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Free and Open Source Software underpinning the European Forest Data Centre [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Worldwide, governments are growingly focusing on free and open source software (FOSS) as a move toward transparency and the freedom to run, copy, study, change and improve the software.
A. Camia   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Historical Landscape Transformation and Connectivity Loss by the Bosphorus: Morphological Spatial Analysis of Ortaköy’s Century-Long Change

open access: yesForestist
Urban expansion drives habitat fragmentation globally, while cities are conceived both as the problem and the solution. Growing recognition of land-use change points to the importance of holistic planning approaches, yet fine-scale analyses of historical
Simay Kırca Flores
doaj   +1 more source

Linking MSPA and Circuit Theory to Identify the Spatial Range of Ecological Networks and Its Priority Areas for Conservation and Restoration in Urban Agglomeration

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Rapid urbanization has led to the continuous degradation of natural ecological space within large urban agglomerations, triggering landscape fragmentation and habitat loss, which poses a great threat to regional ecological sustainability.
Tianlin Zhai, Longyang Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating regional-scale connectivity in habitat restoration: An application for amphibian conservation in eastern France [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
International audienceHabitat restoration is one way of reducing landscape fragmentation, which is seen as a threat to biodiversity. It consists in renovating disused or degraded habitat patches or in creating new habitat patches in suitable areas ...
Bannwarth, Cyrielle   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Proposal of new Natura 2000 network boundaries in Spain based on the value of importance for biodiversity and connectivity analysis for its improvement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The aim of the Natura 2000 Network is to ensure the conservation of habitats and species in their natural areas of distribution. Connectivity is an essential part of this conservation.
García-abril, Antonio   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Unveiling critical morphological contributions in Forest vegetation carbon storage: An MSPA and explainable machine learning analysis of Jinhua City, China

open access: yesEcological Indicators
Forests act as critical carbon sink ecosystems, with their carbon sequestration capacity influenced by multiple factors. However, the long-term relationship between forest spatial morphological patterns and carbon storage remains insufficiently explored.
Zixuan Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The green areas of San Juan, Puerto Rico

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2014
Green areas, also known as green infrastructure or urban vegetation, are vital to urbanites for their critical roles in mitigating urban heat island effects and climate change and for their provision of multiple ecosystem services and aesthetics. Here, I
Olga M. Ramos-González
doaj   +1 more source

Linking and Harmonizing Forest Spatial Pattern Analyses at European, National and Regional Scales for a Better Characterization of Forest Vulnerability and Resilience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The project ¿Linking and harmonizing the forests spatial pattern analyses at European, national and regional scales for a better characterization of the forests vulnerability and resilience¿ (JRC contract 382391 F1SC) covers one of the seven topics to be
CHIRICI Gherardo   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Integrating morphological spatial pattern analysis and the minimal cumulative resistance model to optimize urban ecological networks: a case study in Shenzhen City, China

open access: yesEcological Processes, 2021
Background With the increasing fragmentation of landscape induced by rapid urbanization, the construction of ecological networks is of great significance to alleviate the degradation of urban habitats and protect natural environments.
Yang-Yang Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Landscape Ecological Risk and Ecological Security Pattern Construction in World Natural Heritage Sites: A Case Study of Bayinbuluke, Xinjiang, China

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022
The evaluation of ecological risk and the construction of ecological security patterns are significant for the conservation of World Natural Heritage sites with high outstanding universal value.
Xiaodong Chen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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