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7 Analyzing landscape pattern at
community level
7. 1 Landscape elem<strong>en</strong>ts classification
According to result of landscape elem<strong>en</strong>ts classification in the view of FLR in
chapter 6, combining the land use of Dagan FLR demonstration area, forest
landscape in Dagan FLR demonstration area was classified as 8 types: Degraded
Primary Forest, Secondary Forest, Degraded Forest Land, Plantation,
Non-paddy Cropland, Paddy Field, Human Settlem<strong>en</strong>t, Reservoir or Pond.
Maps of forest landscape mosaic of Dagan FLR demonstration area in differ<strong>en</strong>t
periods were obtained by participatory inv<strong>en</strong>tory, subcompartm<strong>en</strong>t division
and inv<strong>en</strong>tory, using GIS tools based on RS image interpretation. The results
of survey, division and maps were consulted and communicated again
and again through PRA tools such as the community workshop and semi -structured
interviews so as to obtain maps of forest landscape mosaic in 1990, 1999
and 2009 (see Annex 5 ). Differ<strong>en</strong>t types of landscape elem<strong>en</strong>ts should be the
basis for classifying the patch boundaries for analysis of landscape pattern
while differ<strong>en</strong>t ownerships and landscape elem<strong>en</strong>t types should be the basis for
classifying the patch boundaries for id<strong>en</strong>tifying site-level restoration strategies.
7. 2 Forest landscape pattern
The demonstration area, with a total area of 399.48 ha in 2009, lies in Qunying
Town which is located in the northwest of Lingshui Li Autonomous County.
There were 159 patches and the average patch area (MPS) was 2051 ha.
Landscape diversity index (SDI) , landscape ev<strong>en</strong>ness index (SE!) and landscape
dominance index (D) were 1. 35, o. 65 and o. 73 respectively (see Table
7.1).