Quantifying landscape pattern and assessing the land cover changes in Piatra Craiului National Park and Bucegi Natural Park, Romania, using satellite imagery and landscape metrics

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 187; no. 11; pp. 692 - 22
• Main Author: Vorovencii, Iosif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.11.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Biodiversity; conservation areas; Conservation of Natural Resources; Deforestation; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecosystems; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Forests; Habitat fragmentation; land cover; Land use; Landsat; Landsat satellites; landscapes; Logging; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; National parks; Parks & recreation areas; Parks, Recreational; Pasture; Pastures; plateaus; Property rights; Protected areas; Remote sensing; Romania; Satellite Imagery; Studies; Vegetation mapping; Romania; Landscape pattern; Satellite images; Landscape metrics; Fragmentation

Protected areas of Romania have enjoyed particular importance after 1989, but, at the same time, they were subject to different anthropogenic and natural pressures which resulted in the occurrence of land cover changes. These changes have generally led to landscape degradation inside and at the bord...