Forest re-growth since 1945 in the Dadia forest nature reserve in northern Greece

dc.contributor.author	Triantakonstantis, DP	en
dc.contributor.author	Kollias, VJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Kalivas, DP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:47:06Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:47:06Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	01694286	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11056-005-3626-1	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3391
dc.subject	Deforestation	en
dc.subject	GIS	en
dc.subject	Land use changes	en
dc.subject	Reforestation	en
dc.subject	Spatial analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Geographic information systems	en
dc.subject.other	Geology	en
dc.subject.other	Photogrammetry	en
dc.subject.other	Remote sensing	en
dc.subject.other	Research	en
dc.subject.other	Biotopes	en
dc.subject.other	Land use changes	en
dc.subject.other	Landscapes	en
dc.subject.other	Forestry	en
dc.subject.other	aerial photograph	en
dc.subject.other	biotope	en
dc.subject.other	buffer zone	en
dc.subject.other	deforestation	en
dc.subject.other	forest management	en
dc.subject.other	GIS	en
dc.subject.other	land use change	en
dc.subject.other	nature reserve	en
dc.subject.other	raptor	en
dc.subject.other	remote sensing	en
dc.subject.other	spatial analysis	en
dc.subject.other	temperature effect	en
dc.subject.other	Erosion	en
dc.subject.other	Forest Management	en
dc.subject.other	Geology	en
dc.subject.other	GIS	en
dc.subject.other	Remote Sensing	en
dc.subject.other	Dadia Forest Reserve	en
dc.subject.other	Eastern Macedonia and Thrace	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Evros	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Aegypius monachus	en
dc.subject.other	Raptores	en
dc.title	Forest re-growth since 1945 in the Dadia forest nature reserve in northern Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s11056-005-3626-1	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	The Dadia forest complex, in the Evros prefecture, in north eastern Greece was designated as a nature reserve in 1980 in order to protect the black vulture (Aegypius monachus) and other raptors. In this paper, the impacts of the protection on the forest growth were assessed using geographic information system (GIS) technologies. The major requirement for almost all research needed for sustainable forest management is extensive and intensive monitoring. GIS is a convenient tool for integrating remotely sensed data and various other kinds geo-referenced data. Detailed spatial and temporal change patterns of the land uses in the area were quantified by interpreting aerial photographs of the years 1945 and 1973 and a satellite image of 2001. The results showed that the rate of forest growth is significantly larger during the second period (1973-2001) than during the earlier one (1945-1973). This is mostly due to the introduction, in 1980, of a protection regime, including two high-protection core areas, and a buffer zone. From 1945 to 2001 the openings which are important as hunting biotopes for raptors were significantly decreased. Apart from the protection of the area that was played an important role in the forest changes the effects of various landscape parameters (elevation, slope, distance from the roads and urban areas, aspect, soil depth, geology, erosion and forest density) on these changes were examined. © Springer 2006.	en
heal.journalName	New Forests	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	32	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11056-005-3626-1	en
dc.identifier.spage	51	en
dc.identifier.epage	69	en