TY  - JOUR
A1  - Förster, Michael
A1  - Kleinschmit, Birgit
A1  - Walentowski, Helge
T1  - Comparison of three modelling approaches of potential natural forest habitats in Bavaria, Germany
T2  - Waldökologie online : AFSV-Berichte der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Forstliche Standorts- und Vegetationskunde
N2  - In the context of the EU Habitats Directive, which contains the obligation of environmental monitoring, nature conservation authorities face a growing demand for effective and competitive methods to survey protected habitats. Therefore the presented research study compared three modelling approaches (rule-based method with applied Bavarian woodland types, multivariate technique of cluster analysis, and a fuzzy logic approach) for the purpose of detecting potential habitat types. The results can be combined with earth observation data of different geometric resolution (ASTER, SPOT5, aerial photographs or very high resolution satellite data) in order to determine actual forest habitat types. This was carried out at two test sites, situated in the pre-alpine area in Bavaria (southern Germany). The results were subsequently compared to the terrestrial mapped habitat areas of the NATURA 2000 management plans. First results show that these techniques are a valuable support in mapping and monitoring NATURA 2000 forest habitats.
KW  - environmental monitoring
KW  - nature conservation
KW  - rule-based method
KW  - multivariate technique
KW  - Natura2000
Y1  - 2005
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/19730
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1104190
SN  - 1867-710X
IS  - 2
SP  - 126
EP  - 135
ER  -