FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES OF FOREST COVER IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY

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ACTA GEOGRAPHICA SLOVENICA-GEOGRAFSKI ZBORNIK, cilt.62, sa.1, ss.7-20, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3986/ags.10206
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA GEOGRAPHICA SLOVENICA-GEOGRAFSKI ZBORNIK
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Geobase
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.7-20
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fractal analysis, fractal dimension, lacunarity index, spatio-temporal changes, forest cover, land use change, URBAN SPRAWL, FRAGMENTATION, EVOLUTION, LACUNARITY, DIMENSION, IMPACTS, GROWTH, INDEX, CITY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the spatio-temporal changes in forest cover in Istanbul, one of the provinces with the most changes in forest areas in Turkey due to the pressure of urbanization and industrialization, were investigated using fractal analysis. The areal changes and changes in spatial patterns were determined to assess the spatio-temporal changes in the period 2000-2017. Fragmentation/compactness and heterogeneity/homogeneity of forest cover were determined by fractal dimension and lacunarity index, respectively. The results show that the forest areas have significantly decreased and become more fragmented and heterogeneous. In conclusion, this study reveals that fractal analysis can provide considerable information in the examination and interpretation of spatial changes in forest areas.