An integrated geographic information system approach for modeling the suitability of conifer habitat in an alpine environment

Geomorphology

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 265-280

  McGregor, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine tundra; Forest alpine tundra ecotone (FATE); Geographic Information Systems; Global positioning system; Remote sensing; Suitability modeling

Indexed keywords

ALPINE REGION; CONIFER HABITAT; GIS; GPS; HABITAT SUITABILITY; REMOTE SENSING;

USA, MONTANA, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0031906733     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-555x(97)00066-4     Document Type: Article

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