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Landscape dynamics of Mediterranean montane grasslands over 60 years and implications for habitats conservation. A case study in the northern Apennines (Italy)

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  • Daniele Viciani
  • Lorella Dell’Olmo
  • Antonio Gabellini
  • Daniela Gigante
  • Lorenzo Lastrucci

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Widespread trends of abandonment have strongly affected Mediterranean mountains after the Second World War, triggering spontaneous recolonisation of forests. A diachronic analysis of the landscape in a Natura 2000 site (Tuscany, Italy) was carried out using digital aerial photographs (1954, 2013) and a GIS-based methodology, focusing on territories above 1300 m a.s.l. The detected variations of total areas, patch shape, patch dimensions and selected metrics showed a notable shift of the vegetation towards woody types and a drastic reduction of open grasslands, some with high conservation value, accompanied by a strong increase in patch number, surface and edge. A decrease of SDI and SEI diversity indices was also observed. Considering that fragmentation is one of the main causes threatening habitats and species, our results point out a clear necessity for a monitoring programme and suitable actions aimed at improving the status of biodiversity-rich montane grasslands.

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  • Daniele Viciani & Lorella Dell’Olmo & Antonio Gabellini & Daniela Gigante & Lorenzo Lastrucci, 2018. "Landscape dynamics of Mediterranean montane grasslands over 60 years and implications for habitats conservation. A case study in the northern Apennines (Italy)," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(7), pages 952-964, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:43:y:2018:i:7:p:952-964
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2017.1400526
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    1. Daniela Gigante & Simone Angelucci & Federica Bonini & Federico Caruso & Valter Di Cecco & Domizia Donnini & Luciano Morbidini & Mariano Pauselli & Bernardo Valenti & Andrea Tassi & Marco Vizzari & Lu, 2024. "Seminatural Grasslands: An Emblematic Challenge for Nature Conservation in Protected Areas," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-24, March.
    2. Qun Zhang & Cifang Wu, 2022. "Optimization Model of Permanent Basic Farmland Indicators Distribution from the Perspective of Equity: A Case from W County, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-13, August.

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