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MODELING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ECOTONES IN GIS
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The landscape structure, its components and their developments are possible to monitor from several, mutually complementary aspect s: arrangement of gradients (abiotic and biotic) across the territory without signifi cant and sharp boundaries; arrangement of areas in the mosaic of the landscape; network of areas and corridors; system of boundaries and rims in the landscape mosaic [1]. The investigation into ecotones enabled a better understanding of the causal relationships between certain landscape elements, landscape utilisation categories and ecotones. By st udying ecotones, we wanted to expand understanding of patterns having an influence on the landscape condition, structure, functions, landscape el ements and their relationships. For better understanding and modelling of ecotones was applied fuzzy approach. Using Markov chains and fuzzy theory, dynamic modelling (modelling for prediction) was used and the main result is the map outputs. Ecoton es may serve as one of the distinctive indicators of the impact humans have on the landscape.
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