Multi-scale analysis of the characteristics of the changing landscape of the typical mountainous region of Southwest China over the past 40 years.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Yunnan Province is an important ecological security barrier in China. This study investigated the temporal and spatial changes to landscape ecology and is of great significance for guiding landscape protection and future socio-economic development.

Objectives

To analyze the temporal and spatial changes of the landscape patterns at the county, river basin, and provincial levels, and clarify and describe the temporal and spatial differentiation characteristics of the landscape patterns in Yunnan Province.

Methods

Based on landscape ecology, GIS spatial analysis, and spatio-temporal change analysis, nine landscape pattern indices, and spatial autocorrelation for different years, were calculated.

Results

The landscape of Yunnan Province has evolved as a who

SUBMITTER: Liu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8127961 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature