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B. Baran-Zgłobicka & W. Zgłobicki 2010. <strong>Forest</strong> patches in agricultural l<strong>and</strong>scapes (loess areas of SE Pol<strong>and</strong>)<br />

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Table 2: <strong>Change</strong>s in the structure of forest patches<br />

<strong>Forest</strong> area <strong>Forest</strong> Number Mean patch area Mean shape index<br />

[km 2 ] cover [%] of patches [ha]<br />

Wąwolnica test area<br />

1890 7.9 28 12 64 1.9<br />

1935 3.1 11 33 10 1.4<br />

1997 5.1 18 37 13 2.2<br />

Wilczyce test area<br />

1997 3.1 9 87 3.7 1.7<br />

Table 3: <strong>Change</strong>s in the forest cover within different forms of relief (Wąwolnica test area)<br />

Plateau tops<br />

Gentle<br />

slopes<br />

Medium<br />

slopes<br />

Steep slopes Gullies Bottoms<br />

of valleys<br />

1890 21 27 35 39 61 9<br />

1935 9 10 13 20 33 2<br />

1997 8 13 20 30 86 4<br />

Figure 1: Tendencies of changes in the forest cover in the test areas<br />

<strong>Forest</strong> <strong>L<strong>and</strong>scapes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Change</strong>-New Frontiers in Management, Conservation <strong>and</strong> Restoration. Proceedings of the IUFRO L<strong>and</strong>scape Ecology<br />

Working Group International Conference, September 21-27, 2010, Bragança, Portugal. J.C. Azevedo, M. Feliciano, J. Castro & M.A. Pinto (eds.)<br />

2010, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.

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