DETERMINING THE LIMITS OF THE NATURAL DISTRIBUTION OF PINE TREES USING RS TECHNIQUES AND GIS IN DOHUK GOVERNORATE

Authors

  • Mahdi Hadi Mohsen University of Mosul, College of Agriculture and Forestry
  • Muzahim Saeed Younis University of Mosul, College of Agriculture and Forestry
  • Mohammed Younis Salim University of Mosul, College of Agriculture and Forestry

Abstract

The study was conducted in the natural forests scattered in Dohuk governorate in northern Iraq and on trees of (Pinus brutia Ten.) and oak species (Quercus spp.), which constitute the largest percentage of the forests spread in the study area, as well as other types of trees and shrubs, but to a lesser degree. Determining the study area through field visits and using the Global Positioning System (GPS), by defining the outer limits of the study area and on a total area of (495.47 km2), and these forests are located on a latitude ranging from (36° 50' 0'' N - 37° 0' 0'' N) and a longitude ranging from (43° 5' 0'' E - 43° 25' 0'' E), and (542-1603) meters above the level of The sea surface, and the study area is located within the mountainous areas with geographical and environmental diversity, and the topographic factor (elevation, aspect and slope) is one of the factors that play a role in the distribution of vegetation covers. The results of the Sentinal-2 data analysis in the growing season and using the directed classification method showed that the total forest area amounted to (181.84) km2 and a percentage of (36.7%) and other uses (313.63) km2 and a percentage of (63.3%) and a total accuracy of (91%) ) according to the error matrix, and the statistical scale (Kappa) reached a percentage of (0.82) As for the results of the static season analysis in order to determine the distribution limits for pine trees, the area of coniferous forests reached (34.30) km2 and constituted (7%) of the total area of the study site, and the classification accuracy reached According to the error matrix (92%) and according to the Kappa scale (0.84) these results are consistent with the reality of the study area.

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Published

2022-07-31

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Mahdi Hadi Mohsen, Muzahim Saeed Younis, & Mohammed Younis Salim. (2022). DETERMINING THE LIMITS OF THE NATURAL DISTRIBUTION OF PINE TREES USING RS TECHNIQUES AND GIS IN DOHUK GOVERNORATE. British Journal of Global Ecology and Sustainable Development, 6, 89–97. Retrieved from http://journalzone.org/index.php/bjgesd/article/view/113

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Vol. 6 (2022)

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