Explicitly incorporating spatial dependence in predictive vegetation models in the form of explanatory variables: A Mojave Desert case study

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-435

  Miller, Jennifer ^a   Franklin, Janet ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification tree; Generalized linear model; Predictive vegetation models; Spatial dependence

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; INTERPOLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750718166     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-006-0035-8     Document Type: Article

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