Land cover change in Europe between 1950 and 2000 determined employing aerial photography

F. Gerard; S. Petit; G. Smith; A. Thomson; N. Brown; S. Manchester; R. Wadsworth; G. Bugar; L. Halada; P. Bezak; M. Boltiziar; E. De Badts; A. Halabuk; M. Mojses; F. Petrovic; M. Gregor; G. Hazeu; C. A. Mucher; M. Wachowicz; H. Huitu; S. Tuominen; R. Koehler; K. Olschofsky; H. Ziese; J. Kolar; J. Sustera; S. Luque; J. Pino; X. Pons; F. Roda; M. Roscher; J. Feranec

doi:10.1177/0309133309360141

Land cover change in Europe between 1950 and 2000 determined employing aerial photography

F. Gerard^*, S. Petit, G. Smith, A. Thomson, N. Brown, S. Manchester, R. Wadsworth, G. Bugar, L. Halada, P. Bezak, M. Boltiziar, E. De Badts, A. Halabuk, M. Mojses, F. Petrovic, M. Gregor, G. Hazeu, C. A. Mucher, M. Wachowicz, H. HuituS. Tuominen, R. Koehler, K. Olschofsky, H. Ziese, J. Kolar, J. Sustera, S. Luque, J. Pino, X. Pons, F. Roda, M. Roscher, J. Feranec

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Abstract

BIOPRESS ('Linking Pan-European Land Cover Change to Pressures on Biodiversity'), a European Commission funded 'Global Monitoring for Environment and Security' project, produced land cover change information (1950-2000) for Europe from aerial photographs and tested the suitability of this for monitoring habitats and biodiversity. The methods and results related to the land cover change work are summarized. Changes in land cover were established through 73 window and 59 transect samples distributed across Europe. Although the sample size was too small and biased to fully represent the spatial variability observed in Europe, the work highlighted the importance of method consistency, the choice of nomenclature and spatial scale. The results suggest different processes are taking place in different parts of Europe: the Boreal and Alpine regions are dominated by forest management; abandonment and intensification are mainly encountered in the Mediterranean; urbanization and drainage are more characteristic of the Continental and Atlantic regions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-205
Number of pages	23
Journal	Progress in Physical Geography
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133309360141
Publication status	Published - Apr 2010

Keywords

aerial photographs
BIOPRESS
Europe
historical
land cover change
monitoring biodiversity
Natura 2000
LANDSCAPES

UN SDGs

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Gerard, F., Petit, S., Smith, G., Thomson, A., Brown, N., Manchester, S., Wadsworth, R., Bugar, G., Halada, L., Bezak, P., Boltiziar, M., De Badts, E., Halabuk, A., Mojses, M., Petrovic, F., Gregor, M., Hazeu, G., Mucher, C. A., Wachowicz, M., ... Feranec, J. (2010). Land cover change in Europe between 1950 and 2000 determined employing aerial photography. Progress in Physical Geography, 34(2), 183-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133309360141

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Land cover change in Europe between 1950 and 2000 determined employing aerial photography

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