Characterizing the spatial structure of vegetation communities in the Mojave Desert using geostatistical techniques

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-410

  Wallace, Cynthia S A ^a   Watts, Joseph M ^b   Yool, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Topographic Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Remote sensing; Vegetation classification

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034055009     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(99)00120-X     Document Type: Article

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