10-years land use changes decrease landscape integrity in a Brazilian Hydrographic Basin.

Changes in land use associated with the suppression of native vegetation can greatly alter the landscape configuration, affecting biodiversity and environ-mental services availability. This study analyzes how changes in land use affect landscape patterns of vegetation remnant over a 10 year period. We quantified spatial landscape patterns throughout a hydrographic basin for the years 2002, 2008, 2010 and 2012, using nine landscape metrics. An indicator of integrity was used to details the transformation processes occurring in the basin that could be used to monitor the impact of landscape changes and its spatial pat-terning. Results showed that over this decade, extension of farming activities reduced the cover of native vegetation by 4.4%, with grassy-woody savanna, wooded savanna and forested savanna impacted especially strongly.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	ESTEVAM, L. S., ARIEIRA, J., ZEILHOFER, P., CALHEIROS, D. F.
Other Authors:	LUCIANA S. ESTEVAM, Universidade de Cuiabá; JULIA ARIEIRA, Universidade de Cuiabá; PETER ZEILHOFER, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; DEBORA FERNANDES CALHEIROS, SGE.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	Ingles English
Published:	2022-07-19
Subjects:	Biodiversity, Floodplains, Pantanal, Vegetation,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1144797 https://doi.org/10.4236/jgis.2017.92014
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