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