The Trajectory of Wetland Development in the Middle Part of the Elbe River Basin in the Past 180 Years

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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/163156" target="_blank" >10.15244/pjoes/163156</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Trajectory of Wetland Development in the Middle Part of the Elbe River Basin in the Past 180 Years
Original language description
In this article, a change in wetland coverage and the representation of different wetland categories over the last 180 years was analysed for the middle part of the Elbe River basin. Historical maps of the Stable Cadastre, the current orthophoto map, and GIS layers of the current location and classification of different types of land cover were used as sources. Based on the study of the available documents, the following three types of wetlands were classified: swamps and marshes, wet meadows, and wet meadows with woody vegetation. The area of wetlands has dramatically decreased from 1,125.68 ha in 1841-42 (9.55% of the researched area) to 51.04 ha in 2022 (0.43%). While the majority of the area of historical wetlands was wet meadows (97.12%), at present, the largest area of wetlands is swamps and marshes (85.56%). Almost 60% of the area of the disappeared wetlands is now occupied by arable land; therefore, the observed changes can be attributed mainly to an increase in agricultural production. The obtained information can be used in landscape planning with regard to the protection and management of wetlands, or in proposing measures to improve the ecological status of surface water bodies.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

Project
<a href="/en/project/SS02030027" target="_blank" >SS02030027: Water systems and water management in the Czech Republic in conditions of climate change</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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