Statistical and spatial analysis of land cover impact on selected Metro Vancouver, British Columbia watersheds.

Abstract:

:The Greater Vancouver area has undergone significant land use and land cover (LULC) change over the past several decades, often adversely affecting stream health and water quality, particularly in those areas that have undergone the most urbanization. In this study 30 years of historical LULC and water quality data were examined using GIS and statistical analysis to better understand these impacts and to help build a broader understanding of cause and effect relationships of changing LULC, especially since urbanization is increasingly occurring within sensitive watersheds at greater distances from the City of Vancouver. Urban, agriculture, and disturbed LULC data from 1976, 1986, and 2000 were examined within a number of watersheds and related to historical water quality data sampled from streams during similar time frames. Additional higher resolution 2006 LULC data from a smaller number of watersheds were then examined and compared to stream health data to investigate the sensitivity of LULC data resolution on monitoring watershed impact. While LULC impact can be clearly seen at both high and lower resolutions, issues of ambiguous land cover and land use designations can potentially affect the magnitude of the relationship.

journal_name

Environ Manage

journal_title

Environmental management

authors

Shupe S

doi

10.1007/s00267-012-9955-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-01-01 00:00:00

pages

18-31

issue

1

eissn

0364-152X

issn

1432-1009

journal_volume

51

pub_type

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