Using fractal analysis in modeling the dynamics of forest areas and economic impact assessment: Maramureș County, Romania, as a case study
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Using fractal analysis in modeling the dynamics of forest areas and economic impact assessment : Maramureș County, Romania, as a case study. / Pintilii, Radu Daniel; Andronache, Ion; Diaconu, Daniel Constantin; Dobrea, Răzvan Cătălin; Zeleňáková, Martina; Fensholt, Rasmus; Peptenatu, Daniel; Drăghici, Cristian Constantin; Ciobotaru, Ana Maria.
I: Forests, Bind 8, Nr. 1, 25, 2017.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Using fractal analysis in modeling the dynamics of forest areas and economic impact assessment
T2 - Maramureș County, Romania, as a case study
AU - Pintilii, Radu Daniel
AU - Andronache, Ion
AU - Diaconu, Daniel Constantin
AU - Dobrea, Răzvan Cătălin
AU - Zeleňáková, Martina
AU - Fensholt, Rasmus
AU - Peptenatu, Daniel
AU - Drăghici, Cristian Constantin
AU - Ciobotaru, Ana Maria
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This study uses fractal analysis to quantify the spatial changes of forest resources caused by an increase of deforested areas. The method introduced contributes to the evaluation of forest resources being under significant pressure from anthropogenic activities. The pressure on the forest resources has been analyzed for Maramures, County, one of the most deforested counties in Romania. In order to evaluate this, the deforested areas were calculated for the period of 2001-2014, by using the Global Forest Change 2000-2014 database. The Fractal Fragmentation Index (FFI) and Fixed Grid 2D Lacunarity (FG2DL) were used to quantify the degree of fragmentation and dispersion of the forested areas, and thereby the extent to which a forest area is affected by deforestation. The process of quantifying the pressure on forested areas included the creation of a database for the period of 2000-2014 containing economic activities (turnover) related to woody recourses, important indicators of forest exploitation. Taken together, the results obtained indicate a dramatic increase in deforested areas (over 19,122 ha in total for the period of analysis), in Maramures, County.
AB - This study uses fractal analysis to quantify the spatial changes of forest resources caused by an increase of deforested areas. The method introduced contributes to the evaluation of forest resources being under significant pressure from anthropogenic activities. The pressure on the forest resources has been analyzed for Maramures, County, one of the most deforested counties in Romania. In order to evaluate this, the deforested areas were calculated for the period of 2001-2014, by using the Global Forest Change 2000-2014 database. The Fractal Fragmentation Index (FFI) and Fixed Grid 2D Lacunarity (FG2DL) were used to quantify the degree of fragmentation and dispersion of the forested areas, and thereby the extent to which a forest area is affected by deforestation. The process of quantifying the pressure on forested areas included the creation of a database for the period of 2000-2014 containing economic activities (turnover) related to woody recourses, important indicators of forest exploitation. Taken together, the results obtained indicate a dramatic increase in deforested areas (over 19,122 ha in total for the period of analysis), in Maramures, County.
KW - Deforested areas
KW - Economic pressure
KW - Forest resources
KW - Fractal analysis
KW - Lacunarity
KW - Territorial management
U2 - 10.3390/f8010025
DO - 10.3390/f8010025
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85011308795
VL - 8
JO - Forests
JF - Forests
SN - 1999-4907
IS - 1
M1 - 25
ER -
ID: 174467794