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A quick and cost-effective method for monitoring deforestation of oil sands mining activities using synthetic aperture radar and multispectral real-time satellite data from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2

Garcia-del-Real Jose, Alcaraz Manuel

Journal of Sustainable Mining

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2024

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Vol. 23, iss. 1

61--86

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Alberta’s oil sands mining operations rank among the largest human-made structures globally. Monitoring through the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Multispectral satellite imaging is an indispensable strategy in attaining sustainable development and mitigating deforestation in the third-largest verified oil reserves worldwide. This paper introduces a novel approach for cost-effective and reliable monitoring of deforestation caused by oil sands mining, avoiding cumbersome methods. It focuses on observing forest/non-forest areas affected by Suncor Energy Company’s mining assets in Alberta, using a combination of SAR and Multispectral satellite remote sensing. Radar images from Sentinel-1B and Multispectral images from Sentinel-2A were analyzed with SNAP 8.0 and QGIS within a time series from June 2017 to June 2020, providing detailed information to monitor better the potential environmental impact of oil sands mining activities in Canada. The Sentinel satellite system offers several advantages, including near-global coverage, elevated spatial resolution for detecting small-scale deforestation instances, and the ability to track temporal and dynamic changes through time-series analysis. Additionally, the system’s open data policy promotes accessibility, collaboration among researchers, and innovative deforestation monitoring applications. The research results hold potential value for decision-makers, enhancing the efficiency and sustainable development of Suncor’s mining operations.

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Potential use of mangroves as nature-based solutions to improve navigation conditions in a Port in southern Brazil

Previti L. S., Alfredini P.

TransNav : International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation

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2023

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Vol. 17 No. 3

507--513

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Mangroves and the associated shoal forest known as ‘restinga' are ecosystems of great ecological relevance that play a significant role in the protection of the coastline in tropical regions. In Brazil, the coastal region has been severely affected by urban expansion. The Paranaguá Port, located in Paraná State (Brazil), is the fourth most important Brazilian port in throughput, and is located in an estuarine region which features large mangrove forests. An historical assessment of its inner access channel dredging rates was made to assess the impacts that the expansion of the Port in the last 30 years may have caused to the ecosystem. In the following, the historical data concerning the dredged volume in the inner access channel was compared to the mangrove and the shoal forest associated variation, aiming to establish a potential correlation between vegetation and siltation in the inner access channel to show as the preservation or restoration of specific ecosystems has potential to Nature-Based Solutions.

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Forest loss and land cover land use change. Dynamics in the peri-urban rural districts of Greater Kumasi - Ghana

Koranteng Addo, Adu-Poku Isaac, Fosu Frimpong Bernard, Nti Asamoah Jack, Zawiła-Niedźwiecki Tomasz

Teledetekcja Środowiska

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2023

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T. 63

5--17

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The study evaluated the space-time fluctuations of the land cover land use changes (LULCC) in the peri-urban rural districts of Greater Kumasi in Ghana from 1990 to 2020. Several satellite images derived from medium to high-level spatial resolution (Landsat, Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) and Sentinel) in decadal intervals of 1990-2000; 2000-2010 and 2010-2020 were analyzed. The multi-temporal satellite images were preprocessed (georeferenced, radiometrically, and geometrically corrected). The Land use land cover (LULC) maps were derived using the Maximum Likelihood Classifier (MLC) technique and the maps were validated. Comparisons were undertaken in post-classification for the LULCC detection analysis. Closed Forest, Open Forest, Agriculture, Built-up and Water were the five LULC categories defined. Accuracy assessments of the LULC maps were very satisfactory. The results displayed a disturbing forest loss trend. There was forest degradation in protected forests and deforestation in forests outside designated areas from 1990 to 2020. The land use class of Agriculture reduced over the period 1990-2020. For agrarian communities in the study area, this is cause for concern however, it still represented a sizeable land use. Built up category was the largest gainer from 2.27% in 1990 to 18.60% in 2020. Overall, from 1990 to 2020, 62933.20 ha (33.37%) of the study area had undergone an extensive LULCC. Temporal investigation shows that these variations occurred mainly between 1990 and 2000. There was a strong reafforestation in 2000-2010 and forest loss in 2010-2020. Closed forests were preserved, and Open forests were lost in the 30 years of study. This study adds to the endeavors of salvaging what is left of the natural environment and an effort to ascertain the proximate causes of LULCC in the area of study.

