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Spatial analysis of heath toponymy in relation to present-day heathland distribution / Jaime Fagundez in International journal of geographical information science IJGIS, vol 30 n° 1-2 (January - February 2016)  

Public [article]  inInternational journal of geographical information science IJGIS > vol 30 n° 1-2 (January - February 2016) . - pp 51 - 60 Titre : Spatial analysis of heath toponymy in relation to present-day heathland distribution Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jaime Fagundez, Auteur ; Jesus Izco, Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : pp 51 - 60 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Analyse spatiale [Termes IGN] analyse spatiale [Termes IGN] Galice (Espagne) [Termes IGN] habitat d'espèce [Termes IGN] lande [Termes IGN] paysage [Termes IGN] toponyme Résumé : (auteur) We explore the use of toponyms as an information source of land use changes in heathland landscapes of Galicia, an Atlantic region of northwest Spain. Heathlands are prized for their condition of remarkable landscapes, biodiversity reservoirs and cultural heritage areas. A strong decline of heathland cover has taken place in Atlantic Europe during the last centuries, as land use changes toward more productive systems. Galicia retains a high proportion of heathland cover, but there is a trend of land use transformation to forest plantations and improved pastures. Place names rooted with vernacular names of heathers (Erica, Calluna and Daboecia genera, Ericaceae) were recorded in a geo-referenced database. We applied spatial statistics to account for correlation between heath toponym density and present-day heathland distribution. We did not find such correlation, but differences were found for altitudinal ranks, suggesting a wider habitat loss at lowlands than at mountain areas. We discuss the possibilities of a systematic use of toponymic databases in historical landscape reconstruction. Numéro de notice : A2016-009 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1080/13658816.2015.1017729 En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2015.1017729 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=79330 [article]

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