@Article{FerreiraFeBuViBuCo:2018:SpDiLa,
               author = "Ferreira, Igor Jos{\'e} Malfetoni and Ferreira, Jos{\'e} 
                         Hil{\'a}rio Delconte and Bueno, Paulo Agenor Alves and Vieira, 
                         Luciane Maria and Bueno, Raquel de Oliveira and Couto, Edivando 
                         Vitor do",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and 
                         {Universidade Tecnol{\'o}gica Federal do Paran{\'a} (UFTPR)} and 
                         {Universidade Tecnol{\'o}gica Federal do Paran{\'a} (UFTPR)} and 
                         {Universidade Tecnol{\'o}gica Federal do Paran{\'a} (UFTPR)} and 
                         {Universidade Tecnol{\'o}gica Federal do Paran{\'a} (UFTPR)} and 
                         {Universidade Tecnol{\'o}gica Federal do Paran{\'a} (UFTPR)}",
                title = "Spatial dimension landscape metrics of Atlantic Forest remnants in 
                         Paran{\'a} State, Brazil",
              journal = "Acta Scientiarum - Technology",
                 year = "2018",
               volume = "40",
                pages = "e36503",
             keywords = "conservation, connectivity, GIS.",
             abstract = "Forest fragmentation may negatively impact fauna and flora. An 
                         important tool for the development and implementation of research 
                         on these effects is the use of a geographic information system 
                         (GIS). This paper aims to perform an integrated analysis of the 
                         landscape fragments that compose the Alonzo River watershed, 
                         Parana State, by using remote sensing tools and landscape ecology 
                         metrics. The analyzed landscape metrics were Patton's index, total 
                         area of the patches, edge length, edge density, forest fragment 
                         density, and the core area of the patches. The results showed 888 
                         forest patches with area values ranging from 0.15 ha to 2509.82 
                         ha, and it represents 12.5% of the total forest land cover of the 
                         studied basin; this means that 85.3% of the forest patches are 
                         less than 50 ha and that 75% of those fragments have a Patton's 
                         index value of less than 3.9. The fragments that compose the 
                         studied area may be subject to edge effects and biodiversity loss 
                         as long as they present reduced areas and small core areas. Thus, 
                         the use of GIS and landscape ecology metrics is a quick and 
                         efficient way to evaluate the effect of fragmentation over large 
                         areas.",
                  doi = "10.4025/actascitechnol.v40i1.36503",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v40i1.36503",
                 issn = "1806-2563",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "ferreira_spatial.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "02 maio 2024"
}