Assessing ecological risks at US Department of Energy facilities using methods borrowed from landscape ecology and habitat suitability analysis. Part I. Analysis of historical aerial photography and maps

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 15-51

  Bartell, Steven M ^a   Rouse Campbell, Kym ^a   Lewis, Cathy J ^b   Burger, Joanna ^c  

^a Cadmus Group Inc   (United States)

^b SENES Oak Ridge Incorporated   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Habitat; Landscape ecology; Oak Ridge Reservation; Savannah River Site; USDOE

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OAK RIDGE; SAVANNAH RIVER; SOUTH CAROLINA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS;

EID: 0042879670     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2002.000986     Document Type: Article

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