The Dynamics of Forest Landscape Pattern in Lushuihe on Changbai Mountain

Changbai Mountain is one of the most important area in northeast of China where large area of temperate forests distribute. Lushuihe Forestry Bureau, located in the center of the region, was selected as a study site. We calculated the areas of different forest landscapes and selected MPS and CONTAG landscape indexes to carry out landscape pattern analysis for Lushuihe from 1987 to 2003 based on forest inventory data and GIS. The results showed that forest landscape in Lushuihe during 1987-1995 was more fragmented than that during 1995-2003 as a result of different logging styles and forestry managements, especially after National Forest Conversation Program (NFCP) in 1998. But the forest ecosystem in Lushuihe is still vulnerable. How to keep the integrity of forest landscape should be taken more considerations in future ecosystem management in order to realize sustainable forestry.