Analysis of Vegetation Changes in Coastal Zones of Bartin

Abstract

Coastal zones contain all of the activities such as tourism, industry, settlement and agriculture which are extremely important from the ecological respect. According to these activities, coastal areas have a dynamic structure in which interactions and changes of natural formations occur. This study was carried out in a buffer zone stretching up to 3 km inside the land which covers the coastal areas of the province of Bartin and Filyos and its vicinity in the Western Blacksea region. In the study for which Landsat satellite images data belonging to 1975-1987 and 2000 were used, data about altitude, slope and aspect groups of the coastal areas were obtained. Vegetation change analysis and visual analyses of the study area were realized. As a result of the study, it was determined that there was a rapid transformation to high-density vegetation in the areas where altitude didn't change much between the years 1975-1987. However, between 1987-2000 transformation to low-density vegetation was observed. The study aimed at being a basis for the plans concerning the recreation and tourism potential of coastal areas in regional and provincial scale.