CHANGES IN THE NUMBERS OF PONDS AND WATERCOURSES IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE Cover Image

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CHANGES IN THE NUMBERS OF PONDS AND WATERCOURSES IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Author(s): Anna Dudzińska, Barbara Szpakowska, Paweł Szumigała
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Agriculture, Sociology, Economic development
Published by: Instytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Geographic Information System GIS; ponds and watercourses; agricultural landscape

Summary/Abstract: The research was carried out in the Greater Poland’s commune of Rokietnicaadjacent to the administrative borders of the Poznań city. Most of these areas are part of the Nature 2000 „Dolina Samicy”.The aim of the study was to make an inventory and to assess changes in the number ofponds and watercourses in the 19th and 21st centuries. The researchers used The Geographic Information System. Data analysis was performed using ArcMap 10.2 software. The resultsare presented in for form of tables and maps which show the changes concerning pondsand watercourses in the 19th and 21st centuries.

  • Issue Year: 171/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 199-210
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish