Transitions in forest fragmentation: Implications for restoration opportunities at regional scales

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-145

  Wickham, James D ^a   Jones, K Bruce ^a   Riitters, Kurt H ^b   Wade, Timothy G ^a   O'Neill, Robert V ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Hierarchy; Land cover; Percolation theory; Scale; Threshold

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRAGMENTATION; PATCH DYNAMICS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 0032920287     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008026129712     Document Type: Article

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