Changes in land cover and grassland area over the past 120 years in a rapidly urbanised area in Japan

In wet temperate regions, human activity has played an important role in shaping the size and distribution of grasslands. We examined change in land cover type and grassland area in a 9.2 × 22.3 km area of northern Chiba Prefecture, based on historical maps and documents for four time periods (18...

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Main Authors: Akira Noda, Akihiko Kondoh, Jun Nishihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-09-01
Series:One Ecosystem
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Online Access:https://oneecosystem.pensoft.net/article/37669/download/pdf/