Statistical models of landscape pattern metrics, with applications to regional scale dynamic forest simulations

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 433-444

  Cumming, Steve ^a   Vernier, Pierre ^b  

^a Boreal Ecosystems Research Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal mixedwood forest Alberta; Canada; Canonical correlation analysis; Forest configuration; Forest fragmentation; Forest inventory data; Fragstats; Landscape models; Landscape pattern metrics; Principal components analysis

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; MAPPING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0036926128     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021261815066     Document Type: Article

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