Trends in the use of landscape spatial metrics as landscape indicators: A review

E Uuemaa, Ü Mander, R Marja - Ecological Indicators, 2013 - Elsevier
The paper gives an overview on the trends in the usage of landscape metrics as indicators
for: land use changes, habitat functions (biodiversity, habitats), landscape regulating …

Indicators of vegetation development in restored wetlands

S Taddeo, I Dronova - Ecological Indicators, 2018 - Elsevier
Significant wetland losses across the globe have motivated large-scale restoration efforts to
improve the quality of wetland habitats. However, previous studies have shown a high …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of land cover, topography, and soil on stream water quality at multiple spatial and seasonal scales in a German lowland catchment

C Lei, PD Wagner, N Fohrer - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of catchment characteristics on water quality varies with space and time.
Understanding the key factors influencing water quality is needed for effective land use and …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal variation of oasis landscape pattern in arid area: Human or natural driving?

C Liu, F Zhang, VC Johnson, P Duan - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
The eco-environment of the arid area is constantly fragile global-wide. The study on the
spatial and temporal variation of its landscape pattern can quickly identify the driving factors …

Landscape diversity and forest edge density regulate stream water quality in agricultural catchments

F Clément, J Ruiz, MA Rodríguez, D Blais… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
It is well known that the composition of land cover within a watershed plays a large role in
regulating stream water quality. However, there remains significant uncertainty regarding the …

Multi-scale analysis of relationship between landscape pattern and urban river water quality in different seasons

R **ao, G Wang, Q Zhang, Z Zhang - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Water quality is highly dependent on the landscape characteristics. In this study, we
investigated the relationships between water quality and landscape pattern (composition …

[HTML][HTML] Random forest-based modeling of stream nutrients at national level in a data-scarce region

H Virro, A Kmoch, M Vainu, E Uuemaa - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Nutrient runoff from agricultural production is one of the main causes of water quality
deterioration in river systems and coastal waters. Water quality modeling can be used for …

Farmland heterogeneity is associated with gains in some ecosystem services but also potential trade-offs

J Botzas-Coluni, ETH Crockett, JT Rieb… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
The intensification of farming practices negatively impacts the provision of many non-food
ecosystem services (ES), including pollination, pest regulation and water quality regulation …

Impacts of urban expansion on wetland ecosystem services in the context of hosting the Winter Olympics: a scenario simulation in the Guanting Reservoir Basin …

Q Huang, X Zhao, C He, D Yin, S Meng - Regional Environmental Change, 2019 - Springer
Assessing the impacts of urban expansion on the wetland ecosystem in rapidly urbanizing
basins is closely related to understanding regional sustainability. In this study, we adopted …

The land-use legacy effect: towards a mechanistic understanding of time-lagged water quality responses to land use/cover

SL Martin, DB Hayes, AD Kendall… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have linked land use/land cover (LULC) to aquatic ecosystem responses,
however only a few have included the dynamics of changing LULC in their analysis. In this …