Functional connectivity supported by forest conservation in urban sprawl landscape in São Paulo, Brazil

Vanderley-Silva, Ivan; Valente, Roberta Averna

doi:10.1007/s10708-022-10789-z

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“…For areas with high fragmentation, it is recommended to maintain and restore intact forests; if possible, it can be crucial in preventing biodiversity loss and achieving sustainable development goals in the future. Vanderley Silva et al [43] studied the forest landscape of the São Paulo Green Belt Biosphere Reserve and made an interesting discovery that improving connectivity can promote resource utilization and habitat establishment and have a certain impact on plant gene flow and animal migration, once again confirming the importance of a complete and well-connected forest landscape. In this study, it was confirmed that the forest landscape in the study area is complete and has good connectivity, which can provide a reliable basis for future research on the sustainable development of resources and biodiversity in the study area.…”

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Coupling of Forest Carbon Densities with Landscape Patterns and Climate Change in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, Northeast China

Wang,

Sun,

Jia

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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This research investigated the effects of the forest landscape composition and spatial distribution and local climate change’s lag effects on the carbon density of stands and provides a reference for optimizing the stand structure and sustainable management of forest resources in Xinqing District, Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, China. Using second-class forest resource survey data of the Xinqing Forestry Bureau for 2007 and 2017, the forest carbon density, landscape pattern index and local forest climate were quantified by ArcGIS10.7, Fragstats4.2 and SPSS25, and a coupling coordination degree model was constructed to reflect their correlations. The overall broadleaved mixed forest area was larger in the new green area, and the overall forest productivity had improved in the past ten years. Forest management gradually improved from nonforest to forest land, resulting in a high degree of fragmentation in the surrounding landscape. The coupling research on the forest carbon density and the forest landscape pattern index and local climate index showed that, overall, the landscape pattern and the impact of climate change on the forest carbon density had a positive interaction; adjustments and improvements can be made to the forest carbon density in the poor-condition area by combining specific situations of the landscape pattern and climate change.

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Coupling of Forest Carbon Densities with Landscape Patterns and Climate Change in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, Northeast China

Wang,

Sun,

Jia

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…This has been accomplished through detailed land use planning adjustment which continues to promote a reduction in the urbanization rate of urban and rural and efficient use of land resources [66]. Vanderley-Silva et al [74] studied the forest landscapes of the Green Belt Biosphere Reserve in São Paulo and employed a multicriteria evaluation approach to verify the benefits of enhancing forest connectivity and avoiding the clustering of high-density urban land uses. Their findings showed that improving connectivity not only facilitated resource utilization and habitat establishment but also promoted plant gene flow and animal migration.…”

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“…Fourth, enhancing landscape connectivity in the urban center leads to a significant improvement in BMC. The spatial configuration and degree of isolation of habitats are important variables, particularly in urban landscapes with few forest fragments [74,86]. These small forest fragments play an essential role in landscape connectivity as they serve as steppingstones, refuges, or sources of forest nucleation, which help ensure biotic movement and accelerate recovery processes [73].…”

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Evaluation of Biodiversity Maintenance Capacity in Forest Landscapes: A Case Study in Beijing, China

Liu

Jing

Zheng

et al. 2023

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Understanding how landscape pattern changes impact forest biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management is crucial. This study evaluated the biodiversity maintenance capacity (BMC) of forest landscapes in Beijing, China from 2005 to 2020 based on habitat quality and carbon sink. For this, the moving window method was employed to compute landscape indices that depict variations in landscape patterns, including intermixing, connectivity, diversity, and compactness. Lastly, the relationship between landscape pattern changes and the BMC of forest landscapes was investigated using a combination of spatial correlation analysis and geographic weighted regression measurement models. The results showed the following. (1) The average BMC increased from 0.798 to 0.822. Spatially, 84.14% of the areas experienced an improvement, mainly in the mountainous region. In contrast, a decrease was observed in 4.03% of the areas, primarily concentrated in the transition zone between mountains and suburban plain. (2) The landscape pattern changed dramatically from 2005 to 2020. Landscape intermixing and compactness decreased slightly by 11.45% and 7.82%, while landscape connectivity and diversity increased significantly by 64.28% and 55.44%, respectively. (3) The BMC’s global Moran’s I values in 2005 and 2020 were 0.711 and 0.782, respectively, signifying a spatial bipolar agglomeration pattern. (4) Among the four selected landscape indices, the compactness was found to be the most critical factor. It attained a positive contribution to forests with high BMC, but had a negative impact on forests with low BMC. The results could provide a reference for planners coordinating forest management and biodiversity conservation.

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Functional connectivity supported by forest conservation in urban sprawl landscape in São Paulo, Brazil

Cited by 2 publications

References 96 publications

Coupling of Forest Carbon Densities with Landscape Patterns and Climate Change in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, Northeast China

Coupling of Forest Carbon Densities with Landscape Patterns and Climate Change in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, Northeast China

Evaluation of Biodiversity Maintenance Capacity in Forest Landscapes: A Case Study in Beijing, China

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