connectivity
elements
forest
determined.
Despite
relatively
high
rates
provision
population
with
green
infrastructure
large
forested
area,
forests
have
an
insular
(fragmentary)
nature
low
connectivity.
This
does
not
contribute
creation
cohesive
network
ecological
framework
town.
It
established
that
there
no
significant
changes
town,
however,
some
emerged,
which
should
be
taken
account
future
planning.
