According to the changes over the period, the PD of forests increased from 1995 to 2010, indicating an obvious trend of fragmentation.
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Landscape Changes and Optimization in an Ecological Red Line Area: A Case Study in the Upper Reaches of the Ganjiang River.
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After experiencing a decreasing trend, the grassland PD increased sharply in 2018 and showed an obvious trend of fragmentation in the later period.
The study revealed that: (1) forests represented the largest proportion in the study area, followed by croplands and grasslands; (2) the biological community tended to progress toward climax between 1986 and 1995, but then it moved toward regressive successions between 1995 and 2005 before recovering; (3) the study area was characterized by a high proportion of dominant ecosystems, most of which were at their climax with stable ecological species groups, and which were connected by ecological corridors; and (4) during the period from 1995 to 2010, most landscapes showed a trend of fragmentation.