Browsing by Author "Vatandaşlar, Can"
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Analyzing carbon stocks in a mediterranean forest enterprise: A case study from Kizildag, Turkey
Dinç, Musa; Vatandaşlar, Can (Federal University of Lavras, 2019)Carbon dioxide is one of the most important greenhouse gases responsible for global climate change. Terrestrial ecosystems are widely recognized as useful mechanisms, as they store large quantities of carbon in their ... -
Analyzing climate-induced mortality of Taurus fir based on temporal forest management plans and climatic variations and droughts in the Central Mediterranean sub-region of Turkey
Vatandaşlar, Can; Türkeş, Murat; Semerci, Akkın; Karahan, Alptekin (Springer, 2022)Fir species have been threatened by extreme weather and climate conditions in many parts of the Mediterranean Basin. However, there are almost no studies focused on the mortality of Taurus fir in the Eastern Mediterranean ... -
Application of handheld laser scanning technology for forest inventory purposes in the NE Turkey
Vatandaşlar, Can; Zeybek, Mustafa (Turkiye Klinikleri, 2020)Forest inventory (FI) is the most challenging stage of forest management and planning process. Therefore, in situ surveys are often reinforced by modern remote sensing (RS) methods for collecting forestry-related data more ... -
An automated approach for extracting forest inventory data from individual trees using a handheld mobile laser scanner
Zeybek, Mustafa; Vatandaşlar, Can (Zagreb Univ, 2021)Many dendrometric parameters have been estimated by light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology over the last two decades. Handheld mobile laser scanning (HMLS), in particular, has come into prominence as a cost-effective ... -
Carbon stock estimation by dual-polarized synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and forest inventory data in a Mediterranean forest landscape
Vatandaşlar, Can; Abdikan, Saygın (Northeast Forestry University, 2021)Forest ecosystems play a crucial role in mitigating global climate change by forming massive carbon sinks. Their carbon stocks and stock changes need to be quantified for carbon budget balancing and international reporting ... -
Determination of the optimum observation points for brown bear (ursus arctos) inventory using GIS in Savsat, Turkey
Özyanık, Mevlüt; Yavuz, Mehmet; Vatandaşlar, Can; Keleş, Gökçe Ali (Health & Environment Assoc, 2017)Forest inventory programs involve not only inventorying the tree species' traits but also inventorying the number of wildlife species and their habitats. Brown bear is one of the threatened wildlife species and its habitat ... -
Ecosystem services studies in Turkey: A national-scale review
Başak, Esra; Çetin, Nuket İpek; Vatandaşlar, Can; Albers, Pınar Pamukçu; Karabulut, Armağan Aloe; Çağlayan, Semiha Demirbaş (Elsevier B.V., 2022)The concept of “Ecosystem Services (ES)” has gained global importance since the 1990s. Today its link to sustainable development and human welfare is well documented. However, the level of know-how and the scale and ... -
Estimating biomass and carbon storage of grasslands using very high-resolution satellite images in the coruh river basin (northeastern Turkey)
Dinç, Musa; Vatandaşlar, Can; Duman, Ahmet; Tüfekçioğlu, Mustafa; Küçük, Mehmet; Açıkgöz Harşit, Canan; Tüfekçioğlu, Aydın (Parlar Scientific Publications, 2018)Coruh River basin predominantly characterized by its vast grasslands and by potential biodiversity richness due to its climatic and topographic variation throughout the basin. Despite its well-known ecological importance, ... -
Estimating stand top height using freely distributed ICESat-2 LiDAR Data: a case study from multi-species forests in Artvin
Narin, Ömer Gökberk; Vatandaşlar, Can; Abdikan, Saygın (İstanbul Univ Cerrahpaşa, 2022)Forest inventories require up-to-date data on dominant tree height and stand top height from forest sample plots. These data are used to characterize the vertical structure of forests, providing a baseline for volume and ... -
