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Abstract
Yang, Z., M. Reiter and A.O.
Anoruo. 2008. Application
of ArcGIS to examine the relationship between
forest fragmentation and land
development in the state of Delaware.
JEMREST 5:221-232.
Fragmentation
is one of the major environmental concerns in U.S. forest lands, being a common
consequence of land development with significant impacts on wildlife habitats
and biodiversity. The state of Delaware,
with its long history of human habitation and associated land use change
combined with its more modern expansion in development, is particularly
susceptible to such fragmentation. The goal of this study was to investigate
the temporal changes of forest fragmentation in the state of Delaware and to
examine the relationship between land development and forest fragmentation.
It was found that land development is an important factor of forest fragmentation
in state of Delaware,
and that there is great need to better manage land development in order to
reduce the rate of forest fragmentation.
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