FRAGMENTATION OF FORESTS IN THE UPPER PART OF THE VORSKLA RIVER BASIN SINCE THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Abstract
The article deals with the history of forest fragmentation in the upper part of the Vorskla River basin. A quantitative assessment of the degree of forest fragmentation for three time periods (the end of the 18th century, the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 21st century) was performed for the area. Landscape reconstruction for the 16th century (after Yu.G.Chendev), i.e before the active economic development of the territory), was considered as a reference situation. Data on forest distribution in the past were obtained from old maps. The recent forest coverage was mapped using the Landsat satellite images. The results of the study show a trend of increasing forest fragmentation over time. In the course of development the areas of intense fragmentation gradually shifted downstream the Vorskla River and its tributaries. This was accompanied by the splitting of forest stands, the decrease of forest area and the growing indentation of their boundaries. The processes determined the present-day pattern of forests in the basin of the Vorskla River, formed under the combination of natural factors and the active economic activities.
About the Authors
P. A. Ukrainskij
Belgorod State National Research University,
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Mining and Natural Resource Management, Federal and regional centre for aerospace and ground monitoring of objects and natural resources Junior Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
E. A. Terekhin
Belgorod State National Research University,
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Mining and Natural Resource Management, Federal and regional centre for aerospace and ground monitoring of objects and natural resources Senior Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
Ya. V. Pavlyuk
Belgorod State National Research University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Mining and Natural Resource Management, Federal and regional centre for aerospace and ground monitoring of objects and natural resources, Junior Scientific Researcher
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Ukrainskij P.A., Terekhin E.A., Pavlyuk Ya.V. FRAGMENTATION OF FORESTS IN THE UPPER PART OF THE VORSKLA RIVER BASIN SINCE THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2017;1(1):82-91. (In Russ.)
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