Is forest fragmentation driven by the spatial configuration of land quality? The case of western Oregon

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 266-274

  Alig, Ralph J ^a   Lewis, David J ^b   Swenson, Jennifer J ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Land quality; Land rent; Spatial configuration

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

LAND QUALITY; LAND RENT; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION;

FORESTRY;

ECONOMICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; FRAGMENTATION; SOIL FERTILITY;

FORESTS; FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26244440243     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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