Landscape function assessment for different types of land-use in northern Hebei mountain

Aiming to monitor or evaluate landscape function for different types of land-use on region scale,the LFA(Landscape Function Analysis)method was used to evaluate 6land types and the effects of different types of land-use on soil properties.The results showed that the affects of different types of land-use are distinctly different.The soil properties(structure stability,infiltration,nutrients cycle)of Larix principis-rupprechtii and Pinus tabulaeformis plantation and the mixed forest are the best while that of barren hills and wasteland is the worst.The LFA assessment of different land-use types on soil properties plays an important role.