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Habitat Integrity in Protected Areas Threatened by LULC Changes and Fragmentation: A Case Study in Tehran Province, Iran

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  • Parvaneh Sobhani

    (Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran 1983969411, Iran)

  • Hassan Esmaeilzadeh

    (Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran 1983969411, Iran)

  • Shahindokht Barghjelveh

    (Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran 1983969411, Iran)

  • Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi

    (Department of Forest Engineering, Forest Management Planning and Terrestrial Measurements, Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, Şirul Beethoven 1, 500123 Brasov, Romania)

  • Marina Viorela Marcu

    (Department of Forest Engineering, Forest Management Planning and Terrestrial Measurements, Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, Şirul Beethoven 1, 500123 Brasov, Romania)

Abstract

The integration and connection of habitats in protected areas (PAs) are essential for the survival of plant and animal species and attaining sustainable development. Investigating the integrity of PAs can be useful in developing connections among patches and decreasing the fragmentation of a habitat. The current study has analyzed spatial and temporal changes to habitat to quantify fragmentation and structural destruction in PAs in Tehran Province, Iran. To achieve this purpose, the trends in land use/land cover (LULC) changes and the quantitative metrics of the landscape ecology approach have been examined. The results revealed that in Lar National Park, low-density pasture has the top increasing trend with 4.2% from 1989 to 2019; in Jajrud PA, built-up has the top increasing trend with 1.5% during the studied years; and among the land uses in TangehVashi Natural Monument, bare land has the top increasing trend with 0.6% from 1989 to 2019. According to the findings, habitat fragmentation and patch numbers have expanded in the studied areas due to the development of economic and physical activities. The results also indicate that the current trend of habitat fragmentation in PAs will have the highest negative impacts, especially in decreasing habitat integrity, changing the structure of patterns and spatial elements, and increasing the edge effect of patches.

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  • Parvaneh Sobhani & Hassan Esmaeilzadeh & Shahindokht Barghjelveh & Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi & Marina Viorela Marcu, 2021. "Habitat Integrity in Protected Areas Threatened by LULC Changes and Fragmentation: A Case Study in Tehran Province, Iran," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-25, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2021:i:1:p:6-:d:707824
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    1. Isabelle D. Wolf & Parvaneh Sobhani & Hassan Esmaeilzadeh, 2023. "Assessing Changes in Land Use/Land Cover and Ecological Risk to Conserve Protected Areas in Urban–Rural Contexts," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-22, January.
    2. Saulo Folharini & António Vieira & António Bento-Gonçalves & Sara Silva & Tiago Marques & Jorge Novais, 2023. "A Framework Using Open-Source Software for Land Use Prediction and Climate Data Time Series Analysis in a Protected Area of Portugal: Alvão Natural Park," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-16, June.
    3. Parvaneh Sobhani & Hassan Esmaeilzadeh & Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi & Isabelle D. Wolf & Yaghoub Esmaeilzadeh & Azade Deljouei, 2022. "Assessing Spatial and Temporal Changes of Natural Capital in a Typical Semi-Arid Protected Area Based on an Ecological Footprint Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-16, September.

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