Landscape Signature as an Integrative View of Landscape Metrics: A Case Study in Brazil-French Guiana Border

Romero Gomes Pereira Silva; Sofia Araújo Zagallo; Anne-Elisabeth Laques; Carlos Hiroo Saito

doi:10.3097/LO.202085

Authors

Romero Gomes Pereira Silva University of Brasília, Center for Sustainable Development, Brasília, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4553-3498
Sofia Araújo Zagallo University of Brasília, Center for Sustainable Development, Brasília, Brazil
Anne-Elisabeth Laques Research Institute for Development, Montpellier, France https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-270X
Carlos Hiroo Saito University of Brasília, Center for Sustainable Development, Brasília, Brazil; University of Brasília, Ecology Department, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-9629

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3097/LO.202085

Keywords:

Amazon, landscape geography, landscape ecology, human geography, physical geography, field work

Abstract

The present work presents an integrated view of landscape analysis through the construction of a signature system for the analysis of landscape types. These signatures were based on metrics that informed different patterns for each landscape type, which allowed the behavior of the landscape to be visually analyzed. The signature system was applied through a landscape classification developed through fieldwork to gather data on socioenvironmental categories combined with remote sensing data. The study site was the border region between Brazil and French Guiana. The results of this work showed that in situ landscape classification techniques can be supported by the analysis of quantitative metrics of landscape analysis, reinforcing the need for integrative and systemic studies in landscape geography.

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