Parsimony in landscape metrics: Strength, universality, and consistency

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 691-703

  Cushman, Samuel A ^a   McGarigal, Kevin ^a   Neel, Maile C ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological indicators; FRAGSTATS; Landscape metrics; Landscape monitoring; Landscape pattern; Landscape structure

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; LANDSCAPE METRICS; LANDSCAPE MONITORING; LANDSCAPE PATTERN; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE;

ECOLOGY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 40649092531     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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