Research Article

How Urban Fringe Expansion Affects Green Habitat Diversity? Analysis from Urban and Local Scale in Hilly City

Table 5

Reduction of habitat size and core area (in types).

Legacy typeNew type
Dispersed typeSpreading typeStrip typeEnclosed typeDispersed typeSpreading typeStrip typeEnclosed type

Decrease of AREA (hm2)
 Agricultural land62.3761.92208.5323.40253.62523.35393.84140.67
 Woodland191.7014.6775.2416.74319.5055.8999.8118.18
 Shrubland49.0518.4527.549.0917.6424.1239.5118.63
 Grassland88.4716.0231.86-0.18155.9753.19-3.2431.50
 In total391.59111.06343.1749.05746.73656.55529.92208.98

Decrease of CORE AREA (hm2)
 Agricultural land33.6554.72107.5514.76169.20500.85294.12157.68
 Woodland129.518.1038.4312.36121.0623.4949.9531.54
 Shrubland5.585.224.950.632.028.9110.918.28
 Grassland41.084.4212.78-0.1838.796.0322.1421.06
 In total209.8271.46163.7127.57331.07539.28377.12218.56

Decrease of PROX (%)
 Agricultural land51.1042.3068.7028.8013.0078.4089.5070.30
 Woodland-109.00-9.100.0059.4076.05-4.8012.901.81
 Shrubland40.057.0556.2042.30-6.10-10.0514.3010.29
 Grassland6.0526.3016.60-89.4056.5011.70-16.7037.50