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W niniejszym artykule zbadano fluktuacje przestrzenno-czasowe zmian pokrycia terenu i użytkowania gruntów (LULCC) w wiejskich okolicach okręgu miejskiego Wielkie Kumasi w Ghanie w latach 1990-2020. Analizie poddano kilka obrazów satelitarnych o średniej i dużej rozdzielczości przestrzennej (Landsat, Disaster Monitoring Constellation - DMC i Sentinel) w interwałach dekadalnych 1990-2000, 2000-2010 i 2010-2020. Wieloczasowe obrazy satelitarne zostały poddane wstępnemu przetwarzaniu (korekcja radiometryczna i geometryczna). Mapy użytkowania terenu (LULC) zostały wygenerowane przy użyciu klasyfikatora największego prawdopodobieństwa (MLC), a następnie poddane ocenie dokładności. Porównania zostały wykonane poprzez analizę wykrywania zmian LULCC po przeprowadzonej klasyfikacji. Zdefiniowano pięć kategorii LULC: Lasy o zwartej strukturze, Lasy o luźnej strukturze, Tereny rolne, Tereny zabudowane i Woda. Ocena dokładności map LULC była bardzo zadowalająca. Wyniki pokazały niepokojącą tendencję ubytku powierzchni leśnych. Zaobserwowano w badanym okresie od 1990 do 2020 r. degradację lasów chronionych oraz wylesianie w lasach poza wyznaczonymi obszarami. Klasa użytkowania Terenów rolnych również zmniejszyła się w okresie 1990-2020. Dla społeczności rolniczych w obszarze badawczym jest to powód do zmartwienia, choć nadal tereny te zajmują istotną część analizowanego obszaru. Z kolei kategoria Terenów zabudowanych odnotowała największy wzrost z 2,27% w 1990 roku do 18,60% w 2020 roku, a obszar badawczy o powierzchni 62933,20 ha (33,37%) przeszedł znaczną zmianę LULCC. Badania wieloczasowe pokazują, że te zmiany wystąpiły głównie między rokiem 1990 a 2000. W latach 2000-2010 obserwowano silne nasadzenia leśne, natomiast w latach 2010-2020 nastąpiła utrata lasów. Lasy o zwartej strukturze zostały zachowane, a Lasy o luźnej strukturze doznały znaczącego zmniejszenia pola powierzchni w analizowanym okresie. Niniejsze badanie przyczynia się do wysiłków mających na celu ocalenie tego, co pozostało z naturalnego środowiska oraz określenie bezpośrednich przyczyn LULCC w obszarze badawczym.

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Unijne rozporządzenie w sprawie wylesiania

Jastrzębski Michał

Przegląd Papierniczy

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2023

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R. 79, nr 1

32

PL

W listopadzie 2021 r. Komisja Europejska przyjęła wniosek dotyczący rozporządzenia w sprawie udostępniania na rynku unijnym, jak również wywozu z Unii niektórych towarów i produktów związanych z wylesianiem i degradacją lasów, zwane rozporządzeniem w sprawie wylesiania.

