IMPLEMENTATION OF LCCS LEGEND AND TEMPORAL LAND COVER ANALYSIS OF KEENJHAR FRESHWATER LAKE

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Naeem Shahzad
Hammad Gilani
Urooj Saeed
Rab Nawaz
Kaif Gill

Abstract

Land  Cover  change  analysis  of  the  Keenjhar  Lake  was  performed  by  using  temporal  satellite  images  (1989,  2000,  2006 and 2007).  This  is  ever  first  study  in  Pakistan  which  deals  with  Land  cover  legend  definition  through  Land  Cover  Classification  System  (LCCS)  designed  by  Food  and  Agriculture  Organization  (FAO)  and  United  Nations  Environment  Programme  (UNEP). Study  reveals  a  decrease  of  439%  in  area  coverage  of  Tamarix  spp.  from  1989  to  2006.  The  main  reason  appears  to  be  the  cutting  pressure  and  conversion  of  land  into  agricultural  fields.  Spread  of  exotic  vegetation  i.e . Prosopis  spp.  345ha  (65%)  might  be  the  catalyst  agent  for  the  decrease  in  Tamarix  spp.

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Biological, Agricultural & Health Sciences

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Shahzad, N., Gilani, H., Saeed, U., Nawaz, R., & Gill, K. (2008). IMPLEMENTATION OF LCCS LEGEND AND TEMPORAL LAND COVER ANALYSIS OF KEENJHAR FRESHWATER LAKE. Journal of Research (Science), 19(2), Pages: 67-74. http://jorscience.com/index.php/JRS/article/view/278