Structure, function and cross-scale properties of landscape boundaries – a case study of the Płock area

Journal Title: Miscellanea Geographica - Regional Studies on Development - Year 2013, Vol 17, Issue 4

Abstract

The paper describes features of landscape boundaries in the lowland landscape of Poland and verifies their cross-scale properties. The diversity of lithology, morphometry and land use was taken into account by delimitation of the boundaries. A scale of 1:50 000 was set as the basis. Three structural features (length, contrast and sinuosity) and two functional features (permeability and stability) were examined. The boundaries within the research area are typically of average length, low sinuosity, high permeability and low stability. A high correspondence between the diversity of abiotic components and land use is observed, resulting in a large number of high-contrast boundaries. However, this feature does not necessarily mean that these patterns are cross scale and can be applied at a higher level of landscape hierarchy. A geochemical/typological and regional order has been explored to describe properties of landscape boundaries for different spatial scales. Only the first of the listed orders corresponds to diversification of boundary features.

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Sylwia Kulczyk

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  • EP ID EP168901
  • DOI 10.2478/v10288-012-0046-x
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Sylwia Kulczyk (2013). Structure, function and cross-scale properties of landscape boundaries – a case study of the Płock area. Miscellanea Geographica - Regional Studies on Development, 17(4), 21-27. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-168901