Deforestation as a Cause of IncreasedSurface Runoff in the Catchment:Remote Sensing and SWAT Approach—A Case Study of Southern Serbia
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In the past two decades, the South part of Serbia has been affected by exploitive and illegal logging. As this trend is not decreasing to this day, there is a need to determine the area where this logging occurred precisely. The consequences of these actions are tremendous, causing the forest owners’ financial loss (regardless of whether it is private or state property) and a negative impact on the environment. Significant environmental and forest management problems deriving from these actions are erosion increase and more frequent torrential floods occurrence in the catchment. Since it is difficult to update the national forest inventories in remote areas, remote sensing techniques using different satellite imagery types can provide up-to-date data. The initial analysis that employed Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (created using Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 imagery) indicates massive deforestation in the research area between 1999 and 2021. Headwaters of the Štavska river catchmen...t is selected as the research area to determine the amount of erosion in two periods—before and after deforestation occurred. Change in land cover (LC) is presented with two LC maps created applying supervised classification to Landsat 7 imagery from 1999 as a pre-deforestation LC state and Landsat 8 imagery acquired in 2021 as the current LC state. The erosion in the catchment for both periods is determined using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The analysis results show the erosion change incurred as a deforestation effect in the river catchment. With the data obtained by remote sensing and SWAT analysis, it is possible to track changes in the area and acquire essential data, making the right and fast decisions to protect the natural resources economy and make sustainable development possible in this impoverished region.
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forest overcut / land cover change detection / Kursumlija municipality / illegal logging / SWAT / simulationИзвор:
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022, 10, 896404-Издавач:
- Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.896404
ISSN: 2296-665X
WoS: 00081190510000
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85132841549
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Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Potić, Ivan AU - Mihajlović, Ljiljana M. AU - Šimunić, Vanja AU - Ćurčić, Nina B. AU - Milinčić, Miroljub PY - 2022 UR - http://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1208 AB - In the past two decades, the South part of Serbia has been affected by exploitive and illegal logging. As this trend is not decreasing to this day, there is a need to determine the area where this logging occurred precisely. The consequences of these actions are tremendous, causing the forest owners’ financial loss (regardless of whether it is private or state property) and a negative impact on the environment. Significant environmental and forest management problems deriving from these actions are erosion increase and more frequent torrential floods occurrence in the catchment. Since it is difficult to update the national forest inventories in remote areas, remote sensing techniques using different satellite imagery types can provide up-to-date data. The initial analysis that employed Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (created using Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 imagery) indicates massive deforestation in the research area between 1999 and 2021. Headwaters of the Štavska river catchment is selected as the research area to determine the amount of erosion in two periods—before and after deforestation occurred. Change in land cover (LC) is presented with two LC maps created applying supervised classification to Landsat 7 imagery from 1999 as a pre-deforestation LC state and Landsat 8 imagery acquired in 2021 as the current LC state. The erosion in the catchment for both periods is determined using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The analysis results show the erosion change incurred as a deforestation effect in the river catchment. With the data obtained by remote sensing and SWAT analysis, it is possible to track changes in the area and acquire essential data, making the right and fast decisions to protect the natural resources economy and make sustainable development possible in this impoverished region. PB - Frontiers Media SA T2 - Frontiers in Environmental Science T1 - Deforestation as a Cause of IncreasedSurface Runoff in the Catchment:Remote Sensing and SWAT Approach—A Case Study of Southern Serbia VL - 10 SP - 896404 DO - 10.3389/fenvs.2022.896404 ER -
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Potić, I., Mihajlović, L. M., Šimunić, V., Ćurčić, N. B.,& Milinčić, M.. (2022). Deforestation as a Cause of IncreasedSurface Runoff in the Catchment:Remote Sensing and SWAT Approach—A Case Study of Southern Serbia. in Frontiers in Environmental Science Frontiers Media SA., 10, 896404. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.896404
Potić I, Mihajlović LM, Šimunić V, Ćurčić NB, Milinčić M. Deforestation as a Cause of IncreasedSurface Runoff in the Catchment:Remote Sensing and SWAT Approach—A Case Study of Southern Serbia. in Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2022;10:896404. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.896404 .
Potić, Ivan, Mihajlović, Ljiljana M., Šimunić, Vanja, Ćurčić, Nina B., Milinčić, Miroljub, "Deforestation as a Cause of IncreasedSurface Runoff in the Catchment:Remote Sensing and SWAT Approach—A Case Study of Southern Serbia" in Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10 (2022):896404, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.896404 . .