Spatial patterns of primary productivity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 505-522

  Hansen, A J ^a   Rotella, J J ^a   Kraska, M P V ^a   Brown, D ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic controls; Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; Landscape patterns; Net primary productivity

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033930422     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008127228878     Document Type: Article

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