Fractal geometry applications in description and analysis of patch patterns and patch dynamics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 33-50

  Li, Bai Lian ^a,b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractals; Fragmentation; Landscape; Patch dynamics; Patchiness; Sampling; Savanna; Scale; Spatio temporal integration; Vegetation system

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; PATCH DYNAMICS;

EID: 0034734119     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(00)00303-3     Document Type: Article

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