Multi-scale analysis of the characteristics of the changing landscape of the typical mountainous region of Southwest China over the past 40 years

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 9; p. e10923
• Main Authors: Liu, Fang, Wang, Wanbin, Wang, Jinliang, Zhang, Xingzi, Ren, Jing, Liu, Yuexiong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ. Ltd 14.05.2021; PeerJ, Inc; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Accuracy; Altitude; Analysis; Basins; Biodiversity; Ecology; Geographic information systems; Grasslands; Land use; Landscape; Landscape ecology; Landscape pattern index; Landscape protection; Reservoirs; River basins; River ecology; Rivers; Spatial and Geographic Information Science; Spatial autocorrelation; Yunnan Province; China; South China Sea; Vietnam; Jinsha River; Myanmar (Burma); Tibet; Red River; Laos; Landscape pattern index; Spatial autocorrelation; River basins; Yunnan Province

Yunnan Province is an important ecological security barrier in China. This study investigated the temporal and spatial changes to landscape ecology and is of great significance for guiding landscape protection and future socio-economic development. To analyze the temporal and spatial changes of the...