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Landscape Analysis of Habitat Fragmentation in the North and South Korean Border  

Sung, Chan-Yong (Dept. of Environmental Planning, Keimyung Univ.)
Cho, Woo (Dept. of Tourism Development, Sangji Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.26, no.6, 2012 , pp. 952-959 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined habitat fragmentation that has occurred in Paju and Yeoncheon, the two border municipalities between North and South Korea in Gyeonggi-do (province) during the last 17 years using various landscape metrics. We 1) classified grass and agricultural habitats and forest habitats from two Landsat TM images collected in 1990 and 2007, and 2) compared the percentage of class area, patch density, mean patch area, and mean perimeter area ratio for the two habitat types between the two time points. Both types of habitats has been severely fragmented due to urban development in the last 17 years. The increased patch density and decreased mean habitat area are attributed to the construction of roads and railroads that separate a large habitat to many small pieces. The increased mean perimeter area ratio also indicates that the habitat fragmentation extended areas that are affected by the edge effect and so less suitable for interior species. A habitat conservation plan is urgently needed to minimize habitat fragmentation from developments that are expected to soon occur in the north and south Korean border.
Keywords
DEMILITARIZED ZONE; CIVILIAN CONTROL ZONE; LANDSCAPE METRIC; SATELLITE IMAGE;
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