Land use/land cover classification with Landsat-8 and Landsat-9 satellite images: a comparative analysis between forest- and agriculture-dominated landscapes using different machine learning methods
Saralioğlu, Ekrem; Vatandaşlar, Can (Akademiai Kiado ZRt, 2022)The Landsat program, which started in 1972 with Landsat-1, continues today with its newest satellite, Landsat-9, launched on 27 October 2021. The Landsat-9 data have been freely distributed since 10 February 2022 on the ... -
Modeling cover management factor of RUSLE using very high-resolution satellite imagery in a semiarid watershed
Vatandaşlar, Can; Yavuz, Mehmet (Springer, 2017)Vegetation cover is regarded as one of the most important protection measures for controlling soil erosion caused by water. Numerous articles have been published about the fact that more delicate, practical, and reliable ... -
Opportunities of forest roads usage as emergency access road for natural disaster
Vatandaşlar, Can; Demir, Murat (İstanbul Univ, 2016)This study was carried out to examine the applicability of forest roads as emergency access and evacuation corridor for an alternative to motorways following a prospective earthquake in Istanbul. For this purpose, various ... -
Orman ekosistemlerinin erozyonu önleme fonksiyonunun amenajman planlama sürecine entegrasyonu
Vatandaşlar, Can (Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, 2020)Toprak erozyonuyla oluşan arazi tahribatı, dünyanın birçok yerinde olduğu gibi Türkiye'de de en önemli çevresel sorunlardan biridir. Orman ekosistemleri, doğru yönetildikleri takdirde, bu sorunun çözümünde kilit rol ... -
Orman yollarının doğal afetlerde acil ulaşım yolu olarak kullanım olanakları
Vatandaşlar, Can; Demir, Murat (İstanbul Üniversitesi, 2016)Bu çalışmada İstanbul’da yaşanması muhtemel bir deprem sonrasında ulaşımda aksamalar yaşanacağının öngörüldüğü karayollarına alternatif olarak orman yollarının acil ulaşım yolu ve tahliye koridoru görevi üstlenebilme kabiliyeti ... -
Retrieval of forest height information using spaceborne LiDAR data: a comparison of GEDI and ICESat‑2 missions for crimean pine (Pinus nigra) stands
Vatandaşlar, Can; Narin, Ömer Gökberk; Abdikan, Saygın (Springer, 2022)Tree and stand heights are key inventory variables in forestry, but measuring them manually is time-consuming for large forestlands. For that reason, researchers have traditionally used terrestrial and aerial remote sensing ... -
Spatial assessment of ecosystem services provisioning changes in a forest-dominated protected area in NE Turkey
Vatandaşlar, Can (Springer, 2022)Forested landscapes offer high provisioning capacities for many ecosystem services (ES), yet their capabilities may change in time due to multifaceted ES drivers. Therefore, assessing the changes in individual ES is critical ... -
Sustainability language in forest management plans: a comparative analysis for public forests of the us and Turkey
Vatandaşlar, Can; Bettinger, Pete; Garzon, Alba Rocio Gutierrez; Merry, Krista; Boston, Kevin; Lee, Taeyoon; Uzu, Joshua (2023)Forest management plans often suggest that economic, ecological, and/or social sustainability will be achieved if the proposed management actions are followed. Using forest plans developed by the US Department of Agriculture ... -
Toprak erozyonu risk analizinde bitki örtüsü ve ürün yönetimi faktörünün (C-faktör) uzaktan algılama yöntemleriyle tahmini
Vatandaşlar, Can (Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2015)Bitki örtüsü; toprak erozyonunun kontrol altına alınması ve su kaynaklarının kalitesinin arttırılmasında en önemli koruma önlemlerinden biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Potansiyel yüzey erozyonunun tahmininde günümüzde en ... -
Useful indicators and models for assessing erosion control ecosystem service in a semi-arid forest landscape
Vatandaşlar, Can; Yavuz, Mehmet (Springer, 2023)Forests provide a large array of ecosystem services (ESs) such as wood supply, extreme natural event prevention, and ecotourism opportunities. The quantitative characterization of ESs is a crucial but costly task for ...
