Analysis of the Forest Landscape and Its Transformations through Phytotoponyms: A Case Study in Calabria (Southern Italy)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Collection and Elaboration
3. Results
3.1. Frequency, Distribution and Typologies of the Toponym
3.2. Agreement between Plant Names and Present-Day Vegetation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Province | Catanzaro | Cosenza | Crotone | Reggio Calabria | Vibo Valentia | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Surface (km2) | 2391 | 6710 | 1717 | 3183 | 1139 | 15,140 |
Population density (N inhabitants/km2) | 10.3 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 10.2 |
Altitude zone (m asl) | ||||||
0–400 | 99 | 147 | 95 | 150 | 41 | 532 |
400–800 | 66 | 135 | 10 | 117 | 23 | 351 |
800–1200 | 29 | 107 | 6 | 78 | 16 | 236 |
1200–1600 | 9 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 84 | |
1600–2000 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
Total | 205 | 449 | 112 | 363 | 81 | 1210 |
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Spampinato, G.; Crisarà, R.; Cameriere, P.; Cano-Ortiz, A.; Musarella, C.M. Analysis of the Forest Landscape and Its Transformations through Phytotoponyms: A Case Study in Calabria (Southern Italy). Land 2022, 11, 518. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040518
Spampinato G, Crisarà R, Cameriere P, Cano-Ortiz A, Musarella CM. Analysis of the Forest Landscape and Its Transformations through Phytotoponyms: A Case Study in Calabria (Southern Italy). Land. 2022; 11(4):518. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040518
Chicago/Turabian StyleSpampinato, Giovanni, Rita Crisarà, Piergiorgio Cameriere, Ana Cano-Ortiz, and Carmelo Maria Musarella. 2022. "Analysis of the Forest Landscape and Its Transformations through Phytotoponyms: A Case Study in Calabria (Southern Italy)" Land 11, no. 4: 518. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040518
APA StyleSpampinato, G., Crisarà, R., Cameriere, P., Cano-Ortiz, A., & Musarella, C. M. (2022). Analysis of the Forest Landscape and Its Transformations through Phytotoponyms: A Case Study in Calabria (Southern Italy). Land, 11(4), 518. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040518