Landscape pattern and diversity of natural secondary forests in the eastern mountainous region, northeast China： A case study of Mao＇ershan region in HeUongjiang Province

Mao‘ershan region is a representative natural secondary forested region in the eastern mountainous region, northeast of China. Under the support of ARC/INFO, the landscape pattern and landscape diversity of Mao‘erhshan region were sudied by combining the forest type map (1:10 000), which was drawn from the aerial photographs (1999), field investigation and land utilization map (1:10 000). The selected indices included patch number, patch size, patch density index, richness index,dominance index, evenness index and diversity index. The results showed that the landscape dominant forest type in Mao‘ershan region was softwood broad-leaved forest. In all landscape types, the average patch area of natural secondary forests was bigger than that of artificial forest. The patch density index of each landscape formed in artificial forest was higher than that of natural secondary forest. The landscape diversity index and landscape evenness index of natural forest were highest, the landscape heterogeneity was also, but the landscape dominance was lower. In natural forest, the control effects of landscape elements on landscape-structure, function and its change were weakened. The artificial forest was on the contrary.     

Spatial connectivity and distribution of landscape type in the natural secondary forests of eastern mountainous region,northeast China—a case study of Mao'ershan region in Heilongjiang Province

Mao'ershan region is representative in the natural secondary forested region of the eastern mountainous region, northeast China. The landscape nearest neighbor index and landscape connectivity index were calculated with ARC/INFO software for Mao'ershan region. The spatial distribution of the landscape of the region was analyzed. The results showed that the landscape connectivity index of non-woodland was significantly higher than that of woodland. The landscape connectivity index of natural forest was nearly equal to zero, which means its fragmentation degree is high. The nearest neighbor index of plantation was lower than that of natural forest and non-forestland. Among the man-made forests, the distance index of the coniferous mixed plantation is the lowest, and its pattern is nearly glomeration. The landscape pattern of natural forest presented nearly random distribution. Among non-forest land, the distance index of cut blank was the lowest, and its pattern was also nearly glomeration. Foundation item: This paper was supported by the Key Project of State Department of Science Technology (2002BA515B040). Biography: LI SHu-juan (1977), female. Lecture in Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China. Responsible editor: Zhu Hong     

一个世纪来黑龙江省森林景观动态研究

With the help of GIS tool of ARC/INFO,ARCVIEW and FRAGSTATS,the map of forest resource distribution of Heilongjiang Province was analyzed in 1896,1949 and 1981.Using total area,mean patch size,patch density,coefficient of patch size variation,mean patch fractal dimension and mean shape index,we studied the change of forest landscape pattem and the change of each patch types in this region.As a result,the total area of forest landscape and mean patch size decreased sharply,the quantity and density of patches increased,the juxtaposition of patches weakened,the shape of patch tended to become regular,and the border of patch simplified.All these showed that the forest landscape of this area tended to fragment gradually,and the fragment of Korean pine forest is the severest.the diversity of whole forest landscape and the eveness of landscape types distribution reduced gradually.Human impact,instead of climate change and forest community succession,is the most important reason for such dramatic chages.     

八英庄林场砬沿沟流域森林景观变化分析

为更好地实现八英庄林场森林资源的优化配置,以河北省木兰围场国有林场管理局八英庄林场2010年和2015年2期地形图、遥感图像及二类调查数据为基础,运用ArcGIS10.0和Fragstats4.2软件,对砬沿沟流域森林景观变化进行分析。砬沿沟流域按一级景观分类划分,斑块类型共5类,有林地斑块面积由473.95hm~2增加为500.88hm~2,其他斑块面积相对减小;有林地的景观形状指数、散布与并列指数减小,分别由3.008 1、59.106 6降为2.481 6、49.060 4;景观多样性由0.426 9减小为0.233 4,说明各斑块的聚集程度有所增加,各斑块之间的连通性有所提高。砬沿沟流域按二级景观分类划分,在有林地类型中,2010年和2015年斑块类型都为5类,到2015年山杏林斑块消失,新增云杉林斑块;2010至2015年华北落叶松林斑块面积、斑块景观形状指数均增加,山杨林斑块面积、斑块景观形状指数均减小。砬沿沟流域森林景观香农多样性指数由1.602 7降为1.389 2。除去一级景观分类中有林地斑块破碎度减小,其他无论是一级景观分类还是二级景观分类,各斑块破碎度都有不同程度的增加,说明近5a一级、二级斑块在总数上有所增加,并且增加的斑块相对独立,并不连续。     

