New approach to assess forest fragmentation based on multiscale similarity index
Forest fragmentation is a landscape-level process. After fragmentation, a larger forest area is changed into smaller, mostly isolated, and geometrically complex patches. Proper assessment of forest fragmentation requires addressing key aspects, including the continuous forest's size and shape,...
Main Authors: | Pawel Netzel, Luiza Tyminska, Debebe Dana Feleha, Jaroslaw Socha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-01-01
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Series: | Ecological Indicators |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23016722 |
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