Biophysical and socioeconomic factors explaining the extent of forest cover on private ownerships in a Midwestern (USA) agrarian landscape

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 763-776

  Frimpong, E A ^a   Ross Davis, A L ^a   Lee, J G ^a   Broussard, S R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysical attributes; Conservation programs; Indiana; Landowner attributes; Midwest; Nonindustrial private forest; Private lands policy; USA; Variation partitioning

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOPHYSICS; FOREST COVER; FRAGMENTATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PRIVATE LAND; RURAL LANDSCAPE;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746115262     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-005-5476-9     Document Type: Article

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