TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kadović, Ratko
AU  - Bohajar, Yousef Ali Mansour
AU  - Perović, Veljko
AU  - Belanović Simić, Snežana
AU  - Todosijević, Mirjana
AU  - Tošić, Sonja
AU  - Anđelić, Milosav
AU  - Mladan, Dragan
AU  - Dovezenski, Una
PY  - 2016
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/799
AB  - This paper studies the assessment of sensitivity to land degradation of Deliblato sands (the northern part of Serbia), as a special nature reserve. Sandy soils of Deliblato sands are highly sensitive to degradation (given their fragility), while the system of land use is regulated according to the law, consisting of three zones under protection. Based on the MEDALUS approach and the characteristics of the study area, four main factors were considered for evaluation: soil, climate, vegetation and management. Several indicators affecting the quality of each factor were identified. Each indicator was quantified according to its quality and given a weighting of between 1.0 and 2.0. ArcGIS 9 was utilized to analyze and prepare the layers of quality maps, using the geometric mean to integrate the individual indicator map. In turn, the geometric mean of all four quality indices was used to generate sensitivity of land degradation status map. Results showed that 56.26% of the area is classified as critical; 43.18% as fragile; 0.55% as potentially affected and 0.01% as not affected by degradation. The values of vegetation quality index, expressed as coverage, diversity of vegetation functions and management policy during the protection regime are clearly represented through correlation coefficient (0.87 and 0.47).
T2  - Archives of Environmental Protection
T1  - Land Sensitivity Analysis of Degradation using MEDALUS model: Case Study of Deliblato Sands, Serbia
EP  - 124
IS  - 4
SP  - 114
VL  - 42
DO  - 10.1515/aep-2016-0045
UR  - conv_1247
ER  - 

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author = "Kadović, Ratko and Bohajar, Yousef Ali Mansour and Perović, Veljko and Belanović Simić, Snežana and Todosijević, Mirjana and Tošić, Sonja and Anđelić, Milosav and Mladan, Dragan and Dovezenski, Una",
year = "2016",
abstract = "This paper studies the assessment of sensitivity to land degradation of Deliblato sands (the northern part of Serbia), as a special nature reserve. Sandy soils of Deliblato sands are highly sensitive to degradation (given their fragility), while the system of land use is regulated according to the law, consisting of three zones under protection. Based on the MEDALUS approach and the characteristics of the study area, four main factors were considered for evaluation: soil, climate, vegetation and management. Several indicators affecting the quality of each factor were identified. Each indicator was quantified according to its quality and given a weighting of between 1.0 and 2.0. ArcGIS 9 was utilized to analyze and prepare the layers of quality maps, using the geometric mean to integrate the individual indicator map. In turn, the geometric mean of all four quality indices was used to generate sensitivity of land degradation status map. Results showed that 56.26% of the area is classified as critical; 43.18% as fragile; 0.55% as potentially affected and 0.01% as not affected by degradation. The values of vegetation quality index, expressed as coverage, diversity of vegetation functions and management policy during the protection regime are clearly represented through correlation coefficient (0.87 and 0.47).",
journal = "Archives of Environmental Protection",
title = "Land Sensitivity Analysis of Degradation using MEDALUS model: Case Study of Deliblato Sands, Serbia",
pages = "124-114",
number = "4",
volume = "42",
doi = "10.1515/aep-2016-0045",
url = "conv_1247"
}

Kadović, R., Bohajar, Y. A. M., Perović, V., Belanović Simić, S., Todosijević, M., Tošić, S., Anđelić, M., Mladan, D.,& Dovezenski, U.. (2016). Land Sensitivity Analysis of Degradation using MEDALUS model: Case Study of Deliblato Sands, Serbia. in Archives of Environmental Protection, 42(4), 114-124.
https://doi.org/10.1515/aep-2016-0045
conv_1247

Kadović R, Bohajar YAM, Perović V, Belanović Simić S, Todosijević M, Tošić S, Anđelić M, Mladan D, Dovezenski U. Land Sensitivity Analysis of Degradation using MEDALUS model: Case Study of Deliblato Sands, Serbia. in Archives of Environmental Protection. 2016;42(4):114-124.
doi:10.1515/aep-2016-0045
conv_1247 .

Kadović, Ratko, Bohajar, Yousef Ali Mansour, Perović, Veljko, Belanović Simić, Snežana, Todosijević, Mirjana, Tošić, Sonja, Anđelić, Milosav, Mladan, Dragan, Dovezenski, Una, "Land Sensitivity Analysis of Degradation using MEDALUS model: Case Study of Deliblato Sands, Serbia" in Archives of Environmental Protection, 42, no. 4 (2016):114-124,
https://doi.org/10.1515/aep-2016-0045 .,
conv_1247 .