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Tytuł:
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Depicting changes in land surface cover at Al-Hassa oasis of Saudi Arabia using remote sensing and GIS techniques.
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Autorzy:
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Almadini AM; Environment & Agricultural Natural Resources Department, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hassaballa AA; Environment & Agricultural Natural Resources Department, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Źródło:
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PloS one [PLoS One] 2019 Nov 14; Vol. 14 (11), pp. e0221115. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Nov 14 (Print Publication: 2019).
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
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MeSH Terms:
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Natural Resources*
Agriculture/trends ; Conservation of Natural Resources/trends ; Ecological Parameter Monitoring/methods ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Geographic Information Systems ; Remote Sensing Technology ; Saudi Arabia ; Soil ; Spatio-Temporal Analysis ; Urbanization/trends
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References:
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Science. 1999 Nov 19;286(5444):1537-1540. (PMID: 10567254)
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Substance Nomenclature:
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0 (Soil)
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20191115 Date Completed: 20200319 Latest Revision: 20200319
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Update Code:
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20240105
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PubMed Central ID:
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PMC6855410
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DOI:
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10.1371/journal.pone.0221115
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PMID:
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31725716
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This study assessed the spatial and temporal variations of land cover in the agricultural areas of the Al-Hassa oasis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Change detection technique was applied in order to classify variations among different surface cover aspects, during three successive stages between 1985 and 2017 (i.e., 1985 to 1999 (14 years), 1999 to 2013 (14 years), and 2013 to 2017 (4 years)), using two scenarios. During the first stage, significant urban sprawl (i.e., 3,200 ha) occurred on bare lands within the old oasis, while only 590 ha of the oasis's vegetation area was occupied by urban cover. However, the final stage revealed rapid urban development (1,270 ha by 2017) within the oasis's vegetation region, while no urban sprawl occurred on bare lands (area of 1,900 ha, same as that in 1999-2013). Vegetation cover of around 1,000 ha changed to the bare soil class, in addition to the areas that were occupied by the urban class (1,700 ha in total). The study provides quantitative information on the influence of urban development on the spatial changes in vegetation cover of the oasis, especially during recent decades.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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