Spatial and temporal changes in Aniene river basin (Latium,Italy) using landscape metrics and moving window technique

Landscape ecology is largely founded on the notion that environmental patterns strongly influence ecological processes anthropogenic activities can disrupt the structural integrity of landscapes and change ecological flows across the landscape. For these and other reasons have been developed methods to quantify landscape patterns.�his study focused �his study focused on Aniene river basin changes both at spatial and temporal scale. �he results highlights a good stability of the woodland patches closer to the mountain chains ridges and in the middle of the river basin and losses of the forest patches closer to the valleys areas and in the periphery of Rome.