Landscape heterogeneity shows contrasting spatial patterns but similar temporal changes since the 1840s

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14310/24:00137961 RIV/00027073:_____/24:N0000072

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622824002364" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622824002364</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103431" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103431</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Landscape heterogeneity shows contrasting spatial patterns but similar temporal changes since the 1840s

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Studying landscape heterogeneity (LH) and its changes over time is crucial for understanding ecosystem dynamics and developing effective strategies for biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation. However, such studies over large areas and long time periods are rare due to the limited availability of land-cover data. Here, we examine two components of LH across the Czech Republic since the 1840s, namely compositional LH representing land cover diversity and configurational LH reflecting spatial landscape structure. Using digitised topographic maps and the Shannon index, we analyse LH distribution and its relationship with land cover changes. Our results show different spatial patterns in LH components, especially in low- and mid-elevation regions compared to mountainous areas. Temporal trends indicate a consistent increase in LH since the 1870s in low- and mid-elevation regions driven by land conversion to urban and agricultural areas. Conversely, mountainous regions show contrasting trends, with compositional LH declining due to forest expansion. We emphasise the importance of considering both the compositional and configurational components of LH in ecological studies and using indices that allow direct comparison between them.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Landscape heterogeneity shows contrasting spatial patterns but similar temporal changes since the 1840s

Popis výsledku anglicky

Studying landscape heterogeneity (LH) and its changes over time is crucial for understanding ecosystem dynamics and developing effective strategies for biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation. However, such studies over large areas and long time periods are rare due to the limited availability of land-cover data. Here, we examine two components of LH across the Czech Republic since the 1840s, namely compositional LH representing land cover diversity and configurational LH reflecting spatial landscape structure. Using digitised topographic maps and the Shannon index, we analyse LH distribution and its relationship with land cover changes. Our results show different spatial patterns in LH components, especially in low- and mid-elevation regions compared to mountainous areas. Temporal trends indicate a consistent increase in LH since the 1870s in low- and mid-elevation regions driven by land conversion to urban and agricultural areas. Conversely, mountainous regions show contrasting trends, with compositional LH declining due to forest expansion. We emphasise the importance of considering both the compositional and configurational components of LH in ecological studies and using indices that allow direct comparison between them.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10508 - Physical geography

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Applied Geography

ISSN

0143-6228

e-ISSN

1873-7730

Svazek periodika

172

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

November 2024

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

103431

Kód UT WoS článku

001338616100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85206259681