The results from this study have important implications for predicting where certain types of slope failures may occur based on landscape characteristics.
However, grouping sites based on landscape attributes revealed significant reserve effects between site classes.
It is to make the quantitative analysis of the rock desertification landscape pattern dynamic changes based on the landscape types model in the study area of Tongjin vallage of Dafang county.
Taking the Landsat TM and ASTER images of Hanshiqiao wetland nature reserve in 1988 , 1996and 2004 as data source, based on the landscape types from imagery classification, the reserve landscape pattern and its changes were analyzed, meanwhile, the landscape quality and its changes were evaluated and discussed.
Based on the type of landscape characteristic which affected the activity of P. pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus and the direction of the effect, we assume that these two species differ in habitat use preferences.
While the payments for water regulation and soil protection were calculated based on quality, types, and origin of forest, payments for scenic landscape beauty were based on the company's gross revenue.
Suitability indices can be developed to represent habitat relationships based on habitat type and structure, and landscape patterns such as patch size, distance to features, edge effects, and landscape composition.
The butterfly assemblage was evaluated based on disturbance type and three measures of landscape change: amount of early seral habitat, edge density, and diversity of natural habitats.
Using logistic regression, we modelled the distribution of grizzly bear mortalities based on local landscape attributes as well as examining variation among demographic status, seasons, and mortality type.
