Characterizing fine-scale patterns of alternative agricultural landscapes with landscape pattern indices

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 591-608

  Corry, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn Belt; Data resolution; FRAGSTATS; Iowa; Landscape design; Landscape metrics; Planning; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONNECTIVITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE;

MAMMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26244443728     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-004-5036-8     Document Type: Article

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