EAGLE integration exercise on LC/LU monitoring in the ... · mana geme nt type forest histor y type s e t t / y s c d d ) - o e l t Main unit sub-unit Legend no. North Pontic vegetation

EAGLE integration exercise

on LC/LU monitoring

in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Jenică Hanganu

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DDNI

Danube Delta National Institute

for Research & Development

Summary

1. Location and specific of the area

2. Need for monitoring

3. INSPIRE data availability

4. LC/LU legend

5. Polygon database

6. EAGLE exercise: legend decomposition

7. Conclusion

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Location and specific of the area DDNI



Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

• Europe’s largest protected area

(5,800 km2)

• mosaic of 30 different ecosystem

types

• 9 vegetation units (20 classes)

• 158 plant communities

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Location and specific of the area DDNI



• Conservation of the habitats within Natura 2000

and WFD

Identification of changes in the distribution and

structure of the habitats

Hydro- morphological changes: e.g. costal zone

erosion or deposition, sand dune formation and

movement;

Hydrology: e.g. flooded or not, period of food;

Salt dynamic

water characteristics (transparency, aq. plant

cover, algae blooming).

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Need for monitoring DDNI



• Economical purposes

Assessment of the harvesting potential of the

Danube Delta natural resources (reed, forest,

grassland, medicinal plants, honey flora)

monitor land management : e.g. unharvest ,

harvested in winter , harvest in summer for hay

production, overgrazed;

Monitor the Status : e.g. burned , insect damage,

snow damage, etc.

specify bearing capacity of the soil (for mechanical

harvest)

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Need for monitoring DDNI



4. Elevation

4.2 Bathymetry

4.1 Terrestrial elevation Hypsometric Map for Danube Delta Institutul Naţional “Delta Dunării”

Digital Terrain Model for Danube’s Floodplain in Romanian Sector (LIDAR)

Ministerul Mediului şi Pădurilor

Digital teren model for DDBR ( 2011) Danube Delta national Institute

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INSPIRE data availability DDNI



5. Geo-physical environment

5.1 Soil

Soil map of the Danube delta ICPA

Bathimetrical data on the whole Danube stretch in Romanian Sector (update in

progress 2010)

Danube Delta national Institute

Navigation Map of Danube Delta Biosfere

Reserve


Bathimetrical data on the all Danube delta lakes > 10 ha ( 2011)


12. Water bodies/Hydrography

12.1 Surface water bodies/ Hydrography networks

14. Biota/biodiversity

14.2 Vegetation

14.3 Habitats and biotopes

14.4 Species distribution

Natura 2000 data base (including maps for SCI and SPA sites)

Agenţia Europeană de Mediu /Ministerul Mediului şi Pădurilor

Grassland GIS database PIN- MATRA, Olanda / Ministerul Educaţiei Cercetării şi Inovării

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INSPIRE data availability DDNI



Transboundary vegetation map of the DDBR

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Existing LC/ LU Legend DDNI



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Existing LC/ LU Legend DDNI



Alliance level (groups of plant communities)

& Species level

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Polygon Data base DDNI



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Main unit sub-unit Legend no.

North Pontic vegetation of

Beach/sea dune

vegetation

Coastal high dune (2-3 m)

vegetation3

0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Vegetation in depressions

between dunes strongly salinised6

0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Psammophilous steppe

vegetation of danubian-

deltaic type

Inland high dune vegetation 12

0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Desert- steppe vegetation

of Danube-delta type

Dry steppe vegetation on loess

and rocks15

0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

River levee grassland Grassland on lower levee 160 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Marshy vegetation (South -

European delta type)

Pure reedmace vegetation on

mineral soils19

0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Reed vegetation and trees on

compact plaur30

0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Forest/bush vegetation of Natural dune forest 333 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Natural floodplain forest 35 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Aquatic vegetation floating aquatic vegetation 41 0 x x x 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1

submerged aquatic vegetation 42 0 x x x 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 1

sparse macrophytes (clear water) 430 x x x 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 1

turbid without macrophytes (silt or

algal bloom)44

0 x x x 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 1

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Culture, Entertainment, Recreational

Integration to higher

class :e.g costal dune

vegetation


class e.g reed

marshes


class aq. vegetation

not found

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EAGLE exercise:

legend decomposition

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vegetation3

1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2



1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2



deltaic type


1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2




and rocks15

1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

River levee grassland Grassland on lower levee 161 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0




mineral soils19

1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0


compact plaur30

1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

Forest/bush vegetation of Natural dune forest 331 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 2

