Coal mining and utilization have always been a great impact on landscape ecology. Many
studies have identified the impact of surface mining through landscape changes, but the …

Nature reserves (NRs) are the main protected areas in China and effective measures for
biodiversity conservation. Three key types of ecosystem services, including soil retention …

Physically and socially heterogeneous mountain landscapes support high biodiversity and
multiple ecosystem services. But rapid landscape transformation from fast urbanisation and …

Mining, by nature, is a sector that requires broad land-use. On the other hand, in many
sectors, are made changes in land-use apart from land-use planning for their activity. This …

Unlike many other land uses, the area on which mineral extraction can be done is limited.
The fact that the mines have to be produced where they exist without being able to choose a …

The coastal area of northern Jiangsu (CNJ) is the largest silt coastal zone along the western
Pacific Coast. This area is a newly established world natural heritage site and is also the …

Terrestrial ecosystems are always changing due to natural and anthropogenic factors. Many
studies have described the changes through landscape indicators, but landscape stability …

Protected areas constitute a global strategic resource for enhancing the effectiveness of
ecological protection, which can alleviate the impact of unsustainable human production …

In developing countries like Bangladesh, rapid changes in forest area occurred due to illegal
encroachment and it can be reduced with the help of local communities. Researchers have …

Land use change has generally been considered a cause and consequence of
environmental change. Here, we interpreted the land cover in northern Southeast Asia …