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 (1880s...
Main Authors: | Akira Noda, Akihiko Kondoh, Jun Nishihiro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-09-01
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Series: | One Ecosystem |
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Online Access: | https://oneecosystem.pensoft.net/article/37669/download/pdf/ |
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