The fractal dimension as a measure of the quality of habitats

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-56

  Imre, A R ^a   Bogaert, J ^b  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Box dimension; Edge effect; Fractals; Habitat fragmentation; Hausdorff dimension; Interior to edge ratio; Landscape ecology; Patch geometry; Perimeter area relation

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; GEOMETRY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; TREE;

ENVIRONMENT; FRACTALS; TREES;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 1542381094     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ACBI.0000015911.56850.0f     Document Type: Article

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