Landscape patterns in a disturbed environment

摘要: Deciduous forest patterns were evaluated, using fractal analysis, in the U. S. Geological Survey 1: 250,000 Natchez Quadrangle, a region that has experienced relatively recent conversion of cover to cropland. A perimeter-area method was used determine dimension; results show different dimension for small compared with large patches. This result is probably related differences scale human versus natural processes affect this particular pattern. By identifying transition zones at which landscape change technique shows promise use developing hypotheses scale-dependent and as simple metric evaluate changes on earth's surface remotely sensed data.