Land Cover Changes (1963–2010) and Their Environmental Factors in the Upper Danube Floodplain

To analyze the changes in the Upper Danube Floodplain, we used aerial photos to quantify the change of landscape pattern from 1963 to 2010. We focused on typical floodplain habitats, i.e., riparian forest and floodplain grassland. We used landscape metrics and transformation matrix to explore change...

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Main Authors: Fang Xu, Annette Otte, Kristin Ludewig, Tobias W. Donath, Sarah Harvolk-Schöning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/6/943