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The dynamics of landscape pattern changes in mining areas: The case study of the Adamów-Koźmin Lignite Basin Cover

The dynamics of landscape pattern changes in mining areas: The case study of the Adamów-Koźmin Lignite Basin

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|Dec 2019

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Study area.

Source: own work.

Fig. 2

Types of land use in the Adamów-Koźmin area. Explanation: A – pre-mining area (1940), B – mining area (2011).

Source: own work.

Fig. 3

Landscape metrics used in the analysis of land use changes in the Adamów-Koźmin mining area.

Source: own work.

Fig. 4

The share of particular types of land use in the structure of the pre-mining (A) and mining (B) Adamów-Koźmin area. Explanation: 1 – arable land, 2 – meadows and pastures, 3 – forests, 4 – built-up areas, 5 – bodies of water, 6 – active open pits, 7 – post-mining wasteland.

Source: study based on ratio test (Agresti 2012).

Table 1

The share of particular types of land use in the structure of the pre-mining and mining Adamów-Koźmin area.

Type of land useShare in pre-mining area (1940)Share in mining area (2011)ClassificationDirection
Arable land62.84%51.46%p < 0.001decrease
Meadows, pastures21.41%13.54%p < 0.001decrease
Forest15.41%23.52%p < 0.001increase
Built-up area00.17%04.27%p < 0.001increase
Bodies of water00.17%02.31%p < 0.001increase
Active open-pits00.00%04.48%p < 0.001increase
Post-mining wasteland00.00%00.41%p < 0.001increase

[i] Source: study based on ratio test (Agresti 2012).

Table 2

The land use transition matrix in 1940-2011, the Adamów-Koźmin mining area.

Type of land use (km2)Arable landMeadows pasturesForestBuilt-up areaBodies of waterActiv open pitsPost-mining wastelandStructure of land use in pre-mining area (km2)
Arable land56.4213.7612.554.712.265.550.44095.69*
Meadows, pastures15.9905.6708.670.790.760.870.14032.89*
Forest02.2200.7913.910.170.300.090.04017.52*
Built-up area03.3500.9100.600.810.210.310.01006.20*
Bodies of water00.1300.0400.070.02000.26*
Structure of land use in mining area (km2)78.1121.1735.806.503.536.820.63152.56*

[i] Explanation : 1 – arable land, 2 – meadows and pastures, 3 – forests, 4 – built-up areas , 5 – bodies of water, 6 – active open-pits, 7 – post-mining wasteland, * – the area of the mining land; the area of particular type of land use, which did not undergo any transformation has been presented in a grey colour.

[ii] Source: own work.

Fig. 5

Land use transitions in the Adamów-Koźmin area.

Explanation: 1 – arable land, 2 – meadows and pastures, 3 – forests, 4 – built-up areas, 5 – water bodies, 6 – active open pits, 7 – post-mining wasteland. Source: own work.

Table 3

Changes in the indicators of composition and configuration of patches of land use.

Selected landscape metricsPatches of land useLandscape mosaic
arable landmeadows and pasturesforestsreservoirs
Number of patches (NP)
Patch Density (PD)
Average size of a patch of a certain type (AREA_MN)+++++
Total Edge (TE)+
Edge Density (ED)+
Landscape Shape Index (LSI)
Mean Fractal Dimension Index (FRAC_MN)+++++
Mean Shape Index Distribution (SHAPE_MN)+++++
Euclidean Nearest_Neighbor Distance (ENN_MN)++++
ContagionIndex (CONTAG)

[i] Explanation: + increase, − decrease

[ii] Source: own work.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2019-0046 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103 (formerly 0137-477X)
Language: English
Page range: 151 - 162
Submitted on: Oct 3, 2019
Published on: Dec 26, 2019
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2019 Katarzyna Fagiewicz, Damian Łowicki, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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