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DOI | 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.07.003 |
Assessing rangeland cover conversion in Jordan after the Arab spring using a remote sensing approach | |
Sawalhah, Mohammed N.1; Al-Kofahi, Salman D.2; Othman, Yahia A.3; Cibils, Andres F.4 | |
通讯作者 | Sawalhah, Mohammed N. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
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ISSN | 0140-1963 |
EISSN | 1095-922X |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 157页码:97-102 |
英文摘要 | The influence of population growth and Syrian refugee settlements on rangeland degradation in Jordan using remotely-sensed data was assessed. Eleven cloud-free Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) Images that cover the study area were used. Maximum likelihood classifier was applied to estimate rangeland, cropland, urban, water and forest cover percentages over the study area for the period 2013-2015. Change detection analysis of both 2013 and 2015 images revealed a dramatic expansion of urban lands and a consequent reduction in rangelands, especially in north-western Jordan. Our analysis suggests that Jordanian rangeland area decreased by 9.6%, forests by 1.5% and water by 0.6% during the study period (2013-2015). Meanwhile, urban lands increased by 11.4% and croplands by 0.2%. We attributed this change mainly to Syrian civil war and refugee settlements. This settlement process increased the demand for food and water and accelerated desertification processes in Jordanian rangelands, especially those in the north-western region. Our study underscores the value of using remotely sensed data as a viable approach to quantify degradation in Middle Eastern rangelands. Overall, we suggest initiating rigorous urban settlement regulations and land conservation control programs to mitigate land degradation in Jordanian rangelands. |
英文关键词 | Refugees Landsat 8 Image classification Population growth Arid land |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Jordan ; USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000442972800010 |
WOS关键词 | LOCAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ; SENSED DATA ; LAND-USE ; IMPACT ; DEGRADATION ; CONFLICT ; ACCURACY ; SECURITY ; DYNAMICS ; CLIMATE |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
来源机构 | New Mexico State University |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/210586 |
作者单位 | 1.Hashemite Univ, Prince El Hassan bin Talal Fac Arid Lands, Dept Nat Resources Arid Lands, POB 330127, Zarqa 13133, Jordan; 2.Hashemite Univ, Fac Nat Resources & Environm, Dept Lands Management & Environm, Zarqa, Jordan; 3.Univ Jordan, Dept Hort & Crop Sci, Amman 11942, Jordan; 4.New Mexico State Univ, Dept Anim & Range Sci, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sawalhah, Mohammed N.,Al-Kofahi, Salman D.,Othman, Yahia A.,et al. Assessing rangeland cover conversion in Jordan after the Arab spring using a remote sensing approach[J]. New Mexico State University,2018,157:97-102. |
APA | Sawalhah, Mohammed N.,Al-Kofahi, Salman D.,Othman, Yahia A.,&Cibils, Andres F..(2018).Assessing rangeland cover conversion in Jordan after the Arab spring using a remote sensing approach.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,157,97-102. |
MLA | Sawalhah, Mohammed N.,et al."Assessing rangeland cover conversion in Jordan after the Arab spring using a remote sensing approach".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 157(2018):97-102. |
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