A model of fragmentation in the Canadian boreal forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2248-2262

  Tchir, T L ^a,c   Johnson, E A ^a   Miyanishi, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Upper Thames River Conservation Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SOILS; TEXTURES;

BOREAL FORESTS; FOREST FRAGMENTATION; GRADIENTS; SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BOREAL FOREST; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE;

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; FORESTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIMULATION; SOIL; TEXTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14844306745     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-096     Document Type: Article

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