Characterizing fragmentation in temperate South America grasslands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 197-208

  Baldi, Germán ^a   Guerschman, Juan Pablo ^b   Paruelo, José María ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Análisis Regional y Teledetección   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Agronomia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Land use; Pampas; Remote sensing; Spatial metrics

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRAGMENTATION; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; SOIL DRAINAGE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745189838     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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