Many studies have described the effects of urbanization on species richness. These studies
indicate that urbanization can increase or decrease species richness, depending on several …

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 …

Remote sensing is unique in its ability to record a variety of spatial and temporal data on
land surfaces with complete coverage, especially at larger spatial scales, and it has been …

Spatially land use models are indispensable for sustainable land use planning. This study
demonstrates a combined Markov–Cellular Automata model to analyze temporal change …

The aim of this overview paper is to analyze the use of various landscape metrics and
landscape indices for the characterization of landscape structure and various processes at …

As one of the major bay areas in the world, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay
Area (GBA) has been experiencing a remarkable urbanization process, and its ecological …

Detailed understanding of landscape changes along the urban–rural gradient provides a
useful tool to compare the structural and functional differences of landscape patches at …

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 …

This paper explores the conceptual common ground between visual and ecological
landscape indicators. Indicators can be used to summarise complex information about …

Spatial environmental heterogeneity (EH) is an important driver of species diversity, and its
influence on species richness has been analysed for numerous taxa, in diverse ecological …