Landscape pattern analysis and management research in the Lugu Lake area

This study of the Lugu Lake region was based on remote sensing imagery. An ecological landscape classification of the area is presented, as well as a suite of landscape metrics for landscape pattern changes from 1990 to 2005. The remarkable influence of human activities on the landscape of Lugu Lake is discussed. Economic development and human activities are the major driving forces in rapid landscape pattern change. Policies affecting such changes include returning cultivated lands to forest or prairie and fast development of tourism. Based on the characteristics of each landscape type and causes of changes, this study proposes management measures for sustainable development in Lugu Lake area.