Impacts of Land Use Change on Landscape Structure and Ecosystem Services at Local Scale: A Case Study in Central Portugal

Impacts of Land Use Change on Landscape Structure and Ecosystem Services at Local Scale: A Case Study in Central Portugal

This study aims to evaluate land use and land cover (LULC) changes and associated impacts in the landscape structure and ecosystem services (ES) value in Lousã municipality, in Central Portugal. The results show that significant changes in LULC were recorded over the study period (1974–2018). Agricu...

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Main Authors: Nunes Adélia, Ornelas Alexandre, Vieira Pedro, Dias Ângela, Martins Bruno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2022-12-01
Series:Quaestiones Geographicae
Subjects:
local land use/cover changes
metrics
fragmentation
ecosystem services
lousã municipality
portugal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2023-0004

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