Magnitude and Significance in Landscape Change

被引:10
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作者
De Pablo, Carlos L. [1 ]
Roldan-Martin, Maria J. [2 ]
Martin De Agar, Pilar [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Complutense, Dept Ecol, Fac Biol, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
[2] Environm Res Ctr Madrid Reg, Soto Del Real, Spain
关键词
Landscape change; ecological change; landscape mosaics; land use; change index; LAND-USE CHANGES; AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK; SPATIAL-PATTERNS; PLANT DIVERSITY; COVER CHANGE; DYNAMICS; NEIGHBORHOOD; ADJACENCIES; INFORMATION;
D O I
10.1080/01426397.2011.641949
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Landscape is organised in mosaics: sets of patches with a defined pattern of boundaries through which patches interact. Changes in patches cause changes in mosaics. Landscape change has two components: a quantitative one, referring to the areas in which changes happen, and a qualitative one, referring to the degree of similarity among the mosaics substituting each other. The quantitative component informs on the magnitude of the change: the total area in which landscape mosaics have changed; the qualitative one informs on the significance thereof: the ecological differences between the mosaics substituting each other. This paper presents an index for quantifying landscape change and for discriminating between magnitude and significance therein. It was tested by study of changes in the landscape mosaics in Madrid, Spain. Results show that the index developed is useful for this purpose. This enables objective comparison of different landscape changes presenting different combinations of magnitude and significance.
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页码:571 / 589
页数:19
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