文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Forest fragmentation and landscape connectivity change associated with road network extension and city expansion: A case study in the Lancang River Valley

作者：Liu, Shiliang[1] Dong, Yuhong[2] Deng, Li[1] Liu, Qi[1] Zhao, Haidi[1] Dong, Shikui[1]

第一作者：Liu, Shiliang

通信作者：Dong, YH[1]|[a000541bcb61ce181f598]董玉红;

机构：[1]Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Water Environm Simulat, Sch Environm, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China;[2]Chinese Acad Forestry, Res Inst Forestry, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China

年份：2014

卷号：36

起止页码：160-168

外文期刊名：ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

收录：;EI(收录号：20133516660407);Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-84882418646);WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000329081100016)】；

基金：The paper was financially supported by Nonprofit Environment Protection Specific Project of China (No. 201209029-4) and the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 50939001).

语种：英文

外文关键词：Road effect zone; Fragmentation; Habitat change; Landscape connectivity; Dispersal distance

摘要：Human disturbances contribute significantly to the decrease in the quantity and connectivity of the natural habitats. Taking Lincang City in Lancang River Valley as a case study, we focused on the forest fragmentation and habitat connectivity loss associated with its road network and expansion in the past 15 years. Our findings show that, from 1991 to 2006, its forest habitat (>25 ha) decreased to 18.3% of the total area due to fragmentation. Landscape fragmentation indices (NP, PLAND, and LPI) changed more than the landscape shapes and the aggregation indices (SHAPE, FRAC, and DIVISION). Habitat loss occurred more often in the lower elevations and in areas near the city and road network. Landscape connectivity loss was 91.3%, which showed a more significant decrease than did the landscape pattern changes. With sensitivity analysis of different animals' dispersal abilities and landscape resistance consideration, our study reveals that landscape connectivity could be more effective in showing the potential ecological effects caused by city and road network extension. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.