Forest fragmentation in China and its effect on biodiversity

J Liu, DA Coomes, L Gibson, G Hu, J Liu… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Land‐use change is fragmenting natural ecosystems, with major consequences for
biodiversity. This paper reviews fragmentation trends–historical and current–in China, the …

Landscape ecology and biogeography: Rethinking landscape metrics in a post-FRAGSTATS landscape

JA Kupfer - Progress in physical geography, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Landscape pattern indicators or 'metrics' provide simple measures of landscape structure
that can be easily calculated with readily available data and software. Unfortunately, the …

Suitability criteria for measures of urban sprawl

JAG Jaeger, R Bertiller, C Schwick, F Kienast - Ecological indicators, 2010 - Elsevier
Rapid increase of urban sprawl in many countries worldwide has become a major concern
because of its detrimental effects on the environment. Existing measures of urban sprawl …

[HTML][HTML] A new combined index to assess the fragmentation status of a forest patch based on its size, shape complexity, and isolation

CA Rivas, J Guerrero-Casado, RM Navarro-Cerrillo - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are many local fragmentation metrics, but most can be grouped into four types
(composition/area, isolation, edge, and shape), and none of them alone determines the …

Landscape fragmentation and regularity lead to decreased carbon stocks in basins: Evidence from century-scale research

Y Hou, L Wang, Z Li, X Ouyang, T **_with_Landsat_ETM_plus_and_CORINE_Land_Cover_2000_data/links/5ae1be60458515c60f668fae/Pan-European-forest-non-forest-map**-with-Landsat-ETM-plus-and-CORINE-Land-Cover-2000-data.pdf?_sg%5B0%5D=started_experiment_milestone&origin=journalDetail" data-clk="hl=en&sa=T&oi=gga&ct=gga&cd=8&d=11802723476827203429&ei=VMG8Z8jXIp-bieoPq73r0Qw" data-clk-atid="Zedy-neyy6MJ" target="_blank">[PDF] researchgate.net

Pan-European forest/non-forest map** with Landsat ETM+ and CORINE Land Cover 2000 data

A Pekkarinen, L Reithmaier, P Strobl - ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper describes a simple and adaptive methodology for large area forest/non-forest
map** using Landsat ETM+ imagery and CORINE Land Cover 2000. The methodology is …

[BOOK][B] Understanding the changing planet: Strategic directions for the geographical sciences

National Research Council, Division on Earth… - 2010 - books.google.com
From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical
characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion …