Areas influenced by multiple edges and their implications in fragmented landscapes

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 242, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 99-107

  Li, Qinglin ^a   Chen, Jiquan ^b   Song, Bo ^c   LaCroix, Jacob J ^d   Bresee, Mary K ^b   Radmacher, John A ^b  

^a Timberline Natural Resource Group Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Area of multiple edge influences (AMEI); Depth of edge influences (DEI); Edge effects; Fragmentation; Landscape analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

AREA OF MULTIPLE EDGE INFLUENCES (AMEI); DEPTH OF EDGE INFLUENCES (DEI); EDGE EFFECTS; LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS;

ECOLOGY;

COMPLEXITY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PATCH DYNAMICS;

ECOLOGY; FORESTS; FRAGMENTATION; LAND;

CHEQUAMEGON NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34047113282     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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