Integrating GIS and remote sensing for assessing the impact of disturbance on habitat diversity and land cover change in a post-mining landscape [Elektronische Ressource] / by Effah Kwabena Antwi

Effah

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• Biologie

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• Publié par: brandenburgische_technische_universitat_cottbus
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 42
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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PhD Dissertation

Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing for Assessing the Impact of
Disturbance on Habitat Diversity and Land Cover Change in a
Post-Mining Landscape









A thesis approved by the Faculty of Environmental Science and Process Engineering at the
Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the
award of an academic degree in Ph.D. Environmental and Resource Management.






By



Effah Kwabena ANTWI
M.Sc. Environmental and Resource Management
BSc. Biological Sciences








Place of Birth: Abetifi – GHANA






Supervisor: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Gerhard Wiegleb Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil., Dipl.-Math. Albrecht Gnauck
24.03.09 Date of Oral Examination:
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Declarations
This doctoral dissertation “Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing for Assessing the
Impact of Disturbance on Habitat Diversity and Land Cover Change in Post-Mining
Landscape” was completed and written independently by me ANTWI Effah
Kwabena. I hereby declare that:
1. This PhD thesis was completed and written independently and that all used
sources and tools are indicated in the thesis.
2. The publication of the thesis does not violate any copyright rules. All other
work and/or words of others are appropriately cited or quoted.
3. I have never applied for a doctoral degree award in BTU or any institution
before; or submitted any earlier applications to obtain permission for final
examination or publication of my doctoral degree in part or in whole.
4. There has never been an instance where my application to get permission for
final examination or publication of a doctoral degree has been cancelled,
disqualified or unsuccessful due to my attempt to deceive.
The research is an accurate and original account of my work done under the
framework of the Environmental and Resource Management doctoral program offered
by the Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus. It includes objective
discussion of results, accurate representation of underlining data and detailed
referencing of all sources and tools used.


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ANTWI Effah Kwabena
Lehrstuhl Allgemeine Ökologie
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus

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Acknowledgement
The study is part of the SUBICON (Fkz01LC0018), a sub-project of BMBF BIOLOG
EUROPE collaborative research project on successional change and biodiversity
conservation being investigated at the Department of General Ecology, BTU Cottbus.
SUBICON project looks into the mechanism of changes and maintenance of
biodiversity of selected functional groups in red oak ecosystem. I appreciate
constructive comments from members of research team at the Chair of General
Ecology on this dissertation.
I am deeply indebted to Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wiegleb for his encouragement, advice,
mentoring and research support throughout my master’s and doctoral degrees. I truly
appreciate Prof. Dr. Albrecht Gnauck, Dr. Rene Krawczynski, Dr. Udo Bröring and
Fr. Diana Zinke for their support patience and tolerance during my research work.
I reckon it is impossible to have my research career without the love and support of
my parents Rhoda Ofosuhe, Mr. Yaw Antwi, Mr. Agyei Sarpong, Mr. & Mrs. Kwao
Sarbah, family and friends. I dearly appreciate you all.
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Dedication
This dissertation is dedicated to Mama Jane Kwao Sarbah, my wife Mary-Helina
Effah Antwi, and our child who has just gone ahead of us to the father.
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Table of Content
Content Page
Table of Content...........................................................................................................1
List of Figures...............................................................................................................6
List of Tables ..............................................................................................................11
List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................13
Abstract.......................................................................................................................14
1 Introduction.............................................................................................................16
2 Theoretical Background.........................................................................................21
2.1 Patch Dynamics and Perturbation......................................................................21
2.2 Disturbance ........................................................................................................22
2.3 Landscape Fragmentation ..................................................................................25
2.4 Landscape Heterogeneity...................................................................................27
2.5 Land Use/Land Cover Change Related to Mining.............................................28
2.6 The Rehabilitation of Mine Damaged Land ......................................................30
2.7 Biodiversity Conservation .................................................................................32
2.8 The Use of GIS and Remote Sensing in Landscape Ecology............................33
2.9 Human and Environmental Impacts on Landscape Dynamics ..........................35
2.10 Indicators of Primary Production – Biomass Accumulation ...........................36
2.11 Use of Organic Phosphate, Nitrate, Ammonia and pH as Indicators...............38
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2.12 Use of Landscape Metrics for Disturbance and Biodiversity Studies .............39
3 Materials and Methods...........................................................................................42
3.1 Descriptive Methodology Aspect ......................................................................42
3.1.1 Data Acquisition and Spatial Database......................................................42
3.1.2 Overview of Field Data Collections and Measurements ............................45
3.1.3 Image Classification, Change Detection and Accuracy .............................46
3.2 Study Area .........................................................................................................48
3.3 Data Acquisition and Spatial Database..............................................................59
3.4 Field Data Collections and Measurements ........................................................60
3.4.1 Soil Samples Collection ..............................................................................60
3.4.2 Climate Data (Temperature and Precipitation) Measurements .................60
3.5 Determination of the pH-value from Soil Samples............................................60
3.6 Image Classification, Change Detection and Accuracy.....................................61
3.6.1 Spatial and Remote Sensing Accuracy Issues.............................................61
3.6.2 Field-based and RS-based Biotopes in Schlabendorf.................................62
3.7 Change Detection with the Extension "Veränderung"(version 3) .....................63
3.8 Estimation Procedure for Biomass Accumulation.............................................64
3.9 Determining the Effect of Soil pH on Land Cover Change - Pseudo
Slash ( Ŧ) Approach............................................................................................65
3.10 Relationship among Land Cover Types from DCA Ordination
Analysis..............................................................................................................67
4 Results ......................................................................................................................69
4.1 Land Cover Characteristics Deduced from Landscape Metrics ........................69
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4.1.1 Habitat Area Characteristics of Schlabendorf Nord and
Schlabendorf Süd ...........................................................................................69
4.1.2 Edge Density Metrics of Schlabendorf Nord and Schlabendorf Süd..........71
4.1.3 Shape Metrics of Schlabendorf Nord and Schlabendorf Süd......................74
4.1.4 Diversity Metrics of Schlabe.................76
4.1.5 Total Patch Edge of Schlabe77
4.2 An Overview of Land Cover Distribution Study at the Period of 1988
and 2003 in both Study Areas............................................................................78
4.2.1