Advances in Earth Science ›› 1999, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (3): 235-241. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.1999.03.0235

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THE SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF LANDSCAPE ECOSYSTEMS:CONCEPT,INDICES AND CASE STUDIES

WANG Yanglin,ZHAO Yibin,HAN Dang   

  1. Department of City and Enviroment Sciences,Beijing University,Beijing 100871,China
  • Received:1998-09-28 Revised:1998-12-07 Online:1999-06-01 Published:1999-06-01

WANG Yanglin,ZHAO Yibin,HAN Dang. THE SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF LANDSCAPE ECOSYSTEMS:CONCEPT,INDICES AND CASE STUDIES[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 1999, 14(3): 235-241.

Landscape Spatial Structure, generally refer to its spatial pattern, is an arrangement of various landscape elements which have different sizes and shapes. It presents the landscape heterogeneity, and is the consequence of various ecological processes on different scales. The contemporary ecological and environmental problems demand systematic recognition about the larger area units and their spatial heterogeneity. In Landscape Ecology, the studies on ecological functions at landscape scale are based on the assumption that the spatial arrangement of landscape elements has special implications.
The paper measures the spatial pattern of landscape ecosystem with some landscape structure index that are put forward by other scholars, and the study bases on the remote sensing and GIS technology.Furthermore, the characteristics of Zhuolu Area are analyzed. The author considers that this study is not only useful to the regional practice, but also to the development of Landscape Ecology in China.

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