Response of land cover to multi-scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areas

The fragmented land surface and complex agricultural structures in karst mountainous areas lead to high heterogeneity of ground objects, intensifying the impact of spatial scale effects on land cover classification. This study reveals the influence of spatial scale effects on land cover classificati...

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Main Authors: Qingqing Dai, Zhongfa Zhou, Denghong Huang, Yue Yang, Huanhuan Lu, Ya Li
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Geocarto International
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2025.2513520
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author Qingqing Dai
Zhongfa Zhou
Denghong Huang
Yue Yang
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Ya Li
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description The fragmented land surface and complex agricultural structures in karst mountainous areas lead to high heterogeneity of ground objects, intensifying the impact of spatial scale effects on land cover classification. This study reveals the influence of spatial scale effects on land cover classification in karst regions from the perspectives of landscape patterns and topographic complexity. The research indicates:(1) When the spatial resolution increases from 5m to 30m, the study area exhibits trends of reduced landscape fragmentation, concentrated land use distribution, and decreased landscape heterogeneity;(2) Scale effects vary among land cover types, with the variations in PD, LSI and AI for construction land exceeding those of the corresponding indices for other land cover types;(3) The decline rates of PD in low and high topographic complexity areas are 49.87% and 37.69% respectively, LSI decline rates are 31.88% and 8.81%, and AI decline rates are 23.70% and 11.32%.
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spelling doaj-art-26999e6c7eea4feab2ecbdad823a938e2025-08-20T03:46:37ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeocarto International1010-60491752-07622025-12-0140110.1080/10106049.2025.2513520Response of land cover to multi-scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areasQingqing Dai0Zhongfa Zhou1Denghong Huang2Yue Yang3Huanhuan Lu4Ya Li5School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, ChinaSchool of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, ChinaSchool of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, ChinaSchool of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, ChinaSchool of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, ChinaSchool of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, ChinaThe fragmented land surface and complex agricultural structures in karst mountainous areas lead to high heterogeneity of ground objects, intensifying the impact of spatial scale effects on land cover classification. This study reveals the influence of spatial scale effects on land cover classification in karst regions from the perspectives of landscape patterns and topographic complexity. The research indicates:(1) When the spatial resolution increases from 5m to 30m, the study area exhibits trends of reduced landscape fragmentation, concentrated land use distribution, and decreased landscape heterogeneity;(2) Scale effects vary among land cover types, with the variations in PD, LSI and AI for construction land exceeding those of the corresponding indices for other land cover types;(3) The decline rates of PD in low and high topographic complexity areas are 49.87% and 37.69% respectively, LSI decline rates are 31.88% and 8.81%, and AI decline rates are 23.70% and 11.32%.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2025.2513520Karst mountainous areasland covermulti-scale effectsterrain complexity indexlandscape pattern indices
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Response of land cover to multi-scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areas
Geocarto International
Karst mountainous areas
land cover
multi-scale effects
terrain complexity index
landscape pattern indices
title Response of land cover to multi-scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areas
title_full Response of land cover to multi-scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areas
title_fullStr Response of land cover to multi-scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areas
title_full_unstemmed Response of land cover to multi-scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areas
title_short Response of land cover to multi-scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areas
title_sort response of land cover to multi scale spatial effects in complex karst mountainous areas
topic Karst mountainous areas
land cover
multi-scale effects
terrain complexity index
landscape pattern indices
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2025.2513520
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