A study of habitat fragmentation in Southeastern Brazil using remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS)

The purpose of this work was to study fragmentation of forest formations (mesophytic forest, riparian woodland and savannah vegetation (cerrado)) in a 15,774-ha study area located in the Municipal District of Botucatu in Southeastern Brazil (São Paulo State). A land use and land cover map was made from a color composition of a Landsat-5 thematic mapper (TM) image. The edge effect caused by habitat fragmentation was assessed by overlaying, on a geographic information system (GIS), the land use and land cover data with the spectral ratio. The degree of habitat fragmentation was analyzed by deriving: 1. mean patch area and perimeter; 2. patch number and density; 3. perimeter-area ratio, fractal dimension (D), and shape diversity index (SI); and 4. distance between patches and dispersion index (R). In addition, the folowing relationships were modeled: 1. distribution of natural vegetation patch sizes; 2. perimeter-area relationship and the number and area of natural vegetation patches; 3. edge effect caused by habitat fragmentation. The values of R indicated that savannah patches (R = 0.86) were aggregated while patches of natural vegetation as a whole (R = 1.02) were randomly dispersed in the landscape. There was a high frequency of small patches in the landscape whereas large patches were rare. In the perimeter-area relationship, there was no sign of scale distinction in the patch shapes. In the patch number-landscape area relationship, D, though apparently scale-dependent, tends to be constant as area increases. This phenomenon was correlated with the tendency to reach a constant density as the working scale was increased. On the edge effect analysis, the edge-center distance was properly estimated by a model in which the edge-center distance was considered a function of the total patch area and the SI.     

Spatiotemporal changes in the landscape structure of forests in northern Sweden

Abstract

Altered forest landscape structure has been suggested as a possible cause for the decline of some specialized forest species in Fennoscandia. Here, we present a time series of boreal landscape changes in 1954–2005 in 16 5×5 km sub-areas in Sweden, based on aerial photo interpretation. We explored how coniferous forest vegetation types, known to be important to some specialized forest species, have been fragmented and also declined in mean patch size and their proportion of the landscape. We divided the studied area into a western (inland) and eastern (coastal) part based on different timing of landscape changes. The mean patch area of forest >50 yrs declined from ~90 ha in 1954 to 10 ha in 2005 in the inland and from 30 ha to only ~5 ha patches in the coastal area. Common vegetation types, such as mesic and moist forest >50 yrs showed a similar declining trend. In our study area, the long-term decline 1971–2005 of the specialized forest species grey-sided vole (Myodes rufocanus) coincided with the decline of mean focal patch size of forest >50 yrs. The data presented here can be used in further analyses of species–landscape interactions along spatiotemporal gradients.     

Effects of community succession dynamics on forest biodiversity in eastern mountainous area of Heilongjiang Province

Plant, insect and forest structures of 25 forest communities were investigated in Mao'ershan Experimental Forest Farm and Liangshui Experimental Forest Farm during 1994–1995. The paper used continuum index (C _i) as a parameter, to quantitatively describe forest community succession stage. Relationships between the biodiversity and continuum index of forest community were studied. The annual species and family diversities in forest plant community showed nonlinear correlation with continuum index, and the largest diversities were during the middle stage of succession. The diversities of total insect community and herbivorous insect group were negatively related withC _i, that of spide group and parasitic insect group was positively related. The pattern diversity and coverage weight diversity index foliage height increased with continuum index. Foundation item: This project was supported by Chinese Academy of Science. Biography: MENG Qing-fan (1965-), male, Ph. doctor, associate professor of Beihua University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China. Responsible editor: Zhu Hong     

