Forty-eight years of landscape change on two contiguous Ohio landscapes

Simpson, John; Boerner, Ralph E. J.; DeMers, Michael N.; Berns, Leslie A.; Artigas, Francisco; Silva, Alejandra

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“…(Bender et al, 2005a(Bender et al, , 2005b could be available, an analysis of the evolution during time of rural landscape may be also possible. In landscape studies, historical maps have been used for a variety of purposes, such as analysing changes in land use or reconstructing landscape and vegetation transitions over time (Simpson et al, 1994).…”

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Analysis of the effects of agricultural land use change on rural environment and landscape through historical cartography and GIS tools

Statuto

Cillis

Picuno

2016

J Agricult Engineer

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The human activities and the social and economic transformations occurred during the last century led modifications in the agro-forestry areas. This paper shows a study case study in which the dynamics of land use are analysed using a geographic information system applied to historical maps in order to evaluate the consequences of these land transformations over the last 179 years on the rural environment and landscape. The use of three-dimensional reconstructions, obtained through the creation of different digital terrain model, has allowed to appreciate the landscape modifications, in term of morphological and vegetation variation, determining its aesthetic quality. The analysis shows a common dynamic present in many rural areas of Southern Italy, i.e., the increase of agricultural areas replacing forested surfaces in an older period followed by the further phenomenon of spontaneous re-naturalisation of many of these areas, due to the abandonment of extensive cultivated areas. Moreover, through comparison with historical documents, it was possible to analyse how the agricultural activities influenced the quality of the forest ecosystem. The methodology employed in this study allows a detailed analysis of the processes that occurred in different rural context and the creation of appropriate tools for sustainable land management.

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Analysis of the effects of agricultural land use change on rural environment and landscape through historical cartography and GIS tools

Statuto

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Picuno

2016

J Agricult Engineer

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“…A landscape structure is affected by not only the natural environment but also the social environment (Turner and Ruscher, 1988;Simpson et al, 1994;Forman, 1995;Kamada and Nakagoshi, 1996). For instance, coppice forests had been intensively utilized as a source of woody energy materials such as firewood and charcoal, which have characterized the landscape of the montane zone since the historic age in Japan (Kamitani, 1993).…”

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Factors Affecting Changes in a Landscape Structure Dominated by Both Primary and Coppice Forests in theFagus crenataForest Region of Central Japan

Nagaike

Kamitani

1997

Journal of Forest Research

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In order to clarify the effects of both the social and natural environment on the changes in landscape structure, we analyzed landscape elements using aerial photogaaphs taken in different years in the primary and coppice forests in the Fagtts crenata forest region of central Japan. The present landscape diversity calculated by Shannon's diversity index (H) appe,-ued to be higher than that observed in photographs from the earlier year. The site with no residential areas and dominated by primary forests had a lower level of land scape diversity than the site which included some residential areas and coppice forests. These results show that the intensity of human activities contributes to changes in landscape diversity. The landscape diversity on private land was higher than that in the national forest, and the changes in landscape structure in the national forest were different fiom those seen on private land. This suggests that land ownership significantly affects the changes in landscape structure. Topographic factors also affect the changes in landscape structure. Consequently, not only the natural environment (topography), but also the social environment (intensity of human activity and land ownership) strongly influence the changes in landscape structure.

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“…Land transformation to agriculture or ranching is perhaps the most important process affecting the extent of grassland systems (Hadley, 1993). Studies documenting landscape transformations have come mostly from forested areas that were converted to agriculture (Simpson et al, 1994;Wolter and White, 2002), and are generally lacking for grassland ecosystems (Joern and Keeler, 1995).…”

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Pampas deer conservation with respect to habitat loss and protected area considerations in San Luis, Argentina

Demaría¹,

McShea

Koy

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Biological Conservation

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Forty-eight years of landscape change on two contiguous Ohio landscapes

Cited by 69 publications

References 9 publications

Analysis of the effects of agricultural land use change on rural environment and landscape through historical cartography and GIS tools

Analysis of the effects of agricultural land use change on rural environment and landscape through historical cartography and GIS tools

Factors Affecting Changes in a Landscape Structure Dominated by Both Primary and Coppice Forests in theFagus crenataForest Region of Central Japan

Pampas deer conservation with respect to habitat loss and protected area considerations in San Luis, Argentina

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