Predictive spatial modelling of landscape change in the Foothills Model Forest

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-537

  Huettmann, Falk ^a,b   Franklin, Steven E ^c   Stenhouse, Gordon B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Foothills Model Forest   (Canada)

Author keywords

Future landscapes scenario; Satellite imagery; Spatial modelling; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; VEGETATION;

FOOTHILLS MODEL FORESTS; LANDSCAPES; NATURAL SUCCESSION; SPATIAL MODELING;

FORESTRY;

LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MODELING; PREDICTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANTS;

EID: 24944561403     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc81525-4     Document Type: Article

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