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Land use change and karst desertification (KD) are interdependent. It is crucial to investigate the relationship between the KD landscape and spatial–temporal changes in land use for effective and sustainable KD management practices in karst plateau ...
Tian Shu, Kangning Xiong, Ning Zhang
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RESEARCH ON THE LANDSCAPE PATTERN OF URBAN PARKS AND GREEN SPACES – TAKING THE MAIN URBAN AREA OF WUHAN CITY AS AN EXAMPLE [PDF]
Based on the combination of landscape ecology theory and GIS technology, this paper selects the landscape pattern index at the patch type level and landscape level from the two aspects of unit characteristics and landscape heterogeneity, and quantitative
Y. Sun +8 more
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Designing a field sampling plan for landscape-pest ecological studies using VHR optical imagery [PDF]
The objective of this study was to develop an easily replicable sampling methodology using very high spatial resolution (VHSR) optical imagery to study the effect of landscape composition on crop pest incidence and biological control. The methodology was
Brévault, Thierry +3 more
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In order to explore the landscape pattern evolution and driving forces of the Yilong Lake watershed, the combined method of supervised classification with manual visual interpretation based on the landsat5TM/8OLI remote sensing image data sources was ...
Guoqiang Ma +6 more
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Parks, people and pixels: evaluating landscape effects of an East African national park on its surroundings [PDF]
Landscapes surrounding protected areas, while still containing considerable biodiversity, have rapidly growing human populations and associated agricultural development in most of the developing world that tend to isolate them, potentially reducing their
Binford, Elizabeth +7 more
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Human activities and environmental changes have influenced the changes in landscape patterns, which in turn profoundly impact the variation in net primary productivity (NPP) of vegetation. Understanding the relationship between landscape patterns and NPP
Congrui Xu, Chuanhua Li
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The relationship between landscape patterns and human-caused fire occurrence in Spain [PDF]
Aim of study: Human settlements and activities have completely modified landscape structure in the Mediterranean region. Vegetation patterns show the interactions between human activities and natural processes on the territory, and allow understanding ...
Costafreda Aumedes, Sergi +2 more
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Regionalization of landscape pattern indices using multivariate cluster analysis [PDF]
This project was funded by the Government of Canada through the Mountain Pine Beetle Program, a six-year, $40 million program administered by Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service.
Long, Jed Andrew +2 more
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Mapping and analysis of changes in the riparian landscape structure of the Lockyer Valley Catchment, Queensland, Australia [PDF]
[Abstract]: A case study of the Lockyer Valley catchment in Queensland, Australia, was conducted to develop appropriate mapping and assessment techniques to quantify the nature and magnitude of riparian landscape structural changes within a catchment ...
Apan, Armando +2 more
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Although many prior studies have found that landscape pattern significantly affects urban heat environment globally, the spatially heterogeneous in the cooling effects of landscape pattern remains poorly understood.
Shuang Liu +6 more
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