An Analysis of the Dynamics of Areas Affected by Steppe Fires in Western Kazakhstan on the Basis of Earth Remote Sensing Data

• Published in: Arid ecosystems Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 29 - 38
• Main Authors: Shinkarenko, S. S., Berdengalieva, A. N., Doroshenko, V. V., Naichuk, Ya. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.03.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Combustion; Community composition; Dynamics; Ecology; Forest & brush fires; Forest fires; Geosensing; Greenhouse gases; Landsat; Landsat satellites; Landscape; Life Sciences; Livestock; Pasture; Plant cover; Remote sensing; Satellite imagery; Species composition; Steppes; Systematic Study of Arid Territories; Vegetation cover; Kazakhstan; remote sensing; Aktobe Province; mapping; West Kazakhstan Province; Atyrau Province; wildfires

Regular landscape fires alter the species composition of the vegetation cover, activate erosion processes, destroy animals and their habitats, and act as a greenhouse gas emission source. Therefore, it is extremely important to get an understanding of fire regimes in various landscapes. Forest fires...