Part Four - Conclusion & Recommendations
Map 20: Supervised satellite image classification of Mingächevir region. Based on Landsat 7 image............................81 Map 21: Partly supervised satellite image classification of mountain forest above Gakh. Based on Landsat 7 image.................................................................................................................................................................92 Map 22: Partly supervised satellite image classification of Gakh gravel fan. Based on Landsat 7 image.......................97 Map 23: Coarse overview of Gakh gravel fan and the distribution of forest communities..................................................99 Map 24: Partly supervised satellite image classification of mountain forest Oguz survey area. Based on Landsat 7 image...............................................................................................................................................................104 Map 25: Partly supervised satellite image classification of suryev region above Lahic. Based on Landsat 7 image...............................................................................................................................................................107 Map 26: Partly supervised satellite image classification of Altiaghaj suryev region. Based on Landsat 7 image......112 Map 27: Partly supervised satellite image classification of Sämkirchay valley . Based on Landsat 7 image.............118 Map 28: Partly supervised satellite image classification of Hirkanian Forest as well as Zuvand upland close to the Iranian border suryev region. Based on Landsat 7 image....................................122 Map 29: Proposed corridor/connection between Zuvand Zakaznik and Hirkani National Park..................................131 Map 30: Biogeographic regions of Natura 2000 and the Emerald Network, source: EEA (2008)...............................146 Map 31: Natura 2000 sites in Europe........................................................................................................................................................151
List of Figures Fig. 1: GDP by sector and labor force by occupation, source: CIA THE WORLD FACTBOOK (2008) 27 Fig. 2: Land use, source: KHANALIBAYLI (2008) 31 Fig. 3: Conventions on nature protection signed by Azerbaijan, source: ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IN AZERBAIJAN (2008) 34 Fig. 4: Organigram of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources 36 Fig 5: Flow chart of funding flow Caucasus Protected Area Fund. Source: http://www.caucasus-naturefund.org 39 Fig. 6: Cross section Dävächi: Cross section of the dune complex with physiognomic landscape units and predominating plant species 45 Fig 7: Water level fluctuation of the Caspian Sea from 1900 till 2000 48 Fig. 8: (A) Depositional environments of the modern Kura delta; (B) Location map including bathymetry of the south-western Caspian Sea, major faults, syncline and anticline structures and oil and gas fields; rectangle: location of Kura delta (HOOGENDOORN et al., 2005; INAN et al. 1997) 49 Fig. 9 Gil: Cross Section of the Island Gil 57 Fig. 10: Cross section through eastern part of island. 58 Fig. 11: Cross section through eastern part of island. 59 Fig. 12: Cross section trough central part of Kichik Tava 61 Fig. 13: Cross section through Chigill Island. 62 Fig. 14: Cross section through Babur Island 64 Fig. 15: Cross section through central part of Sari Su 66 Fig. 16: Cross section through western part of Sari Su 67 Fig. 17: Cross sectiom through eastern part of Sari Su 68 Fig. 18 Gobustan: Cross section from the Caspian Sea to Mount Gijäki 76 Fig. 19 Gobustan 2: Cross section through the Cheyrankäshchmäz River valley 77 Fig. 20: General overview of vegetation types around Mingächevir reservoir 82 Fig. 21: Cross section through Akhbakhar Hills 83 Fig. 22: Cross section from Alazan River to Lake Ajinohur 85 Fig 23: River inflow to Mingächevir Reservoir 1990 Source: NASA World Wind 86 Fig 24: River inflow to Mingächevir Reservoir 2000 Source: NASA World Wind 86 Fig. 25: Gakh: Cross section through the sequence of forest types on the slope 93 Fig. 26: Longitudinal cross section of the gravel fan 100 Fig. 27: Cross section through upper fan 100 Fig. 28: Cross section through lower fan 100 Fig. 29: Cross section through riverbed, upper fan 101 Fig. 30: Cross section through riverbed, mid-fan 101
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