Estimating Natural Landscape Changes From 1992 to 2030 in The Conterminous US
Theobald DM. 2010. Estimating Natural Landscape Changes From 1992 to 2030 in The Conterminous US. Landscape Ecology. 25(7):999-1011
Quantifying landscape dynamics is a central goal of landscape ecology, and numerous metrics have been developed to measure the influence of human activities on natural landscapes. Composite scores that characterize human modifications to landscapes have gained widespread use. A parsimonious alternative is to estimate the proportion of a cover type (i.e. natural) within a spatial neighborhood to characterize both compositional and structural aspects of natural landscapes.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Theobald, David
- Units
- IMD
- Keywords
- human modification, land use change, Landscape dynamics, Natural Landscapes, palms