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Landscape Dynamics on the Island of La Gonave, Haiti, 1990-2010

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dc.contributor.authorWhite, Justin H.en
dc.contributor.authorShao, Yangen
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Lisa M.en
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, James B. Jr.en
dc.contributor.departmentCenter for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (CEARS)en
dc.contributor.departmentGeographyen
dc.date.accessed2014-01-06en
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-15T14:16:36Zen
dc.date.available2014-01-15T14:16:36Zen
dc.date.issued2013-09-16en
dc.description.abstractThe island of La Gonave lies northwest of Port-au-Prince and is representative of the subsistence Haitian lifestyle. Little is known about the land cover changes and conversion rates on La Gonave. Using Landsat images from 1990 to 2010, this research investigates landscape dynamics through image classification, change detection, and landscape pattern analysis. Five land cover classes were considered: Agriculture, Forest/Dense Vegetation (DV), Shrub, Barren/Eroded, and Nonforested Wetlands. Overall image classification accuracy was 87%. Results of land cover change analysis show that all major land cover types experienced substantial changes from 1990 to 2010. The area percent change was _39.7, _22.7, 87.4, and _7.0 for Agriculture, Forest/Dense Vegetation, Shrub, and Barren/Eroded. Landscape pattern analysis illustrated the encroachment of Shrub cover in core Forest/DV patches and the decline of Agricultural patch integrity. Agricultural abandonment, deforestation, and forest regrowth combined to generate a dynamic island landscape, resulting in higher levels of land cover fragmentation.en
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dc.identifier.citationWhite, Justin; Shao, Yang; Kennedy, Lisa M.; Campbell, James B. 2013. "Landscape Dynamics on the Island of La Gonave, Haiti, 1990-2010." Land 2013, 2(3), 493-507; doi:10.3390/land2030493.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/land2030493en
dc.identifier.issn2073-445Xen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/24847en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/2/3/493en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjecttropical land cover changeen
dc.subjectLa Gonaveen
dc.subjectHaitien
dc.subjectlandscape pattern analysisen
dc.subjectLandsat 5 (TM)en
dc.titleLandscape Dynamics on the Island of La Gonave, Haiti, 1990-2010en
dc.title.serialLanden
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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