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Major Changes in Landuse/Landcover on New Island From 1937-1998
David Fyfe, Water Resources Course
The terms Landcover and Landuse are often used together to classify earth’s surface features that are depicted in aerial photographs. Landcover describes the features that are found on earth’s surface such as water bodies, forests, and grasslands. Landuse is the human activity that is associated with these features such as urban or agricultural land (Anderson, 1976). Aerial photographs from 1937 and 1998 show very different Landuse and Landcover patterns on New Island. This study will identify these uses and show how the uses on and around New Island have changed over the past 60 years.
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(Click on the map to see the actual aerial photo of New Island for that year.)
The maps of Landuse/Landcover changes on New Island from 1937 to 1998 show how the island has experienced secondary succession over the 60+ year period. What was once agricultural land, changed first to grasses and scrub shrubs, and is forested land today.