基于RS和FRAGSTATS的南四湖湿地景观格局演变研究

基于1987,1997和2008年夏季的Landsat卫星影像,在RS和GIS支持下利用景观分析软件Fragstats3.3和景观生态学的理论,分析了南四湖湿地1987—2008年间土地利用变化特征以及各土地利用类型间的转化情况和景观指数变化特点。结果表明:1)湿地景观格局的总体特征是:景观格局变化显著,自然景观面积减少,人工景观面积增加;景观斑块破碎化加重,其中芦苇地、荷田和养殖水面景观格局变化最为剧烈。2)从景观指数方面看:类型水平上,不同景观类型的指数变化规律不同,体现不同的变化特征;景观水平上,斑块数量和斑块密度持续增加,平均斑块面积和蔓延度指数不断减小,Shannon多样性指数和均匀度指数则是先增大后减小。3)从转移矩阵看:1987—1997年景观格局变化相对和缓;1997—2008年景观格局变化相当剧烈;各种地类相互转化的比例较高,特别是芦苇地和荷田两种湿地自然景观面积转出的比例很大;并且转化更多的是自然景观转化为人工景观,体现了湿地明显的人为扰动特征。     

Ecological thresholds in herb communities for the management of suburban fragmented forests

Fragmentation is a major cause of biodiversity loss. The relationship between fragmentation and biodiversity might be non-linear, due to the presence of ecological thresholds; however, the application of the threshold concept on the conservation of herb biodiversity has received limited attention. We assessed the relationship between a pool of woodland indicators and features of forest fragments (area, isolation, shape), and we evaluated whether ecological thresholds might provide guidelines for conservation. We performed our study in a human dominated area of northern Italy. In order to obtain a group of floristic indicators, we chose perennial herbs characteristic of the phytosociological syntaxa Fagetalia sylvaticae, Carpinion betuli and Erythronio-Carpinion, with suitable Landolt L and H index, obtained from previous relevés in reference and high-quality forests. Subsequently, we analyzed the relationship between richness of indicators and patch features recorded in a highly fragmented landscape. Generalized linear models showed that the number of forest indicators was positively related to fragment size and connectivity. Generalized Additive Models showed that the relationship between indicator richness and fragment size was non-linear, with the presence of two thresholds. The number of forest indicators increased until 35–40 ha; above this size the richness remained constant. Fragments above this threshold should be the target of conservation. Furthermore, the relationship between area and number of indicators was less steep in patches smaller than 1–1.5 ha. Patches between these two thresholds can be optimal targets of management actions, as small size increases can greatly improve their value for biodiversity. The identification of two thresholds in the relationship between patch area and indicators suggests an abrupt response to changing landscape features and provide quantitative targets for conservation.     

信宜市土地利用景观格局研究

以广东省信宜市为研究区,利用patch analyst景观格局分析软件,选取斑块数目、斑块面积、斑块密度、平均斑块大小、斑块面积标准差、斑块面积变异系数、平均斑块形状指数、面积加权平均斑块形状指数、平均斑块分维数、面积加权平均斑块分维数、破碎度、均匀度和多样性指数等指标,对信宜市土地利用景观格局进行分析.结果表明:各类...     

Fifty Years of Landscape Transformation in Managed Forests of Southern Finland

Intensive forest management has changed both local and regional characteristics of Fennoscandian forest. However, quantitative documentation of landscape transformations is rare. In this study, five forest landscapes were examined in order to define and quantify forest landscape transformation in southern Finland from the 1940s to the 1970s and 1990s. These areas of 140-200 km² contained both private and state-owned forests. Digital aerial photographs of each area were classified into no-canopy forest (clear-cut and seedling stands, open mires) and closed-canopy forest (young and mature stands). Patch density, mean patch size, largest patch index and edge density calculated for closed-canopy patches indicated fragmentation from the 1940s to the 1970s and recovery from the 1970s to the 1990s. Trends were very similar in both ownership groups. Thus, fragmentation of closed-canopy forests has not progressed continuously in southern Finland, but shows different patterns depending on the period. However, the recovery observed between the 1970s and 1990s does not necessarily mean an increased abundance of the natural old-growth areas that are needed to host many of the currently threatened species.     

