Abstract:Influences of human activities on landscape structure and human-induced ecological degradation in protected areas have been given considerable attention in landscape ecological studies. We use methods of quantitative analysis to precisely assess human impacts on landscape structure in Wolong Natural Reserve, China. Based on the landscape map compiled with satellite remotely sensed data (TM data) from 1997, four aspects of analysis were carried out using the buffer zone method: 1) A t test is utilized to und...