Quantifying Landscape Degradation Following Construction of a Highway Using Landscape Metrics in Southern Iran

Rapid expansion of roads is among the strongest drivers of the loss and degradation of natural habitats. The goal of the present study is to quantify landscape fragmentation and degradation before and after the construction of the Isfahan-Shiraz highway in southern Iran. To this end, the ecological...

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Main Authors: Alireza Mohammadi, Faezeh Fatemizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.721313/full