Regression techniques for examining land use/cover change: A case study of a mediterranean landscape

Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 562-578

  Millington, James D A ^a   Perry, George L W ^b   Romero Calcerrada, Raúl ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hierarchical partitioning; Land cover classification; Land use cover change; Regression modelling; Spain

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOPHYSICS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34648812803     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9020-4     Document Type: Article

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