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Ecological Analysis of the Current State of Forest Resources in Forest Steppe of Ukraine

Beregniak Evgeniy, Beregniak Mykhailo, Myronycheva Olena, Balabak Alla, Belava Victoriia, Boroday Vira, Nedilska Uliana, Hudyma Volodymyr, Kucher Larisa, Voitsekhivskyi Volodymyr

Journal of Ecological Engineering

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2023

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Vol. 24, nr 1

87--96

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Forests perform essential ecological functions - water protection, sanitation, health, recreation, and aesthetics. The research aimed to substantiate the ecological and economic importance of forest resources in the Kyiv region and analyse their rational use and protection. The article shows that the Kyiv region belongs to the regions with an average level of forest cover – 592.8 thousand hectares or 22.2%. The level of forest cover is uneven in the area of the Kyiv Forest zone. It is 44%, and in the area of the Forest-Steppe, it is much lower and decreases from north to south. The use of forest resources in the Kyiv region in 2019 amounted to harvesting liquid wood of 999.5 thousand m2, and deforestation was carried out on 75.5 thousand hectares. The region’s volume of forestry works and services amounted to 8,9 million dollars, and the wood stock makes 90805,9 thousand m2. Emphasis is placed on the importance of protecting the Red Book species of plants and fungi that grow in the forests of the Kyiv region. Examples of harmful economic activity in the areas belonging to the nature reserve fund and large-scale fires in April 2020, which covered more than 3.5 thousand hectares of forests in the region and caused damage to forest fauna and flora. The studied region’s positive environmental and economic factors have been admitted by planting trees on an area of 2151 hectares and sowing seeds of forest species on an area of 67 hectares in 2020.

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Gemi – a Possible Tool for Identification of Disturbances in Coniferous Forests in Pernik Povince (Western Bulgaria)

Grigorov Borislav

Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports

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2022

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Vol. 32, no. 4

116--122

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The Global Environmental Monitoring Index (GEMI) represents a vegetation index that allows for making analysis. The index is not that sensitive to atmospheric effects. GEMI has been applied for the investigation of disruptions in the coniferous forests in Pernik Province, which is situated in the western parts of Bulgaria. The basic data comes from Landsat 8 and Corine Land Cover. The results of the study show that the index performs well in the distinguishment of broad-leaved vegetation from the coniferous one. At the same time the index doesn’t always provide satisfying results when it comes to deforestation. In conclusion GEMI provides good results, yet it’s use should be controlled and supported by other vegetation indices.

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Wyboiste drogi lubelskiego przesadzania

Smolorz Józef

Zieleń Miejska

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2020

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Nr 7-8

72--74

PL

Kiedy najczęściej pod koniec kwietnia nadchodzi okres wegetacji, następuje koniec sadzenia roślin. Oczywiście koniec nie obejmuje sadzenia z pojemników. Jednak z uwagi na pełnię prac inwestycyjnych właśnie w okresie wiosenno-letnim przesyłanych jest mnóstwo zapytań o wycenę kosztów przesadzania drzew. W oderwaniu od cyklu życia drzew.

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Społeczny monitoring niszczenia drzew

Lubaczewska Sabina, Berezowska-Niedźwiedź Magdalena

Zieleń Miejska

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2020

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Nr 3

60--62

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W ostatnich latach w Polsce nasila się proces niszczenia i rugowania drzew z przestrzeni miast i wsi. Presji poddane są też przydrożne aleje. Kolejne nowelizacje ustawy o ochronie przyrody nie tylko nie wzmocniły statusu ochronnego drzew, ale wręcz przeciwnie - spowodowały lawinę wycinek.

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Land cover change detection in northwestern Vietnam using Landsat images and Google Earth Engine

Nguyen Luong B.

