Study of the relationship between roads, relief, land use, and natural vegetation in the Ibiuna Plateau - SP, focusing on landscape ecology
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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20/10/2012
20/10/2012
2009
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Resumo |
Roads facilitate access by deforestation agents, being relevant in studies approaching conservationist matters in rainforests. It is important to understand the relationship between road distribution, relief, land use, and forest coverage in order to evaluate where forests are more vulnerable. This study aimed at: 1) understanding the relationship between relief and density and road connectivity in three moments in time; and 2) evaluating the relationship between distance from roads and forest coverage, farmlands and rural and urban facilities in a fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape in three moments in time. Maps of roads, altitude, and land use and coverage were used. Chi-square tests showed that: 1) density and road connectivity did not present significant relationship with the relief; and 2) forest areas occupy areas distant from the roads, while farmlands and rural and urban facilities occupy areas nearer the roads. Roads and land use, regardless of relief, influence forest coverage distribution. Thus, we suggest that roads are taken into account in conservationist strategies and environmental planning. Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) FAPESP - Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo[06/02673-9] BIOTA/FAPESP ""Conservacao da Biodiversidade em Paisagens Fragmentadas no Planalto Atlantico de Sao Paulo""[99/05123-4] Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) |
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NATUREZA & CONSERVAÇÃO, v.7, n.2, p.136-148, 2009 1679-0073 |
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eng |
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FUNDACAO BOTICARIO PROTECAO NATUREZA |
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Natureza & Conservação |
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closedAccess Copyright FUNDACAO BOTICARIO PROTECAO NATUREZA |
Palavras-Chave | #landscape ecology #density and road connectivity #Atlantic Forest #graph theory #BRAZILIAN AMAZON #ATLANTIC FOREST #DEFORESTATION #MODEL #POPULATIONS #GOVERNANCE #CORRIDOR #PATTERNS #HIGHWAY #Biodiversity Conservation |
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