Fragmented landscape generator (flsgen): A neutral landscape generator with control of landscape structure and fragmentation indices

MULTILAND: a neutral landscape generator designed for theoretical studies

The main goal of Multiland is to generate neutral landscapes made of several types of regions, with an exact control of the proportions occupied by each type of region (see Gaucherel et al., 2014, for a review of current landscape modelling approaches). An important feature of the software is that it allows a control of the landscape fragmentation. It is intended to theoretical studies on the e...

The Application of Landscape Indices in Landscape Ecology

Landscape fragmentation and Ebola outbreaks

The 2014 Ebola outbreak started in early-March, Guinea (Baize et al. 2014). Following, the outbreak spread into Liberia in March, Sierra Leone in May and Nigeria in July. Today every city in the affected regions embedded in the West Africa is at risk (Pigott et al. 2014). Hypotheses have been raised about possible mechanisms that made dynamics of Ebola transmission exacerbated (Bausch & Schwarz...

Habitat fragmentation and landscape change

Broad-scale destruction and fragmentation of native vegetation is a highly visible result of human land-use throughout the world (Chapter 4). From the Atlantic Forests of South America to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, and in many other regions on Earth, much of the original vegetation now remains only as fragments amidst expanses of land committed to feeding and housing human beings. ...

How does landscape structure influence landscape connectivity?

We investigated the impact of landscape structure on landscape connectivity using a combination of simulation and empirical experiments. In a previous study we documented the movement behaviour of a specialized goldenrod beetle (Trirhabda borealis Blake) in three kinds of patches: habitat (goldenrod) patches and two types of matrix patch (cut vegetation and cut vegetation containing camouflage ...