Assessing the Impact of Urban Expansion on Surrounding Forested Landscape Connectivity across Space and Time
Landscape connectivity is important for all organisms as it directly affects population dynamics. Yet, rapid urbanization has caused serious landscape fragmentation, which is the primary contributor of species extinctions worldwide. Previous studies have mostly used spatial snap-shots to evaluate th...
Main Authors: | Zhouqiao Ren, Jianhua He, Qiaobing Yue |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Land |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/4/359 |
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