Assessing the effects of long-term recreational activities on landscape changes in Abant Natural Park, Turkey

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 453-461

  Çakir, Günay ^a   Müderrisoğlu, Haldun ^b   Kaya, Latif Gürkan ^c  

^a GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abant Natural Park; Forest; GIS; LULC; Natural protected areas; Remote sensing; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GIS; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATIONAL PARK; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ANKARA [ANKARA (PRV)]; ANKARA [TURKEY]; ISTANBUL [ISTANBUL (PRV)]; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84955752114     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-015-0141-x     Document Type: Article

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