dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.contributorPurdue Univ
dc.contributorMississippi State Univ
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T16:19:06Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T16:19:06Z
dc.date.created2018-11-26T16:19:06Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-01
dc.identifierEcological Indicators. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Bv, v. 60, p. 724-735, 2016.
dc.identifier1470-160X
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/161093
dc.identifier10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.08.002
dc.identifierWOS:000367407000073
dc.identifierWOS000367407000073.pdf
dc.description.abstractForest fragmentation constitutes one of the main consequences of land cover change worldwide. Through this process gaps in habitat coverage are created and the ability of populations in the remaining fragments to maintain themselves is put in doubt. Hence, two options need to be considered: conserving the remaining forest fragments, and restoring habitat in some deforested patches with the aim of reestablishing the connections among the fragments. We established a mathematical index (SIR) that describes the suitability of individual habitat patches for restoration within a landscape. The index considers classes of distances among fragments and categories of habitat quality in the areas surrounding the fragments to assess habitat quality in terms of probability of dispersal and survival of propagules (especially seeds and cutting). In the present study, we created detailed maps depicting SIR values for two periods (1988 and 2011) for Sorocaba region (Sao Paulo State, Brazil). We derived land cover maps from satellite images for the two years of our study, and then surveyed the transition of land cover categories and landscape metrics between years. A model for the SIR was created using a map of distance classes among fragments and also a map of habitat quality established according to each land cover category. For both 1988 and 2011, pasture was the predominant land cover category. The main land cover transitions were from pasture to urban (10.6%) and from pasture to forest fragments (13.4%). Although the land cover class wood sites increased, the data of SIR revealed that the areas of habitat categorized as excellent and good both decreased, while habitat classes categorized as poor and very poor increased. Our model has the potential to be applied to other regions where the forest is fragmented. Hence, local policy makers will be able to use this model to determine local patches of high value for conservation and also the most ideal locations for restoration projects. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relationEcological Indicators
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectForest fragmentation
dc.subjectLand cover change
dc.subjectLandscape connectivity
dc.subjectPriority areas for ecological restoration
dc.subjectUrban sprawl
dc.titleSuitability index for restoration in landscapes: An alternative proposal for restoration projects
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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