Journal of Water and Land Development

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2020

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no. 46

162--169

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Recently, Google Earth Engine (GEE) provides a new way to effectively classify land cover utilizing available in-built classifiers. However, there have a few studies on the applications of the GEE so far. Therefore, the goal of this study is to explore the capacity of the GEE platform in terms of land cover classification in Dien Bien Province of Vietnam. Land cover classification in the year of 2003 and 2010 were performed using multiple-temporal Landsat images. Two algorithms – GMO Max Entropy and Classification and Regression Tree (CART) integrated into the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform – were applied for this classification. The results indicated that the CART algorithm performed better in terms of mapping land use. The overall accuracy of this algorithm in the year of 2003 and 2010 were 80.0% and 81.6%, respectively. Significant changes between 2003 and 2010 were found as an increase in barren land and a reduction in forest land. This is likely due to the slash-and-burn agricultural practice of ethnic minorities in the province. Barren land seems to occur more at locations near water sources, reflecting the local people’s unsuitable farming practice. This study may provide use-ful information in land cover change in Dien Bien Province, as well as analysis mechanisms of this change, supporting environmental and natural resource management for the local authorities.

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Zmiany pokrycia terenu w Polsce w latach 1990-2012 na podstawie danych CORINE Land Cover

Mierzwiak Michał, Całka Beata

Roczniki Geomatyki

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2019

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T. 17, z. 2(85)

127--140

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Ostatnie 25 lat w Polsce cechują duże zmiany społeczno-gospodarcze, wyraźnie widoczne także w pokryciu i użytkowaniu terenu. W artykule przedstawiono charakterystykę ilościową, jakościową oraz przestrzenną zmian w pokryciu terenu, jakie zaszły w Polsce w latach 1990-2012, ze szczególnym zwróceniem uwagi na okresy: 1990-2000, 2000-2006 oraz 2006-2012. Analizy zostały wykonane na podstawie danych zgromadzonych w bazach CORINE Land Cover. Podstawowym celem badań była ocena zmian pokrycia terenu, które są następstwem zmian sposobu użytkowania ziemi w Polsce w okresie transformacji systemowej na przełomie XX i XXI wieku. Szczegółowo przeanalizowano przejmowanie gruntów rolnych i leśnych na budowę dróg oraz powiększanie terenów zabudowanych. Otrzymane wyniki pokazują, że powierzchnia zmian była stosunkowo niewielka i w żadnym z analizowanych okresów nie przekroczyła 1% powierzchni kraju. Zaobserwowano, że od 1990 roku następuje systematyczne zwiększanie terenów antropogenicznych głównie kosztem terenów rolniczych (gruntów ornych, sadów i plantacji oraz łąk i pastwisk) i zalesionych.

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The last 25 years in Poland are characterized by large socio-economic changes, clearly visible in the land cover. The article presents quantitative, qualitative and spatial characteristics of land cover changes in Poland in the years 1990-2012, with special attention paid to the periods 1990-2000, 2000-2006 and 2006-2012. The analyses base on CORINE land Cover data. The main objective of the study was to analyze the urbanization and accompanying land take of agricultural lands and forest for the construction of roads and the spread of built-up areas. The results show that the area of land cover changes was relatively small and it does not exceeded 1% of the country's territory. Since 1990 a systematic increase in anthropogenic areas is observed which is accompanying with afforestation, and decrease of arable lands.

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Environmental effects of historical charcoal burning associated with water-powered ferrous metallurgy (Mała Panew basin, southern Poland)

