Landscape pattern metrics and regional assessment

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 225-233

  O'Neill, Robert V ^a   Riitters, K H ^b   Wickham, J D ^c   Jones, K Bruce ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PLANNING METHOD; REGIONAL PLANNING; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0033509340     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0992.1999.09942.x     Document Type: Article

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