Conceptual domain of the matrix in fragmented landscapes

DA Driscoll, SC Banks, PS Barton… - Trends in ecology & …, 2013 - cell.com
In extensively modified landscapes, how the matrix is managed determines many
conservation outcomes. Recent publications revise popular conceptions of a homogeneous …

Riparian tree cover enhances the resistance and stability of woodland bird communities during an extreme climatic event

DG Nimmo, A Haslem, JQ Radford… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems world‐wide increasingly are subject to multiple interacting disturbances.
Biodiversity in anthropogenic landscapes can be enhanced by manipulating landscape …

Capitalized amenity value of native vegetation in a multifunctional rural landscape

M Polyakov, DJ Pannell, R Pandit… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In many parts of the world, natural vegetation has been cleared to allow agricultural
production. To ensure a long‐term flow of ecosystem services without compromising …

[HTML][HTML] Trees support functional soils in a dryland agricultural area

J Ding, DJ Eldridge - Geography and Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
Trees provide multiple ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, hydrological
regulation and habitat for arboreal animals. However, they are often removed to support …

Characterizing tree canopy loss using multi-source GIS data in Central Massachusetts, USA

AE Hostetler, J Rogan, D Martin, V DeLauer… - Remote Sensing …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Despite numerous ecosystem services provided by urban trees, they are continually
threatened by combined natural disturbances, invasive species, development and negligent …

Monitoring vegetation cover in Chongqing between 2001 and 2010 using remote sensing data

Q Xiao, J Tao, Y Xiao, F Qian - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2017 - Springer
In this study, we applied asymmetric Gaussian function fitting to reconstruct a high-quality
MODIS normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) time series dataset. Following this …

Spatial planning and changing landscapes: a failure of policy in peri-urban Victoria, Australia

A Llausàs, M Buxton, R Beilin - Journal of environmental planning …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Building on the scientific literature, this article first summarises the socio-environmental
impacts of land-use change expected to occur in high amenity Australian peri-urban areas …

Adding fuel to the fire? Revegetation influences wildfire size and intensity

L Collins, TD Penman, OF Price… - Journal of Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
The regrowth of woody vegetation in cleared landscapes (ie revegetation) has the potential
to dramatically alter the spatial characteristics of vegetation and fuels, which will potentially …

Approach for monitoring spatiotemporal changes in fractional vegetation cover through unmanned aerial system-guided-satellite survey: A case study in mining area

S Wu, L Deng, J Zhai, Z Lu, Y Wu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fractional vegetation cover (FVC) is a vital indicator for monitoring regional vegetation and
ecology. Although satellite remote sensing is used to monitor long-term changes in regional …

Empirically validating a dense woody regrowth 'problem'and thinning 'solution'for understory vegetation

CS Jones, DH Duncan, L Rumpff, FM Thomas… - Forest Ecology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In landscapes with a short history of intensive land use, woody plant regrowth on cleared
land is often favorably received as a shift back to a more natural state. However, it is …