Use of remote sensing to analyse peatland changes after drainage for peat extraction
Abstract Large‐scale peat extraction, in Finland and elsewhere, typically takes place on rather small extraction sites but has major impacts on surrounding aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The environmental conditions prior to drainage (baseline conditions) must be quantified in a statutory envir...
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crwiley:10.1002/ldr.3122 2024-06-02T08:12:01+00:00 Use of remote sensing to analyse peatland changes after drainage for peat extraction Torabi Haghighi, Ali Menberu, Meseret Walle Darabi, Hamid Akanegbu, Justice Kløve, Bjørn 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3122 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fldr.3122 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ldr.3122 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ldr.3122 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Land Degradation & Development volume 29, issue 10, page 3479-3488 ISSN 1085-3278 1099-145X journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3122 2024-05-03T11:44:59Z Abstract Large‐scale peat extraction, in Finland and elsewhere, typically takes place on rather small extraction sites but has major impacts on surrounding aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The environmental conditions prior to drainage (baseline conditions) must be quantified in a statutory environmental impact assessment (EIA), but this is generally difficult due to lack of historical data. In this study, we developed and tested a method for EIA based on a reference area approach and remote sensing. The method calculates the normalized difference vegetation index in preextraction and postextraction periods using Landsat images of affected areas and reference surrounding areas. In a case study, we applied the method to assess changes after peat extraction at a site in northern Finland. The peat extraction area showed significant transformation from peatland vegetation to bare soil. Adjacent areas downstream and upstream were also affected by extraction. These results indicate that our method is a useful tool for EIA of peatland drainage. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Wiley Online Library Eia ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) Land Degradation & Development 29 10 3479 3488 |
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Abstract Large‐scale peat extraction, in Finland and elsewhere, typically takes place on rather small extraction sites but has major impacts on surrounding aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The environmental conditions prior to drainage (baseline conditions) must be quantified in a statutory environmental impact assessment (EIA), but this is generally difficult due to lack of historical data. In this study, we developed and tested a method for EIA based on a reference area approach and remote sensing. The method calculates the normalized difference vegetation index in preextraction and postextraction periods using Landsat images of affected areas and reference surrounding areas. In a case study, we applied the method to assess changes after peat extraction at a site in northern Finland. The peat extraction area showed significant transformation from peatland vegetation to bare soil. Adjacent areas downstream and upstream were also affected by extraction. These results indicate that our method is a useful tool for EIA of peatland drainage. |
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Use of remote sensing to analyse peatland changes after drainage for peat extraction |
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Use of remote sensing to analyse peatland changes after drainage for peat extraction |
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Use of remote sensing to analyse peatland changes after drainage for peat extraction |
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