The dynamics of tree cover change in a rural Australian landscape

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 193-207

  Fisher, A M ^a   Harris, S J ^b,c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^c Morse M'Vey and Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial photograph interpretation; Australia; Degradation; Habitat fragmentation; Landscape dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005280104     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(99)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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