Land Change Science: Understanding the complexity of monitoring protected areas in savanna ecosystems of Sub-Saharan Africa

Authors : Mehmet ÖZDEŞ, Jane SOUTHWORTH
Pages : 63-76
Doi:10.17211/tcd.1211634
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Publication Date : 2023-06-30
Article Type : Review Paper
Abstract :Land Change Science insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LCS);, as a coupled human-environment system, is a multidisciplinary area that explores the dynamics of land use and land cover to understand key theories, problems, methodologies, and model applications. The present review integrated the research that have been conducted in the savanna ecosystem of Sub-Saharan Africa from a geographical perspective. The present study elaborates contemporary issues and thoughts in terms of several key aspects: insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); Impacts of protected areas on the surrounding natural environment, wildlife, and socio-economic activities of humans, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2); with the impact of new developments in remote sensing insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RS); technology, observations of land change and the changes in the relationship between ecology and RS, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3); the effects of developments in RS on our environmental perspective and new connection opportunities for interrelated scientific disciplines, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4); the vulnerability of the savanna vegetation due to its multilayered and complex structure. Due to the changing climatic conditions, it is inevitable that ecosystems will encounter various problems in the near future, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the complex savanna ecosystem remains a challenge for researchers. Therefore, it is very essential to observe better and understand the nature and socio-economic cycle of human for a sustainable future of savanna ecosystems.
Keywords : Arazi Değişim Bilimi, Arazi kullanımı ve arazi örtüsü değişimi, Korunan Alanlar, Afrika Savan Ekosistemleri, Uzaktan Algılama

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