Analysis and simulations of fragmentation patterns in the everglades

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 268-276

  Wu, Yegang ^a   Sklar, Fred H ^a   Rutchey, Ken ^a  

^a EVERGLADES DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladium jamaicense; Everglades; Fragmentation; Landscape; Markov transition probability; Pattern; Threshold; Typha spp.

Indexed keywords

CATTAIL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SAWGRASS;

USA, FLORIDA, EVERGLADES;

CLADIUM JAMAICENSE; CYPERACEAE;

EID: 0030785339     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[0268:AASOFP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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