基于MODIS卫星影像的湖南省景观格局

景观格局是由自然或人为形成的一系列大小、形状各异,排列不同的景观要素共同作用的结果.利用2005年MODIS卫星数据,经过一系列处理后得到湖南省景观图.利用决策树分类法将研究区分为5种景观类型:水、自然植被、耕地、城镇用地、其它用地.选取斑块数、斑块密度、破碎度、斑块分维数、多样性指数、优势度、均匀度、聚集度、分离度等景观指数,从斑块、斑块类型和景观3个层次上对研究区景观格局进行定量分析.结果表明:湖南省景观斑块共39357块,总面积为21.1984万km2;在5种景观类型中,植被和耕地是主要景观类型,占研究区总面积的88.38%;湖南省景观多样性程度低,且斑块空间形状简单.     

人为干扰对秦岭火地塘林区景观格局的影响

以秦岭火地塘林区1958年、1988年和2004年森林资源二类调查资料为主要数据源,利用景观结构分析软件,分析比较该林区3个时期景观格局变化情况,探讨人为干扰对林区景观格局的影响。研究结果表明:火地塘林区高强度的外界干扰,增加了该地区的景观多样性和丰富度;干扰形成的次生森林景观比原生森林景观类型数增多,同时引起部分景观类型的消长变化;森林采伐后林区景观分维数降低,斑块形状变得规则,但随着植被的恢复,各景观类型的斑块形状逐渐复杂,景观的异质性增加。火地塘林区景观格局的变化充分反映了外界干扰对森林景观格局的影响,以及森林自主恢复的动态过程。     

Spatial pattern analysis for quantification of landscape structure of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve,Central India

Landscape structure is often regarded as an important factor that governs the distribution and abundance of species.Therefore it is critical to understand the landscapes and their dynamics.Patterns of landscape elements strongly influence the ecological characteristics.This study was designed to document and map the current status of the tropical dry deciduous forest of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve(TATR),Central India,(using IRS P6 LISS IV data)and to describe its landscape structure at three levels of organization viz.landscape,class,and patch.The study area was classified into 10 land cover classes that include 6vegetation classes.The landscape structure was analyzed using FRAGSTATS using 12 set of indices.The TATR landscapes have a total of2,307 patches with a mean patch size of 25.67 ha and patch density of 1.7patches per km2.Amongst all land cover classes,mixed bamboo forest is dominant—it occupied maximum area(77.99%)—while riparian forest is least represented(0.32%).Mixed forest has maximum number of patches among all vegetation classes.Results have shown that despite being dominant in the area,mixed bamboo forest has low patch density(0.25/100 ha).Dominance of mixed bamboo forest is attributed to large patch sizes and not to the number of patches.This study has focussed on the approach of integrating satellite forest classification and forest inventory data for studying forest landscape patterns.     

安化县天然林景观格局与动态演变研究

基于2013年安化县森林资源规划设计调查数据、2017年林地变更调查数据,利用地理信息系统软件及景观格局指数计算软件,分析安化县天然林景观格局特征,对安化县天然林空间格局与动态演变进行研究。结果表明:安化县天然林主要是由竹林和阔叶林组成,占安化县天然林总面积的80%以上;从天然林整体变化情况来看,2013—2017年安化县天然林面积整体呈减少趋势,各森林类型斑块密度、景观类型比略有变化,天然林景观整体变化不大,景观维持平衡稳定;天然林景观在空间分布趋于聚集分布,连接状况趋于更佳,天然林斑块的形状趋于更规则、更复杂,景观格局趋于更好。     

基于GIS的桃山林场森林景观格局研究

以河北省木兰围场国有林场管理局桃山林场施业区内的森林资源为对象,利用GIS技术对其森林景观及分布规律进行分析,结果表明:桃山林场森林景观以混交林为主体,其面积占景观总面积的60.42%,斑块数量占景观斑块总数量的29.01%,优势度达到3.474 5。在斑块规模中,以混交林斑块最大,纯林和荒山荒地也有较大规模,疏林地也有相当规模分布,未成林造林地、宜林沙荒地、灌木林、耕地和其它用地景观规模最小;各类斑块的极差值均较大,斑块大小的分化较强烈。混交林的形状最复杂;其次是未成林造林地、纯林、荒山荒地、灌木林、宜林沙荒地、耕地和疏林地;其它用地的形状规整,边缘形状简单,说明这类景观斑块受人为干较严重。     

