Assessment of landscape ecology with remote sensing techniques: a study of the Mai Po Ramsar site in Hong Kong.

Pang Ying Wai.Thesis submitted in: August 2003.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-144).Abstracts in English and Chinese.ABSTRACT --- p.iABSTRACT (CHINESE) --- p.iiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iiiTABLE OF CONTENT --- p.ivLIST OF TABLES --- p.viiiLIST OF FIGURES --- p.xChapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTIONChapter 1.1 --- Conceptual Framework --- p.1Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives and Significance of the study --- p.3Chapter 1.3 --- Study Area --- p.4Chapter 1.4 --- Organization of Thesis --- p.9Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEWChapter 2.1 --- Landscape Ecology --- p.10Chapter 2.1.1 --- Definition of Landscape Ecology --- p.10Chapter 2.1.2 --- Dimension of Landscape Ecology --- p.13Chapter 2.2 --- Landscape metrics --- p.17Chapter 2.3 --- Application of Remote Sensing in Landscape Ecology --- p.25Chapter 2.4 --- Wetland Habitats and Situations in Hong Kong --- p.29Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.39Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- METHODOLOGYChapter 3.1 --- Data Description --- p.40Chapter 3.1.1 --- Satellite Data --- p.40Chapter 3.1.2 --- Topographic Map Sheets and Digital Maps --- p.45Chapter 3.2 --- Satellite Data Preprocessing --- p.45Chapter 3.3 --- Landuse and Land Cover Classification --- p.47Chapter 3.4 --- Landscape Units Extraction --- p.51Chapter 3.5 --- Landscape Metrics Identification and Extraction --- p.54Chapter 3.6 --- Disturbance Level Identification and Extraction --- p.60Chapter 3.7 --- Inter-Classes and Temporal Comparison of Class-based and Landscape-based metrics --- p.61Chapter 3.8 --- Summary --- p.62Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION RESULTChapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.63Chapter 4.2 --- Clustering Result --- p.63Chapter 4.3 --- Land cover classification results --- p.66Chapter 4.4 --- Accuracy Assessment --- p.83Chapter 4.5 --- Implication from land covers change --- p.84Chapter 4.5.1 --- Mangrove Changes --- p.84Chapter 4.5.2 --- Encroachment of Built-up area --- p.89Chapter 4.6 --- Summary --- p.91Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- LANDSCAPE METRIC ANALYSISChapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.94Chapter 5.2 --- Landscape perspective analysis --- p.94Chapter 5.2.1 --- "Area, Density and Edge" --- p.95Chapter 5.2.2 --- Fractal Dimension and Shape Indices --- p.98Chapter 5.2.3 --- "Contagion, Interspersion and Diversity" --- p.99Chapter 5.2.4 --- Disturbance information --- p.101Chapter 5.3 --- Class perspective analysis --- p.105Chapter 5.3.1 --- Mangrove --- p.105Chapter 5.3.1.1 --- "Area, Density and Edge" --- p.105Chapter 5.3.1.2 --- Fractal Dimension and Shape Indices --- p.107Chapter 5.3.1.3 --- Contagion and connectivity --- p.107Chapter 5.3.1.4 --- Disturbance information --- p.109Chapter 5.3.2 --- Reed bed --- p.111Chapter 5.3.2.1 --- "Area, Density and Edge" --- p.111Chapter 5.3.2.2 --- Fractal Dimension and Shape Indices --- p.112Chapter 5.3.2.3 --- Contagion and connectivity --- p.113Chapter 5.3.2.4 --- Disturbance information --- p.114Chapter 5.3.3 --- Fishponds --- p.116Chapter 5.3.3.1 --- "Area, Density and Edge" --- p.116Chapter 5.3.3.2 --- Fractal Dimension and Shape Indices --- p.117Chapter 5.3.3.3 --- Contagion and connectivity --- p.118Chapter 5.3.3.4 --- Disturbance information --- p.119Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.121Chapter 5.4.1 --- Landscape degradation from landscape perspective --- p.121Chapter 5.4.2 --- Implication of landscape metrics on land use planning --- p.123Chapter 5.4.3 --- Factors affecting the usage of landscape metrics --- p.124Chapter 5.5 --- Summary --- p.126Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- CONCLUSIONChapter 6.1 --- Summary of Findings --- p.129Chapter 6.1.1 --- Summary of landscape composition --- p.129Chapter 6.1.2 --- Summary of landscape configuration --- p.130Chapter 6.2 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.132Chapter 6.3 --- Recommendations for Further Studies --- p.133REFERENCES --- p.134APPENDIX --- p.14