Search Results - "land use change"

Land use changes are important drivers of ecosystem change. They depend on ecological, social, economic and political aspects. This work aims to develop a detailed protocol to forecast land use changes using Dinamica-Ego software. It includes the 1) time frame definition, 2) future scenarios definit...

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Logistic regression (LR) is widely used in land change modelling; however, its traditional form assumes independent input variables, which is often not realistic. Although the improved models offer better fitting capabilities, it is unclear whether this leads to more accurate land change simulations...

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Land use change and ecosystem services value change were studied based on the data of land use survey from 1996 to 2005 in Zhejiang Province. Economic niche, integrated index of land use degree and ecosystem services value were employed. The results show (1) Driving forces of cultivated land conserv...

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By transfering assignment of substances or lands, the biomass energy file development creates competition with food and biodiversity functions of lands. It is therefore recommended to separate fields, producing second generation biofuels from woody biomass, sometimes prohibiting the use of corn in b...

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This paper discussed the image fusion methods of SPOT5 multi-spectral bands and SPOT5 panchromatic band for improving land use change survey accuracy. HIS (Hue, Intensity, Saturation) transform and Principal Components Analyse transform were applied to the test data, then visual interpretation and m...

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ABSTRACT Camera trapping for detecting wildlife is increasingly used as a primary method of non‐invasive wildlife monitoring. Yet understanding among researchers and conservationists on how camera trap make, and model affect detection rates is limited. Published studies often fail to make clear why...

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Abstract Drylands cover approximately 40% of the global land surface and are thought to contribute significantly to the soil methane sink. However, large‐scale methane budgets have not fully considered the influence of agricultural land use change in drylands, which often includes irrigation to crea...

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ABSTRACT A significant land use change from cropland to short rotation forestry (SRF) has taken place in the northwestern (NW) Ethiopian highlands where a fast‐growing tree species, Acacia mearnsii, is cultivated to produce charcoal for urban markets. We investigated the extent of this land use chan...

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Earthworms are critical for supporting soil health and microbial diversity and simultaneously maintaining a highly diverse gut microbiome. The earthworm is predominantly vulnerable to physical disturbance, yet how changes in earthworm diversity influence the richness and ecological network of soil-g...

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The Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford (CAMKOX) Corridor is the fastest growing region in the United Kingdom. The UK National Infrastructure Commission proposes to add 780,000 housing units and 1,450,000 people to the existing CAMKOX population of around 3,300,000. However, it is highly likely that the...

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Rapid urbanization and land-use changes are placing immense pressure on resources, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. To address these, accurate urban simulation models are essential for sustainable development and governance. Among them, Cellular Automata (CA) models have become key...

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The Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford (CAMKOX) Corridor is the fastest growing region in the United Kingdom. The UK National Infrastructure Commission proposes to add 780,000 housing units and 1,450,000 people to the existing CAMKOX population of around 3,300,000. However, it is highly likely that the...

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Assessing ecosystem service value (ESV) across scenarios offers vital decision-making references for ecosystem management. This study estimated the 2030 ESVs of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), an area with severe ecological degradation, under four scenarios, including natural d...

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In the context of global warming and the intensification of human activities, the change in runoff is also increasing. It is very important to determine the change in runoff for the rational utilization of water resources. In order to determine the influencing factors of runoff change in Muling Rive...

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<p>The application of species distribution modeling in deserts is a useful tool for mapping species and assessing the impact of human induced changes on individual species. Such applications are still rare, and this may be attributed to the fact that much of the arid lands and deserts around t...

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Understanding the effects of land use changes on the spatiotemporal variation of soil organic carbon (SOC) can provide guidance for low carbon and sustainable agriculture. In this paper, based on the large-scale datasets of soil surveys in 1982 and 2009 for Pinggu District – an urban-rural ecotone o...

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The anthropogenic drivers of biodiversity loss are causing a global decline in biodiversity, yet some species remain overlooked in conservation efforts. In this study, we address the gaps between the current discussions and pressing issues on these species’ conservation. We focused on West Africa an...

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Abstract Past forest use often has a long‐term negative impact on the recovery of the original plant composition of semi‐natural grasslands, which is known as a legacy effect. This study investigates the impact of seed dispersal limitations on the restoration of grassland plant diversity on ski slop...

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Cropland abandonment has become a common phenomenon globally, which not only causes waste of land resources, but also affects agricultural development and food security. As the largest developing country, China has witnessed particularly severe cropland abandonment under the combined effects of soci...

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The Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford (CAMKOX) Corridor is the fastest growing region in the United Kingdom. The UK National Infrastructure Commission proposes to add 780,000 housing units and 1,450,000 people to the existing CAMKOX population of around 3,300,000. However, it is highly likely that the...

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