Forest fragmentation in the Tatra Region in the period 2000 -2006

• Autorzy: Kopecka M. , Novaček J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The calamity windstorm in November 2004 caused dramatic changes of land cover in the Tatra Mountains. The bora have destroyed then more than 12,000 ha of forest and principally affected the habitat structure in the Tatra National Park. The aim of this contribution is to quantify changes in forest fragmentation in 2000 and 2006. We present forest fragmentation maps related to the years 2000 and 2006. The CORINE Land Cover data layers CLC 2000 and CLC 2006 converted to raster format were used as the input data in the process of forest fragmentation assessment. Forest pixels were classified according to fragmentation indices measured within the surrounding landscape as the forest core, forest patch, forest edge, and perforated forest. Decrease of the compact forest areas (forest core) by about 9% was recorded. On the other side, increased percentage of disrupted forest areas was observed. Decrease of the area of the CLC forest classes (classes 311, 312 and 313) on land cover maps from 2000 and 2006 was connected with an increased number of transitional woodland/shrubs polygons (CLC class 324). These results suggest a temporary fragmentation with possible forest regeneration. On the other hand, forest destruction in the National Park facilitated the development of travel and tourism (new hotels, ski parks, etc.). An increased number of construction sites (CLC class 133) indicate that an urban sprawl associated with a permanent forest fragmentation can be also expected in the future.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

forest fragmentation; CORINE Land Cover; landscape change; windstorm calamity; Tatra region

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Geomorfologów Polskich
• Czasopismo: Landform Analysis
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 10
• Strony: 58--63
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Kopecka M.

autor

Novaček J.

• Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography, Štefánikova 49, 842 73 Bratislava, Slovak Republic,

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