Ecological assessment of natural resources at Dabaa-Egypt using remote sensing techniques aerial photographs

ABSTRACT

North western coastal zone of Egypt provides a clear example of the impact of man's disruptive action in semi-arid regions. The main objective of the present study is to identify and to make an assessment of natural resources at Dabaa area [lanforms, land cover, land use patterns and soil types] using aerial photographs. A transect extending from north to south was selected at Dabaa [5 km width x 12 km length] to cover almost all variations in topography and vegetation composition. This study indicates that about 66% of the total area is under overgrazing and wood cutting while 32% is under cultivation practices. Also this study indicates that most of Dabaa soils have high potentiality for agricultural practices. The results obtained by the present study were compared with other investrgations and it was found that they confirmed those studies