Biodiversity characterization at landscape level using geospatial modelling technique

Biological Conservation

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-109

  Roy, P S ^a   Tomar, Sanjay ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING   (India)

^b Indira Gandhi Conserv Monitoring C   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity characterization; Disturbance index; Landcover dynamics; Landscape ecology; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION MAPPING;

INDIA;

EID: 0034039269     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00151-2     Document Type: Article

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