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:: Volume 13, Issue 26 (9-2025) ::
PEC 2025, 13(26): 104-118 Back to browse issues page
Assessment of Vegetation Cover Changes in Dena Protected Area Using Remote Sensing
Pezhman Arameshenia1 , Gholamhosein Moradi * , Mostafa Moradi3 , Mostafa Moradi Dashtpagerdi4
1- Department of Environment Sciences, School of Natural Resources & Desert Studies, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
Department of Environment Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Desertology, Yazd University, Iran & Department of Environment Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Desertology, Yazd University, Iran, Department of Environment Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Desertology, Yazd University, Iran. , moradi@yazd.ac.ir
3- Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Iran
4- Department of Watershed Management Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Mazandaran, Iran
Abstract:   (1397 Views)
Vegetation in Dena Protected Area has been utilized by local communities for many years, significantly impacting the biodiversity and survival of this valuable region. Remote sensing technology is a modern tool that can effectively monitor changes in land surface cover and forest areas. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the changes in vegetation cover in the Dena Protected Area using remote sensing techniques from 2001 to 2021. Landsat satellite images and the maximum likelihood supervised classification algorithm were employed to analyze changes in vegetation cover across nine selected villages. ENVI 5.3 software was used for image analysis, and ARC GIS 10.5 was utilized to prepare the maps. Results showed a decrease in forest and rangeland cover in all villages except for Hosseinkhani, where forest and rangeland cover increased by 1.96 hectares. Conversely, garden, agricultural, and residential land areas increased in all villages, with the most significant decreases observed in Hosseinkhani and Totandeh (4.78 and 4.59 hectares, respectively). Among the nine villages studied, Rudabad experienced the most significant destruction, with a decrease of 141.26 hectares in rangeland and forest areas and an increase of 129.93 hectares in garden and agricultural lands. The expansion of agricultural and garden lands was identified as a key factor in the destruction of forest and rangeland covers. Therefore, it is recommended that authorities focus on rural household economies and implement strategies to stabilize rural livelihoods or strengthen protection plans to prevent excessive forest utilization and destruction.
Article number: 8
Keywords: Changes in forest and rangeland levels, Forests destruction, Remote sensing, Satellite images
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2024/08/23 | Accepted: 2025/01/22 | Published: 2025/09/15
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Arameshenia P, Moradi G, Moradi M, Moradi Dashtpagerdi M. Assessment of Vegetation Cover Changes in Dena Protected Area Using Remote Sensing. PEC 2025; 13 (26) : 8
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