Landscape pattern and system coupling of the meta-ecosystem of mountain, desert and oasis in Hexi Corridor, Gansu, China is analyzed with remote sensing and GIS. The results show that:
1) The meta-ecosystem of mountain, desert and oasis in Hexi Corridor, Gansu, China is made up of 5 landscape ecosystems that are mountain, desert, oasis, water region and road. Desert have the biggest area, it is the matrix and plays the dominant role in the functioning of the meta-landscape system; mountain and oas...