Regional dynamics of grassland change in the western Great Plains

Great Plains Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-144

  Drummond, Mark A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Driving force; Ecoregion; Grassland; Great Plains; Land cover change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECOREGION; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT; SATELLITE DATA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; VEGETATION COVER;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35649008390     PISSN: 10525165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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