Quantifying landscape pattern and its change is essential for the monitoring of changes in
ecosystem services caused by urbanization and other processes. Landscape indicators can …

The objective of the study was to examine the extent to which landscape metrics could be
used as an indicator of efficient management of protection areas. The selected sampling …

The principle of urban-rural gradients can reveal the spatial variations of ecosystem services
and socioeconomic dimensions. The interrelations between ecosystem services and …

Land use has fundamentally altered landscape structure and ecosystem service provision
over the last century in central Europe and worldwide. In this study, we analyzed long-term …

Urban ecosystem services (ES) contribute to the compensation of negative effects caused by
cities by means of, for example, reducing air pollution and providing cooling effects during …

Progressing globalisation and suburbanisation are driving dynamic changes in land
management, particularly in suburban zones. Green infrastructure and its impact on human …

Describing the environment with quantitative data is a new requirement in the environment
related sciences which is the consequence of the developing computerbased methods. New …

In most parts of the world, land-use/land cover can be considered an interface between
natural conditions and anthropogenic influence. Indicators are being sought which reflect …

Landscape ecology is essentially the ecological approach of landscape research, the
theoretical background that facilitates landscape use and planning in practice (Mander & …

This study aimed to characterize the landscape sustainability in terms of landscape services
(LS) provided in seven study areas with different characteristics located in Malopolska …