Characterizing and comparing landscape diversity using gis and a contagion index

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 249-261

  Parresol, Bernard R ^a   McCollum, Joseph ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAGION INDEX; FOREST COVER CHANGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE MONITORING; PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGION;

USA, ALABAMA;

EID: 0030730715     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v05n01_05     Document Type: Article

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