Projekteja vuodessa
Abstrakti
Land cover change takes place in sub-Saharan Africa as forests and shrublands are converted to agricultural lands in order to meet the needs of growing population. Changes in land cover also impact carbon sequestration in vegetation cover with an influence on climate on continental scale. The impact of land cover change on tree aboveground carbon stocks was studied in Taita Hills, Kenya. The land cover change between 1987 and 2011 for four points of time was assessed using SPOT satellite imagery, while the carbon density in various land cover types was assessed with field measurements, allometric biomass functions and airborne laser scanning data. Finally, the mean carbon densities of land cover types were combined with land cover maps resulting in carbon stock values for given land cover types for each point of time studied. Expansion of croplands has been taking place since 1987 and before on the cost of thickets and shrublands, especially on the foothills and lowlands. Due to the land cover changes, the carbon stock of trees was decreasing until 2003, after which there has been an increase. The findings of the research is supported by forest transition model, which emphasizes increase of awareness of forests' role in providing ecosystem services, such as habitats for pollinators, water harvesting and storage at the same time when economic reasons in making land-use choices between cropland and woodland, and governmental legislation supports trees on farms.
Alkuperäiskieli | englanti |
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Lehti | Applied Geography |
Vuosikerta | 94 |
Sivut | 178-189 |
Sivumäärä | 12 |
ISSN | 0143-6228 |
DOI - pysyväislinkit | |
Tila | Julkaistu - toukokuuta 2018 |
OKM-julkaisutyyppi | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä, vertaisarvioitu |
Tieteenalat
- Land cover change
- Biomass
- Aboveground carbon
- Laser scanning
- Ecosystem services
- Forest transition
- Taita Hills
- Kenya
- 1171 Geotieteet
Projektit
- 5 Päättynyt
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AFERIA: Adaptation for Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience in Africa - Integrating Results, Building Capacity and Implementing Adaptation Strategies
Pellikka, P., Johansson, T., Siljander, M. & Heiskanen, J.
01/01/2016 → 31/12/2017
Projekti: Tutkimusprojekti
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TAITAFOREST - Remote sensing of water harvesting and carbon sequestration by forests in the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Pellikka, P., Heiskanen, J., Adhikari, H., Piiroinen, R., Liu, J., Siljander, M., Hurskainen, P., Rinne, J., Rikkinen, J., Räsänen, M. & Starr, M.
01/01/2016 → 31/08/2017
Projekti: Tutkimusprojekti
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TAITAWATER: Integrated land cover-climate-ecosystem process study for water management in East African highlands
Pellikka, P., Rikkinen, J., Minoia, P., Hohenthal, J., Rinne, J. & Starr, M.
01/09/2012 → 31/08/2016
Projekti: Tutkimusprojekti
Aktiviteetit
- 1 Kutsuesitelmä
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Invited keynote talk: Remote Sensing of Land Cover Change Impacts to Ecosystem Services and Environmental Sustainability in Africa
Petri Pellikka (Puhuja)
9 heinäkuuta 2018 → 12 heinäkuuta 2018Aktiviteetti: Puhe- tai esitystyypit › Kutsuesitelmä