Özet:

Due to the vegetation they have, the riverine coastal areas serve as preventing channel erosion, providing coastal stabilization, feeding and sheltering for wild animals, migration routes, and stopping points between habitats. Anthropogenic effects in the riparian zone cause significant changes in the topography and land use types from the upper watersheds to the lower watersheds. This study, it is aimed to reveal the temporal and spatial land-use changes that occur in three different riparian zones (0-60m-Zone 1, 60-120m- Zone 2, 120-180m- Zone 3) of Acıçay located in Çankırı. For this purpose, Sentinel 2 satellite images and ortho photo images were used in the study covering the years 2008-2021 and plant species were determined at the field observation points. The most common woody species along the river corridor in the study area were Tamarix smyrnensis Bunge and Elaeagnus angustifolia L.. According to the results of the land use type change that emerged with the help of geographic information systems, a decrease of 6.2 ha in the river bed areas, 9.9 ha in the riparian vegetation areas, and 1.5 ha in the pasture areas in the first zone. On the other hand, an increase was determined in agriculture, settlement, and other areas. According to the results obtained, it was determined that the riparian vegetation areas were mostly damaged in the 0-60m zone.

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