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Spatial connectivity and distribution of landscape type in the natural secondary forests of eastern mountainous region, northeast China—a case study of Mao'ershan region in Heilongjiang Province

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Mao'ershan region is representative in the natural secondary forested region of the eastern mountainous region, northeast China. The landscape nearest neighbor index and landscape connectivity index were calculated with ARC/INFO software for Mao'ershan region. The spatial distribution of the landscape of the region was analyzed. The results showed that the landscape connectivity index of non-woodland was significantly higher than that of woodland. The landscape connectivity index of natural forest was nearly equal to zero, which means its fragmentation degree is high. The nearest neighbor index of plantation was lower than that of natural forest and non-forestland. Among the man-made forests, the distance index of the coniferous mixed plantation is the lowest, and its pattern is nearly glomeration. The landscape pattern of natural forest presented nearly random distribution. Among non-forest land, the distance index of cut blank was the lowest, and its pattern was also nearly glomeration.

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  1. Ocean University of China, 266003, Qingdao, P. R. China

    Li Shu-juan & Sui Yu-zheng

  2. College of Fuxin, 123000, Fuxin, P. R. China

    Feng Hai-qing

  3. College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, 150040, Harbin, P. R. China

    Wang Feng-you & Li Yu-wen

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Foundation item: This paper was supported by the Key Project of State Department of Science Technology (2002BA515B040).

Biography: LI SHu-juan (1977), female. Lecture in Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China.

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Shu-juan, L., Yu-zheng, S., Hai-qing, F. et al. Spatial connectivity and distribution of landscape type in the natural secondary forests of eastern mountainous region, northeast China—a case study of Mao'ershan region in Heilongjiang Province. Journal of Forestry Research 15, 141–144 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02856750

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