An overview of recent remote sensing and GIS based research in ecological informatics
This article provides an overview of some of the recent research in ecological informatics
involving remote sensing and GIS. Attention focuses on a selected range of issues including …
involving remote sensing and GIS. Attention focuses on a selected range of issues including …
The boar war: five hot factors unleashing boar expansion and related emergency
D Fulgione, M Buglione - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent and ever-growing problem of boar (Sus scrofa forms including wild boar, hybrid
and feral pig) expansion is a very complex issue in wildlife management. The damages …
and feral pig) expansion is a very complex issue in wildlife management. The damages …
Worldwide trends in the scientific production on rural depopulation, a bibliometric analysis using bibliometrix R-tool
The scientific production on rural depopulation has grown in recent years. However, a global
picture of the research carried out on this topic does not exist. The aim of this study is to …
picture of the research carried out on this topic does not exist. The aim of this study is to …
Human activity impact on the heterogeneity of a Mediterranean landscape
The Mediterranean area is one of the most significantly altered hotspots on Earth, since it
has been intensively affected by human activity for millennia. As a result, only 4.7% of its …
has been intensively affected by human activity for millennia. As a result, only 4.7% of its …
Multiscale performance of landscape metrics as indicators of species richness of plants, insects and vertebrates
Landscape metrics are widely used to investigate the spatial structure of landscapes.
Numerous metrics are currently available, yet only little empirical research has …
Numerous metrics are currently available, yet only little empirical research has …
Effects of spatial and spectral resolution in estimating ecosystem α-diversity by satellite imagery
D Rocchini - Remote sensing of Environment, 2007 - Elsevier
Remote sensing represents a powerful tool to derive quantitative and qualitative information
about ecosystem biodiversity. In particular, since plant species richness is a fundamental …
about ecosystem biodiversity. In particular, since plant species richness is a fundamental …
Land cover and land use change in the Italian central Apennines: A comparison of assessment methods
Analyses of land-use cover changes (LUCC) are fundamental to the understanding of
numerous social, economical and environmental problems and can be carried out rapidly …
numerous social, economical and environmental problems and can be carried out rapidly …
Towards a core set of landscape metrics for biodiversity assessments: a case study from Dadia National Park, Greece
Spatial heterogeneity has an important influence on a wide range of ecological patterns and
processes, and many landscape metrics in GIS environment are used to facilitate the …
processes, and many landscape metrics in GIS environment are used to facilitate the …
Variations in the susceptibility to landslides, as a consequence of land cover changes: A look to the past, and another towards the future
Land cover is one of the most important conditioning factors in landslide susceptibility
analysis. Usually it is considered as a static factor, but it has proven to be dynamic, with …
analysis. Usually it is considered as a static factor, but it has proven to be dynamic, with …
A landscape analysis of land cover change in the Municipality of Rome (Italy): Spatio-temporal characteristics and ecological implications of land cover transitions from …
R Frondoni, B Mollo, G Capotorti - Landscape and Urban planning, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents a landscape analysis of land cover change in the Municipality of Rome
from 1954 to 2001. The overall objective of the analysis is to characterise the temporal and …
from 1954 to 2001. The overall objective of the analysis is to characterise the temporal and …