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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2000, Vol. ›› Issue (6): 912-916.

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Comparison analysis between potential and actual pattern of artificial oases in arid region

JIA Baoquan1, CI Longjun1, YANG Xiaohui1, YANG Jiequan2, PAN Borong2   

  1. 1. Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091;
    2. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011
  • Received:2000-04-03 Revised:2000-07-03 Online:2000-12-25

Abstract: Based on theoretical analysis and demonstration research, the conception of potential pattern in the agriculture landscape of artificial oases in Xinjiang arid region and its analysis unit were discussed. The potential landscape pattern was defined as the one composed by spatial units with basic characteristics and properties which had no change or less change with the time.In agriculture landscape,soil was found to be a relatively stable element,and hence,different soil classification unit could be used to analyze the potential landscape pattern. A case study was carried out to analyze the potential and actual pattern of the artificial oases in Shihezi reclamation area by using the indexes of diversity, evenness, aggregation, mean patch elongation, patch shape fragmentation and mean patch fractal dimension. The result showed that the landscape pattern changed orderly from the potential to actual pattern, and the potential pattern could be used as the absolute criterion for researches on pattern changes in agriculture landscape.