An ecoregion classification of the South Island, New Zealand

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-287

  Harding, Jon S ^a,b   Winterbourn, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecoregions; GIS; Land use; Macro environmental factors; New Zealand; River classification; Streams; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS;

ECOREGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FRESH WATER; MACRO-ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; NEW ZEALAND; RIVER CLASSIFICATION; SOUTH ISLAND; STREAM; VEGETATIVE COVER;

LAND USE;

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEW ZEALAND; SOIL;

EID: 0031281895     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1997.0145     Document Type: Article

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