Natural floodplain forest 35 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0

Aquatic vegetation floating aquatic vegetation 41 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

submerged aquatic vegetation 42 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

sparse macrophytes (clear water) 431 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0


algal bloom)44

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measures

Two-dimensional spatial

patterns

Land Management Spatial Patterns

Management :

natural forest

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1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0



1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0



deltaic type


1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0




and rocks15

3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

River levee grassland Grassland on lower levee 163 0 0 2 2 0 0 0




mineral soils19

1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0


compact plaur30

1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Forest/bush vegetation of Natural dune forest 331 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Natural floodplain forest 35 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0

Aquatic vegetation floating aquatic vegetation 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

submerged aquatic vegetation 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

sparse macrophytes (clear water) 430 0 0 0 0 0 0 3


algal bloom)44

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Ecosystem Types

Costal lagoons

and salt marshes

Inland marshes

not found

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EAGLE exercise:


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vegetation


vegetation3

1 0 0 3 0 2 0



1 0 3 0 3 0 0



deltaic type


1 0 0 0 0 2 0




and rocks15

1 0 0 0 0 0 2

River levee grassland Grassland on lower levee 161 0 2 0 0 0 2




mineral soils19

1 0 2 0 0 0 2


compact plaur30

1 0 2 0 0 0 2

Forest/bush vegetation of Natural dune forest 331 0 2 0 0 0 2

Natural floodplain forest 35 1 0 2 0 0 0 2

Aquatic vegetation floating aquatic vegetation 41 1 2 0 0 0 0 2

submerged aquatic vegetation 42 1 2 0 0 0 0 2

sparse macrophytes (clear water) 431 2 0 0 0 0 2


algal bloom)44

1 2 0 0 0 0 2

Salinity (Water or

Soil)Water Regime

Abiotic/water characteristics

Salinity level and

water regime

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deltaic type


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




and rocks15

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

River levee grassland Grassland on lower levee 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




mineral soils19

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1


compact plaur30

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Forest/bush vegetation of Natural dune forest 330 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

Natural floodplain forest 35 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

Aquatic vegetation floating aquatic vegetation 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

submerged aquatic vegetation 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

sparse macrophytes (clear water) 430 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


algal bloom)44

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Status

e.g. status of reed : burnt,

insect damage, snow

damage

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EAGLE exercise:


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Figura 1. Softul de clasificare LCCS

Test results of FAO´s LCCS 2 DDNI



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Figura 3. Definirea parametrilor pentru fiecare categorie de zonă umedă din Delta Dunării

Test results of LCCS 2 DDNI



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LCCOwnDescr Aquatic vegetation

Closed Medium To Tall Rooted Forbs On Permanently

Flooded Land (Persistent)

LCCCode 40388-42549-L11M212O5P5R1Zt11

LCCLevel A5A12B4C1XXXXF1-A8B15C4-L11M212O5P5R1Zt11

LCCLabel /

Attribute

Major Landclass: Level Land Plain

Lithology: Unconsolid. Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Silt

Climate: Temperate Continental

Altitude: < 50 m

Water Quality: Fresh Water

The main layer consists of closed forbs on seasonally

flooded land.

The crown cover is more than (70-60)%.

The height is in the range of 3 - 0.03m but may be further

defined into a smaller range.

The vegetation consists of one single layer.

Test results of FAO´s LCCS 2 DDNI



Results of exercise:

EAGLE concept helps make DDNI´s wetland LU/LC classes

INSPIRE-compliant (INSPIRE Pure Land Cover Components

& HILUCS classes);

Management and status aspects can be easily described

with matrix tool;

Proposal:

Notification of the bearing capacity of the soils may be part of

Bio- Physical Characteristics;

Remote sensing detectable classes such as water turbidity

(algae blooming or SS) and presence of floating and

submerge aquatic vegetation may be included in the matrix.

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Conclusions I DDNI



FAO´s LCCS has also the possibility to describe well (Bio-)

Physical Characteristics and better water quality characteristics

while…

EAGLE permits a more consistent separation between LC and

LU information and the Characteristics are flexible and can be

adapted to particular user needs,

for example information of the status of the reed beds (e.g.

burned or insect damaged).

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Conclusions II DDNI



Thank you for your attention !

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Contact : Jenică Hanganu

[email protected]

DDNI



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EAGLE integration exercise on LC/LU monitoring in the ... · mana geme nt type forest histor y type s e t t / y s c d d ) - o e l t Main unit sub-unit Legend no. North Pontic vegetation