Detecting the effect of disturbance on habitat diversity and land cover change in a post-mining area using GIS

Antwi, Effah Kwabena; Krawczynski, René; Wiegleb, Gerhard

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.03.009

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“…It is selected to assess patch diversity and patch sensitivity to fragmentation. ED refers to amount of edge relative to the landscape area and is related to the degree of spatial heterogeneity (Antwi et al, 2008). ED was chosen to quantify the dynamics of the abundance and attributes of specific types of edges, and infer the associated ecological effects.…”

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Assessing landscape changes and dynamics using patch analysis and GIS modeling

Paudel

Yuan

2012

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinfor

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Section: Landscape Patch Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing landscape changes and dynamics using patch analysis and GIS modeling

Paudel

Yuan

2012

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinfor

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“…Human activities need not cause homogenizing the landscape and diminishing biological diversity (e.g. Lepart and Debussche, 1992;Antwi et al, 2008). Through anthropopressure, heterogeneous landscapes of great significance to biological resources of a given area are created.…”

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Landscape planning in areas of sand extraction in the Silesian Upland, Poland

Dulias

2010

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…the Upper Miranda River). The metric border extent (ED) is based on the calculation of the total perimeter edge of fragments (km) per unit area (ha), playing a key role in defining ecotones, ecoclinas and ecotypes [35] Besides ED indicates the variation in heterogeneity and the extent of landscape fragmentation [36], because the amount of edge in a lands capre generally increases with fragmentation [18]. The shape index (MSI) was used to evaluate changes in patch shape, from complex to simple forms associated with anthropic land use classes, such as agricultural or urban areas [18].…”

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10-Years Land Use Changes Decrease Landscape Integrity in a Brazilian Hydrographic Basin

Estevam¹,

Arieira²,

Zeilhofer³

et al. 2017

JGIS

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Changes in land use associated with the suppression of native vegetation can greatly alter the landscape configuration, affecting biodiversity and environmental services availability. This study analyzes how changes in land use affect landscape patterns of vegetation remnant over a 10 year period. We quantified spatial landscape patterns throughout a hydrographic basin for the years 2002, 2008, 2010 and 2012, using nine landscape metrics. An indicator of integrity was used to details the transformation processes occurring in the basin that could be used to monitor the impact of landscape changes and its spatial patterning. Results showed that over this decade, extension of farming activities reduced the cover of native vegetation by 4.4%, with grassy-woody savanna, wooded savanna and forested savanna impacted especially strongly. Suppression of vegetation across this period reduced the size of fragments and their connectivity. The landscape fragmentation indicator indicated that the fragmentation pattern varied spatially, with the upland areas along river headwaters, being most fragmented. Areas of floodplains vegetation, belonged to the Pantanal Wetland, although in better integrity states, are the most threatened by current pressures of land use change. An intense recovery program for headwaters and aquifer recharge areas, as well as riparian forests, is recommended to avoid the future depletion of water production. Besides, we also recommend the maintenance and recovering of the connectivity of the current remaining patches of natural vegetation corridors and elaboration of specific laws that incoporate the consolidated scientific knowladge about wetland ecosystem functioning, like the Pantanal.

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Detecting the effect of disturbance on habitat diversity and land cover change in a post-mining area using GIS

Cited by 64 publications

References 21 publications

Assessing landscape changes and dynamics using patch analysis and GIS modeling

Assessing landscape changes and dynamics using patch analysis and GIS modeling

Landscape planning in areas of sand extraction in the Silesian Upland, Poland

10-Years Land Use Changes Decrease Landscape Integrity in a Brazilian Hydrographic Basin

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