Environmental heterogeneity is considered to be one of the main factors associated with
biodiversity given that areas with highly heterogeneous environments can host more …

Habitat fragmentation is considered a primary issue in conservation biology. This concern
centers around the disruption of once large continuous blocks of habitat into less continuous …

Aim Habitat heterogeneity has long been recognized as a key landscape characteristic
determining biodiversity patterns. However, a lack of standardized, large‐scale, high …

The combined use of remote sensing based land cover classification and landscape metrics
has provided a positive step toward gaining a comprehensive understanding of the features …

Native vegetation around the world is under threat from historical and ongoing clearance,
overgrazing, invasive species, increasing soil and water salinity, altered fire regimes, poor …

Rapid urban expansion due to large scale land use/cover change, particularly in developing
countries becomes a matter of concern since urbanization drives environmental change at …

This study uses a combination of remote sensing data, field interviews and observations,
and landscape indices to examine the dynamics of land use and land cover (LULC), identify …

Land use/cover (LULC) and climate are significant environmental factors that influence
watershed hydrology across the globe. The present study attempts to understand the …

With an aim to understand the fragmentation of Usri watershed with the aid of open access
remotely sensed data and FRAGSTATS. Long term (1976–1989–2000–2014) Landsat …

Establishment of protected areas (PA) has been one of the leading tools in biodiversity
conservation. Globally, these kinds of conservation interventions have given rise to an …