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.i / ABSTRACT (CHINESE) --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Conceptual Framework --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives and Significance of the study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Study Area --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Organization of Thesis --- p.9 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Chapter 2.1 --- Landscape Ecology --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Definition of Landscape Ecology --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Dimension of Landscape Ecology --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Landscape metrics --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3 --- Application of Remote Sensing in Landscape Ecology --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4 --- Wetland Habitats and Situations in Hong Kong --- p.29 / Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.39 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- METHODOLOGY / Chapter 3.1 --- Data Description --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Satellite Data --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Topographic Map Sheets and Digital Maps --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2 --- Satellite Data Preprocessing --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3 --- Landuse and Land Cover Classification --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4 --- Landscape Units Extraction --- p.51 / Chapter 3.5 --- Landscape Metrics Identification and Extraction --- p.54 / Chapter 3.6 --- Disturbance Level Identification and Extraction --- p.60 / Chapter 3.7 --- Inter-Classes and Temporal Comparison of Class-based and Landscape-based metrics --- p.61 / Chapter 3.8 --- Summary --- p.62 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION RESULT / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.63 / Chapter 4.2 --- Clustering Result --- p.63 / Chapter 4.3 --- Land cover classification results --- p.66 / Chapter 4.4 --- Accuracy Assessment --- p.83 / Chapter 4.5 --- Implication from land covers change --- p.84 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Mangrove Changes --- p.84 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- Encroachment of Built-up area --- p.89 / Chapter 4.6 --- Summary --- p.91 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- LANDSCAPE METRIC ANALYSIS / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.94 / Chapter 5.2 --- Landscape perspective analysis --- p.94 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- "Area, Density and Edge" --- p.95 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Fractal Dimension and Shape Indices --- p.98 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- "Contagion, Interspersion and Diversity" --- p.99 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Disturbance information --- p.101 / Chapter 5.3 --- Class perspective analysis --- p.105 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Mangrove --- p.105 / Chapter 5.3.1.1 --- "Area, Density and Edge" --- p.105 / Chapter 5.3.1.2 --- Fractal Dimension and Shape Indices --- p.107 / Chapter 5.3.1.3 --- Contagion and connectivity --- p.107 / Chapter 5.3.1.4 --- Disturbance information --- p.109 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Reed bed --- p.111 / Chapter 5.3.2.1 --- "Area, Density and Edge" --- p.111 / Chapter 5.3.2.2 --- Fractal Dimension and Shape Indices --- p.112 / Chapter 5.3.2.3 --- Contagion and connectivity --- p.113 / Chapter 5.3.2.4 --- Disturbance information --- p.114 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Fishponds --- p.116 / Chapter 5.3.3.1 --- "Area, Density and Edge" --- p.116 / Chapter 5.3.3.2 --- Fractal Dimension and Shape Indices --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.3.3 --- Contagion and connectivity --- p.118 / Chapter 5.3.3.4 --- Disturbance information --- p.119 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.121 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Landscape degradation from landscape perspective --- p.121 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Implication of landscape metrics on land use planning --- p.123 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Factors affecting the usage of landscape metrics --- p.124 / Chapter 5.5 --- Summary --- p.126 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- CONCLUSION / Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of Findings --- p.129 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Summary of landscape composition --- p.129 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Summary of landscape configuration --- p.130 / Chapter 6.2 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.132 / Chapter 6.3 --- Recommendations for Further Studies --- p.133 / REFERENCES --- p.134 / APPENDIX --- p.145
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324605 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Contributors | Pang, Ying Wai., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Geography and Resource Management. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xii, 146 leaves : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, Mai Po (Hong Kong, China) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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