Rutkiewicz Paweł, Malik Ireneusz

Geology, Geophysics and Environment

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2019

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Vol. 45, no. 3

231--240

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The main aim of this study was the reconstruction of the environmental changes (identifiable at this stage of research) resulting from large-scale charcoal production for the needs of historical water-powered metallurgy in selected sites in the Mała Panew basin. The identification of the remains of charcoal hearths was carried out by analysing shaded relief models. Shaded relief models were created from data from Airborne Laser Scanning (LIDAR). In order to verify the charcoal hearth remains identified in digital images, ground proofing was carried out. The charcoal hearth remains were subjected to sampling. Fragments of charcoal were extracted from the samples, which were then sent for analysis to identify tree species. In order to determine the age of chosen charcoal hearth remains, 10 charcoal pieces were submitted for radiocarbon dating. The following taxa were identified: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), alder (Alnus sp.), birch (Betula sp.), oak (Quercus sp.), Norway spruce / larch (Picea abies / Larix sp.), Silver fir (cf. Abies alba) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior). The taxa identified are dominated by Scots pine (56%). This research demonstrates that valuable wood of deciduous species might have been overex-ploited at the initial stage of metallurgical production and very quickly exhausted, being replaced by fast-growing coniferous species. The excessive exploitation of the forests might have had negative environmental effects such as the transformation/modification of the species composition of the forest cover, significant deforestation of exploited areas, intensification of floods or the initiation of aeolian transport of sands. All the charcoal hearth remains investigated date to the period from 1677 to 1957 AD.

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Potential erosion of the areas deforested for ski slopes - an example of mount Jaworzyna Krynicka

Gołąb J., Urban K.

Infrastruktura i Ekologia Terenów Wiejskich

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2017

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nr IV/1

1415--1426

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Erosion is a natural phenomenon which constantly changes the shape of the Earth’s surface, yet it is regarded as a very serious harmful factor by people in view of their economic and investments activities. Ski slopes are a special example of areas with a serious erosion hazard due to a permanent deforestation, considerable longitudinal slopes, engineering works, levelling ski slopes, but also because of abundant surface runoff. The aim of the research was to compare the extent of potential soil erosion in deforested areas intended for ski slopes, with various anti-erosion measures implemented, as well as to discuss the possibility of RUSLE erosion model application under these conditions. The researched objects were ski runs on the eastern slopes of Mount Jaworzyna Krynicka (The Beskid Sądecki Mts.). Potential erosion was computed in the areas of seven ski slope segments in four variants of the area cover and applied anti-erosion measures. Some computational data (the ski slope area, average slope gradients, soil granulometric composition) were obtained from the Forest Digital Map and Digital Terrain Model, whereas numerical indicators used for the model were established on the basis of the subject literature. Under presented conditions, potential erosion losses were greatly diversified. The biggest losses, expressed as erosion losses factor A, have been indicated for variant I (naked soil, without anti-erosion measures) and varied from ca. 18 to ca. 36 Mg•ha-1•year-1. Sodding ski slopes dimin ished potential erosion to 4.5% of the value obtained for the comparative variant (variant I), while shortening of the surface runoff length without sodding may reduce potential erosion losses to ca. 20÷25%. Combination of both measures may significantly reduce the erosion in these areas (to ca. 0.04%). The obtained results are analogous to other authors’ findings.

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Formy aktywności człowieka wpływające na stan lasów Świętokrzyskiego Parku Narodowego i otuliny w ujęciu historycznym

Gorajska J.

Prace Komisji Krajobrazu Kulturowego

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2014

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nr 25

99-109

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W opracowaniu podjęto próbę określenia wpływu różnych aktywności człowieka na stan lasów Świętokrzyskiego Parku Narodowego i jego otuliny. Do podstawowych przejawów działalności gospodarczej zaliczono starożytne hutnictwo żelaza, rozwój osadnictwa i z związane z nim rolnictwo, hutnictwo szkła, gospodarkę leśną, a także współczesny, masowy ruch turystyczny. Ustalono, że odbywały się one na dwóch etapach: 1 – okres wielofunkcyjnego, nieplanowanego użytkowania zasobów leśnych liczony w tysiącach lat(ostatnie 2000 lat) oraz 2 – okres planowej gospodarki leśnej (ostatnie 200-250 lat).

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The article attempts to determine the impact of various human activities on the state of forests of the Świętokrzyski National Park and its buffer zone. The basic forms of economic activity include ancient iron smelting, gradual development of human settlements and related to it agriculture, glass melting, forest management, as well as mass tourist movement It was stated that they were held in two stages: 1 – the period of multifunctional and unplanned using of forest resources measured in thousands of years (the last two millennia) and 2 – the period of planned forest management (the last 200-500 years).

