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Landscape Dynamics in Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Castelló de la Plana in the Last Hundred Years

open access: yesLandscape Online, 2019
The littoral areas of the Mediterranean coastline have undergone a significant transformation due to their historical and intense human occupation. The result has been an evolution of different cultural landscape configurations, ranging from those with a
Rafael Belda-Carrasco   +2 more
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Towards a Core Set of Landscape Metrics of Urban Land Use in Wuhan, China

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022
In this study, we investigate the urban landscape patterns in Wuhan, China based on the land use data in the vector format. Using the approach of landscape metric analysis, we calculate forty-four vector-based landscape metrics and then reduce redundant ...
Shiwei Shao   +5 more
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Darwin’s wind hypothesis: does it work for plant dispersal in fragmented habitats? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Using the wind-dispersed plant Mycelis muralis, we examined how landscape fragmentation affects variation in seed traits contributing to dispersal.
Alleaume-Benharira   +60 more
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Prediction and Selection of Appropriate Landscape Metrics and Optimal Scale Ranges Based on Multi-Scale Interaction Analysis

open access: yesLand, 2021
Landscape metrics are widely used in landscape planning and land use management. Understanding how landscape metrics respond with scales can provide more accurate prediction information; however, ignoring the interference of multi-scale interaction may ...
Gang Fu   +4 more
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Suitable methods for landscape evaluation and valorization: the third dimension in landscape metrics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Landscape metrics have been widely developed over the last two decades. One of the major recent developments in landscape metrics analysis was the integration of the third dimension.
Batista, Teresa   +4 more
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Sensitivity analysis of relationships between hydrograph components and landscapes metrics extracted from digital elevation models with different spatial resolutions

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2021
Evaluation of sensitivity of hydrograph components and landscape metrics extracted from various spatial resolutions reveals relationships between landscape metrics and outflow properties with the lowest error.
Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi   +3 more
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Landscape Structure, Landscape Metrics and Biodiversity [PDF]

open access: yesLiving Reviews in Landscape Research, 2011
This paper deals with the question of the role landscape metrics can play in the investigation, evaluation and monitoring of landscape structure, and which linkages between landscape structure and biodiversity are known. In the first part, the scientific state of the art is presented; in the second part, the meaning of landscape metrics for nature ...
openaire   +1 more source

Application of landscape metrics in the evaluation of geodiversity

open access: yesMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2013
The purpose of this study is to present opportunities for using landscape metrics to evaluate geodiversity on individual landscape levels. The research area is located to the west of the Płock Urban and Industrial Agglomeration in Poland.
Malinowska Ewa, Szumacher Iwona
doaj   +1 more source

LANDSCAPE METRICS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF MATHEMATICAL LANDSCAPE MORPHOLOGY

open access: yesGeography, Environment, Sustainability, 2012
This paper discusses potential of obtaining answers to key issues related to the use of landscape metrics by applying approaches of mathematical landscape morphology.
Alexey Victorov
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of spatial variability of the vegetation cover in arid and semiarid areas using measures of landscape ecology (Case study: Poshtkooh rangelands of Yazd) [PDF]

open access: yesمدیریت بیابان, 2016
Landscape ecology is one of theyoungest branches of ecology science, and especially deals on the study of landscape composition, structure and function.  Landscape elements are such as patches, corridors, matrixalong the border and ecotons.
Mohammad Ali Zare Chahouki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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