Muthurajawela Marsh and Negombo Lagoon have lost their marshland mangroves from 41% 21% accordingly 1997 to 2017. Vegetation land fragmentation (VLF) is the foremost reason that accelerates vegetation cover change. However, Sri Lanka has not been given sufficient attention investigate VLF with case studies. Further, patterns like dissecting, shrinking, disappearing are still essential empirical...

Understanding the relationship between land use change and ecosystem service values (ESVs) is the key for improving ecosystem health and sustainability. This study estimated the spatial and temporal variations of ESVs at town scale in relation to land use change in the Loess Plateau which is characterized by its environmental vulnerability, then analyzed and discussed the relationship between E...

Land-use changes result from in the human population, their activities, and social environmental which occur a complex dynamic manner. The change of forested areas to non-forested areas, also known as deforestation, is land-use change. Deforestation influences land cover by creating specific distribution pattern (fragmentation). Almost entire forest has been fragmented into smaller but each the...

urban expansion and agriculture intensification are relevant drivers in land degradation (ld)processes in europe due to net loss of land, soil sealing, landscape fragmentation and other negative effects on the environment. this paper explores changes (or “trajectories” of change) in land use and cover (lulc) and their relationship with the consumption of soils in emilia-romagna (northern italy)...