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The definition of the area of felling forests by high resolution satellite images

Burshtynska K., Polishchuk B., Madyar J.

Geomatics, Landmanagement and Landscape

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2014

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no. 3

43--54

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The paper presents a hybrid classification method based on the determination of the optimal number of classes according to uncontrolled classification followed by image processing techniques of controlled classification. A criterion for determining the optimal number of classes is proposed based on the definition of averaged values differences of average spectral brightness among the classes. Space images from satellites Ikonos (2002, 2007) and QuickBird (2010) were used to study different time cuttings in the forests of the Carpathian region. A significant amount of ground observation was held for getting test information. A Hybrid Classification Method is used for different time cuttings by QuickBird satellite images and implemented in a software environment of ERDAS Imagine. In order to obtain acreage of cuttings made for the period of 2002-2007 and 2007-2010, a comparative analysis of cuttings is introduced in these time intervals and their area is determined on the basis of the digital images of polygons in the ArcGIS software environment.

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Natural effects of large-area forest decline in the Western Sudeten

Jadczyk P.

Environment Protection Engineering

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2009

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Vol. 35, nr 1

49-56

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A forest decline in the large area of the Western Sudeten in the late 70's and early 80's brought about severe changes within the abiotic environment leading to deep transformation of forest ecosystems. All environmental and system communities researched were considerably distorted. A decrease in the number of speciemen and in species diversity of communities as well as a change of dominant species were noted. Soil contamination, no habitat for arboreal species, microclimate changes and an increased insolation of undergrowth were the essential causes of these changes. Some disturbances to environmental conditions triggered changes within the composition of organism communities leading to further cascade disturbances within the composition of other organism communities. Deforestation of large areas was beneficial to photophilic and nitrophilous plants as well as to the birds and mammals of open areas and detritivores.

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Wielkoobszarowe zamieranie lasu w Sudetach Zachodnich na przełomie lat 70. i 80. spowodowało drastyczne zmiany w środowisku abiotycznym, prowadząc do głębokiego przeobrażenia ekosystemów leśnych. Znaczącym zmianom uległy wszystkie badane zespoły środowiskowe i systematyczne. W wielu przypadkach nastąpił spadek liczby osobników i różnorodności gatunkowej zespołów oraz zmiana gatunków dominujących. Istotnymi przyczynami tych zmian było zanieczyszczenie gleb, brak siedlisk dla organizmów nadrzewnych, zmiany mikroklimatu oraz zwiększenie intensywności nasłonecznienia w piętrze runa. Niektóre zaburzenia warunków środowiska powodowały zmiany w składzie zespołów organizmów, będąc przyczyną dalszych zaburzeń w zespołach innych organizmów na zasadzie kaskady. Wylesienie znacznych obszarów było korzystne dla roślin światło- i azotolubnych, ptaków i ssaków terenów otwartych i saprofagów.

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Higher Order Deforestation

Hamilton G.W.

Fundamenta Informaticae

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2006

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Vol. 69, nr 1,2

39-61

EN

Deforestation is a well known transformation algorithm which can eliminate intermediate structures from functional programs. In previous work, we have shown how the deforestation algorithm can be extended to handle higher order programs. A higher order treeless form of expression was defined to ensure the termination of this algorithm. Our higher order algorithm was further extended by Seidl and S?rensen, and this extension was shown to remove some intermediate structures not removed by our algorithm (although our original algorithm can also remove some intermediate structures not removed by their technique). In this paper, we show how our original definition of higher order treeless form can be extended to allow the intermediate structures in the examples given by Seidl and S?rensen to be removed. We argue that, because our extended algorithm uses an easy to recognise treeless form, there is more transparency for the programmer in terms of the improvements which will be made. We prove that our new algorithm terminates, and we conjecture that it ensures that there is no efficiency loss, which we argue is essential for any optimisation.