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Data Base Design with GIS in Ecosystem Based Multiple Use Forest Management in Artvin, Turkey: A Case Study in Balcı
Hacı Ahmet Yolasığmaz1, Sedat Keleş
1Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Forestry, Artvin, Turkey;
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 11, 2012
Summary
Turkey
Area of Science:
- Forestry
- Ecosystem Management
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Background:
- Turkey's forestry planning is transitioning from timber production focus to Multiple Use Management (MUM).
- This transition necessitates significant changes in infrastructure, particularly database design and digital mapping.
- Existing systems heavily reliant on timber production may face bottlenecks during this shift.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce Ecosystem Based Multiple Use Forest Management (EBMUFM) approaches in the Turkish context.
- To detail the critical stage of database design for transitioning to EBMUFM.
- To analyze the impact of this transition on forest stand parameters over time.
Main Methods:
- Review of Turkey's historical forest management philosophy.
- Introduction to Ecosystem Based Multiple Use Forest Management (EBMUFM) principles.
- Description of database design considerations for EBMUFM.
- Establishment of two distinct geographical databases using GIS for 1984 and 2006 data.
- Comparative analysis of forest stand parameters (tree type, age class, etc.) between the two time periods.
Main Results:
- Two geographical databases were successfully created for the Balcı Planning Unit (1984 and 2006) using GIS.
- Comparative analysis revealed temporal diversity in stand parameters over a 20-year period.
- The study highlights the importance of database design and digital mapping for effective MUM.
Conclusions:
- The transition to Ecosystem Based Multiple Use Forest Management requires robust database infrastructure.
- GIS-based geographical databases are essential tools for implementing and monitoring MUM.
- Understanding temporal changes in forest stand parameters is crucial for sustainable forest management under MUM.
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