Landscape Changes from 1974 to 1995 in the Upper Minjiang River Basin, China

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摘要 Landscapechangesweretracedoverthe20yearsfrom1974to1995intheupperMinjiangRiverbasin,oneofthemostimportantforestregionsinChina,basedonsatelliteimageinterpretationtoprovidebasicdataforlocaldecision-makingaswellassustainablelandscapeuseandmanagement.Resultsrevealedthatlandscapefrom1974to1995changedattheregionalscaleastheareaofforestlanddecreased,whilecropland,shrubland,economicforest,grassland,andbuilt-uplandincreased.Landscapechangesmainlyoccurredinforestland,shrubland,grassland,economicforest,andbuilt-upland.Moreover,thechangesamongforestland,shrubland,andgrasslandwerethelargest,influencingthewholecharacteristicsofthechangesinthebasin.Analysisofthechangesbetween1974and1995inthestudyareaindicatedthatlandscapeheterogeneityandfragmentationincreased,whereaslandscapeconnectivitydecreased.Thereweremultiplereasonsforlandscapechanges.Aprincipalcomponentanalysis(PCA)wasusedtoquantitativelystudydrivingforcesoflandscapechanges.ThePCAresultsshowedthateconomicandpopulationfactorsweretheprincipaldrivingforcesoflandscapechangesfrom1974to1995intheupperMinjiangRiverbasin,andthatPCAwasasuitablemethodforinvestigatingdrivingforcesoflandscapechanges.
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出处 《土壤圈:英文版》 2006年3期
出版日期 2006年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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