Change detection and classification of land cover at Hustai National Park in Mongolia |
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| Authors: | Uudus Bayarsaikhan Bazartseren Boldgiv Kyung-Ryul Kim Kyung-Ae Park Donkoo Lee |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, National University Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia;3. Department of Earth Science Education, Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Gwanaku Sillimdong San 56-1, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea;4. Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | Land cover types of Hustai National Park (HNP) in Mongolia, a hotspot area with rare species, were classified and their temporal changes were evaluated using Landsat MSS TM/ETM data between 1994 and 2000. Maximum-likelihood classification analysis showed an overall accuracy of 88.0% and 85.0% for the 1994 and 2000 images, respectively. Kappa coefficients associated with the classification were resulted to 0.85 for 1994 and 0.82 for 2000 image. Land cover types revealed significant temporal changes in the classification maps between 1994 and 2000. The area has increased considerably by 166.5 km2 for mountain steppe and by 12 km2 for a sand dune. By contrast, agricultural areas and degraded areas affected by human being activity were decreased by 46.1 km2 and 194.8 km2 over the 6-year span, respectively. These areas were replaced by mountain steppe area. Specifically, forest area was noticeably fragmented, accompanied by the decrease of ∼400 ha. The forest area revealed a pattern with systematic gain and loss associated with the specific phenomenon called as ‘forest free-south slope’. We discussed the potential environmental conditions responsible for the systematic pattern and addressed other biological impacts by outbreaks of forest pests and ungulates. |
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| Keywords: | Land cover Change detection Forest free-south slope Landsat Mongolia |
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