Vegetation transitions of floating wetlands in a complex of turbaries between 1937 and 1989 as determined from aerial photographs with GIS
✍ Scribed by Steven A. Bakker; Nanja J. Berg; Barbara P. Speleers
- Book ID
- 104623287
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 543 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1385-0237
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✦ Synopsis
The transition from open water to a swamp forest of a complex of ponds in the'Polder Westbroek' (The Netherlands) in the period 1937-1989 is studied. Changes between structurally different vegetation types are determined using remote-sensing data and a Geographical Information System. The transition follows a clear pathway from open water through Phragmites/Typha-dominated community and Carex-dominated vegetation, to Alnus-dominated vegetation. The rate of this transition shows strong correspondence to changes in local management, demonstrating the large human impacts on ecosystems in this area.