Title: Study on the Dynamic Change of Land Use and Landscape Pattern in the Farming-Pastoral Region of Northern China
Abstract: Using the techniques of RS,GIS and landscape ecology,based on Landsat TM data of 1988,1995 and 2000,integrating with land use transform matrix and landscape pattern analysis software Fragstats3.3,the dynamic changes of land use and landscape pattern from 1988 to 2000 in the farming-pastoral region of Northern China were studied.The main results show that: ①The reason of farmland decrease is the change from farmland to grassland,and its increase is due to the reclamation of grassland;②The change from farmland to grassland is well-proportioned while the change from grassland to farmland has its distinct regional difference;③The quantity of land use change is different greatly between 1988 to 1995 and 1995 to 2000;④The reason of sandy land increase is owing to grassland degradation;⑤Landscape heterogeneity is increased,landscape structure inclines to equilibrium,landscape stability is reinforced,and the interference degree of landscape change by people is being aggravated.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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