Characteristics and driving factors of marsh changes in Zhalong wetland of China |
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Authors: | Min Han Yannan Sun Shiguo Xu |
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Institution: | (1) School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, China;(2) School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, China |
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Abstract: | Zhalong National Nature Reserve in the northeast of China is a large wetland and a habitat of hundreds species of fauna and
flora. The rare red-crowned crane is one kind of endangered birds in it. Recently, Zhalong wetland is shrinking and it encounters
many problems including occasional fires, bad water quality, human activities, etc. In order to find out a proper way to protect
and restore the wetland, this study, using a geographic information system, the global positioning system and remote sensing
techniques, analyses the spatial characteristics of the changes in marsh landscape pattern and examines the driving factors
for these changes. Data sources include 8 Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite images of Zhalong area in the period of 1986–2002
and the investigation information on site. Based on the analysis of changes of marsh area and annual precipitation during
the 16 years, it is found that there is a close correlation between annual precipitation and marsh area. It means that climate
is one of driving factors of marsh pattern changes. To understand influences of other kinds of land uses on marsh spatial
distribution in Zhalong wetland, this paper analyses the relationship between marsh and different kinds of land uses, such
as water surface, residential area, farmland, salina land and grass land, respectively. According to the patch analysis theory,
a fragmental index and a fractal dimension of the marsh are calculated with perimeter-area method. The results indicate that
the marsh pattern is affected by human activities significantly. In addition, the location alteration of marsh centroid point
over the 16 years is studied. The movement trace of marsh centroid point is concerned with different hydrological situation
in different areas of the wetland. In summary the characteristics of the marsh landscape pattern evolution during the 16 years
are affected by multiple driving factors. The main driving factors are climate, human activities, distribution of other kinds
of land uses and hydrological situation in different areas. |
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Keywords: | Wetlands Marsh landscape pattern Driving factors Geographic information system Remote sensing |
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