Modelling landscape-scale habitat use using GIS and remote sensing: A case study with great bustards

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 458-471

  Osborne, P E ^a   Alonso, J C ^b   Bryant, R G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autologistic models; Distributions; Fragmentation; Logistic regression; Satellite imagery

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GIS; HABITAT USE; REMOTE SENSING;

SPAIN;

EID: 0034998896     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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