The Loss of Landscape Ecological Functionality in the Barcelona Province (1956–2009): Could Land-Use History Involve a Legacy for Current Biodiversity?

The Loss of Landscape Ecological Functionality in the Barcelona Province (1956–2009): Could Land-Use History Involve a Legacy for Current Biodiversity?

Could past land uses, and the land cover changes carried out, affect the current landscape capacity to maintain biodiversity? If so, knowledge of historical landscapes and their socio-ecological transitions would be useful for sustainable land use planning. We constructed a GIS dataset in 10 × 10 km...

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Main Authors: Enric Tello, Joan Marull, Roc Padró, Claudio Cattaneo, Francesc Coll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
land use and cover change (lucc)
landscape heterogeneity
intermediate disturbance ecology
biodiversity
land sparing and land sharing conservation policies
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/6/2238

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