评论"美国边界的无路空间"
Evan H Girvetz1, Jochen A G Jaeger, James H Thorne
1Road Ecology Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. girvetz@u.washington.edu
概括
景观模式的无路体积 (RV) 度量可能不准确地反映生态连接. 更多的生态相关的景观指标可用于保护规划.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 景观生态学 景观生态学
- 保护科学 保护科学
背景情况:
- 无路体积 (RV) 度量被引入以量化景观模式.
- 现有的景观指标,包括RV,往往缺乏对生态过程的明确考虑.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估无路体积 (RV) 度量的生态相关性.
- 展示RV和景观连接之间的潜在不一致性.
- 为生态评估确定更合适的指标.
主要方法:
- 分析无路体积 (RV) 度量表的应用.
- 将RV结果与生态连接原则进行比较.
- 对替代景观模式指标的评估.
主要成果:
- 无路体积 (RV) 度量可以产生与景观连接相矛盾的结果.
- 在景观分析中,RV没有充分考虑生态过程.
结论:
- 无路量 (RV) 度量在评估生态连接方面存在局限性.
- 替代性,更生态相关的景观指标应优先考虑保护和研究.
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