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Road network drives urban ecosystems - a longitudinal analysis of impact of roads in the central Himalaya
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In this paper, the authors investigated spatio-temporal paradigm of the impact of road networks on urban ecosystem dynamics by analysing the composition and configuration of land use land cover (LULC) and la...Abstract:
This study investigates spatio-temporal paradigm of the impact of road networks on urban ecosystem dynamics (UED) by analysing the composition and configuration of land use land cover (LULC) and la...read more
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Exploring Multiscale Influence of Urban Growth on Landscape Patterns of Two Emerging Urban Centers in the Western Himalaya
TL;DR: In this article , the authors quantify land use/land cover and landscape pattern dynamics in response to urban growth and expansion in and around two emerging urban centers (Dharamsala and Pithoragarh, Western Himalaya) over the past two decades.
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Road Networks and Forest Fragmentation in the Amazon: Explanations for Local Differences with Implications for Conservation and Development
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative analysis of the processes behind distinct road network structures and forest fragmentation geometries in two sites of the Brazilian Amazon is presented, with implications for tropical forest conservation and sustainable frontier development via policies and grassroots initiatives for effective road governance.
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Impact of highway construction on land surface energy balance and local climate derived from LANDSAT satellite data.
Václav Nedbal,Jakub Brom +1 more
TL;DR: The results indicate the impact of extensive line constructions on the local climate and the severity of the impact and the distance from the actual highway in which it can be observed is described.
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Getting Road Expansion on the Right Track: A Framework for Smart Infrastructure Planning in the Mekong.
Andrew Balmford,Huafang Chen,Ben Phalan,Ben Phalan,Mingcheng Wang,Christine S. O’Connell,Catherine Tayleur,Catherine Tayleur,Jianchu Xu +8 more
TL;DR: This work develops and test at the subregional scale a recently proposed global scheme for comparing the potential gains from new roads for food production with their likely impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services and reveals several largely converted yet relatively low-yielding areas.
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Spatio-temporal forest cover dynamics along road networks in the Central Himalaya
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assessed changes in forest canopy density (FCD) using satellite-based indices, and forest fragmentation using Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis (MSPA) for 2000 and 2016 in the Central Himalaya.
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Access roads impact enzyme activities in boreal forested peatlands.
TL;DR: Results indicate that road crossings in boreal peatlands can indirectly alter enzyme activities, likely as part of a causal chain following changes to hydrology and redox conditions.