The fragmentation degree of forest cover in the Fitogeografic Units (FU) of Costa Rica was studied during three years: 1997, 2000 and 2005.
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sept. 6, 2012
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fitogeografic unit, fragmentation, geographical information systems, forest cover, fragstats, Costa Rica,
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This permitted to calculate the annual percentage change rate using the formula proposed by Puyravaud (2003). Software that allows both vectorial and raster formats was used, such as: ArcView 3.3, ArcGis 9.3 and FRAGSTATS 3.3. The measurements of fragmentation calculated by software FRAGSTATS 3.3 were: remnant area, number of patches (NP), mean nearest neighbor distance (MNN) and patch density (PD). During the period 1997-2000 9 139 hectares were deforested, 54,8% was concentrated in the UF 3a (Tortuguero plains, lowlands), while in the period 2000-2005, 23 699 hectares were cut, of which 18,6% was concentrated in the UF 3a (Tortuguero plains, lowlands), nevertheless it appeared recovery of forest cover. Only during the period 2000-2005 were identified processes of loss and recovery of forest cover simultaneously.
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Calvo-Obando, A., & Ortiz-Malavasi, E. (2012). The fragmentation degree of forest cover in the Fitogeografic Units (FU) of Costa Rica was studied during three years: 1997, 2000 and 2005. Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú, 9(22), pág. 10–21. https://doi.org/10.18845/rfmk.v9i22.359
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