科尔沁沙地疏林典型分布区景观格局分析

以ALOS获得的影像（10 m）为原始数据,借助ArcGIS等软件和景观生态学方法分析了科尔沁沙地疏林典型分布区的景观格局特征。结果表明：①研究区景观破碎化程度不高,类型较单一;另外景观以少数几个大斑块为主,并且斑块的形状相对简单且不稳定。②农田和蒙古黄榆疏林是该地区的主要景观类型,分别占到研究区总面积的33.5921%和20.2617%;同时,虽然农田斑块穿插分布于蒙古黄榆疏林斑块之间,但是蒙古黄榆疏林仍然具有大面积成片分布。③研究区流动沙地分布面积较小、斑块数最多、平均斑块面积最小,以固定沙地和半固定沙地为主。     

基于森林资源二类调查数据的森林景观分类研究

以吉林省汪清林业局金沟岭林场为例 ,提出一种基于森林资源二类调查数据的景观要素分类方法。选取优势树种 (组 )、海拔、坡度、坡向和太阳辐射强度作为分类因子 ,在GIS技术支持下 ,按分类因子分割林场森林景观空间为 975 7个空间基本单元 ,建立起量化的、与植被和环境因子相关的森林景观空间基本单元数据库 ,在此基础上采用聚类分析方法把所有基本单元聚合为不同相似水平上的景观要素类型 ,结合生态特征和经营需要对聚类结果进行分析并最终确定了 7种景观要素类型 ,生成了景观要素类型斑块图。斑块特征和空间格局分析结果表明 :该林区森林景观中以小斑块要素比例最大 ,中、小斑块数占总斑块数的 90 %。针阔混交林具有最大的面积、平均斑块面积、斑块周长、最大生境面积和内部生境指数 ,是该地区受人为干扰相对较小、仍需要进行保护的景观要素类型。在森林经营中 ,应注意保护大型斑块的景观要素类型     

Assessing changes in forest fragmentation following infestation using time series Landsat imagery

The current epidemic of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) in British Columbia, Canada, has impacted an area of over 13 million hectares presenting a considerable challenge to provincial forest resource managers. Remote sensing technologies offer a highly effective tool to monitor this impact due to very large areas involved and its ability to detect dead and dying tree crowns. Conventionally, change detection procedures based upon spectral values have been applied; however, analysis of landscape pattern changes associated with long-time series change detection approaches present opportunities for the generation of unique and ecologically important information. This study is focussed on the detection and monitoring of the shape and area characteristics of lodgepole pine stands during mountain pine beetle infestation to quantify the progression of forest fragmentation and related loss of landscape connectivity. A set of landscape pattern indices were applied to a set of images consisting of six Landsat satellite images spanning the period from 1993 to 2006. Our results indicate that the impacts of the mountain pine beetle infestation on forest spatial pattern consist of an increase in the number of patches, an increase in forest patch shape complexity, a reduction in forest patch size, an increase in forest patch isolation, and a decrease in interspersion. These findings demonstrate the unique information available from long-time series satellite imagery combined with pattern analysis to better understand the combined effects of insect infestation and forest salvage and harvesting.     

鄂西山地景观格局与松材线虫病扩散风险分析——以宜昌伍家岗为例

本文分析伍家岗地区城市景观格局和马尾松林的斑块特征,以松褐天牛飞行距离作为因子,在区域尺度下分析了松材线虫病的扩散风险。结果表明：松材线虫病扩散风险性低,伍家岗区城市居民用地和灌木林地斑块面积最大,占总面积的34．95％和36．22％,破碎化程度低;灌木林地斑块数最多,达到215个,没有充足扩散条件;研究地林地斑块面积较小,仅占总面积10．88％,且破碎化程度高,斑块数达188个;林地中,马尾松纯林比例小,针阔混交林斑块密度高。针阔混交林风险较高,应加强风险斑块的管理,建立边缘隔离区、人工廊道;在城市建设工程中保护自然廊道,隔绝有害生物的自然传播和人为携带扩散。