Ouedraogo, Issa
- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2011Peer reviewed
Ouedraogo, Issa; Savadogo, Patrice; Tigabu, Mulualem; Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril; Oden, Per Christer
In-depth statistical analysis of forest transition between land-cover types over time can reveal the dominant signals of landscape transformation, which are needed in order to develop appropriate land management strategies. We applied a recently developed methodology to analyse the transition matrix of six land-cover classes, derived from 1986 and 2002 Landsat images of an area of 15 675 km(2) in southern Burkina Faso. Results show that most landscape transformations followed a systematic process. In addition, some transitions occurred as an apparently random process, probably caused by uncommon or sporadic events. Degradation of woodland to shrub-/grassland over 15.7% of the landscape, increases in biomass from woodland to dense forest on 10% of the landscape and conversion of 6% of the landscape from shrub-/grassland to cropland were the dominant signals of forest-cover transitions. From a planning perspective, the dominance of systematic processes should facilitate regional land-use planning and sustainable forest management in a context of immigration and agricultural intensification.
International Journal of Remote Sensing
2011, Volume: 32, number: 18, pages: 5229-5245
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Forest Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2010.495095
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/56968