Re-examination of recent loss of indigenous cover in New Zealand and the relative contributions of different land uses

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-126

  Brockerhoff, Eckehard G ^a   Shaw, William B ^b   Hock, Barbara ^a   Kimberley, Mark ^a   Paul, Thomas ^a   Quinn, John ^c   Pawson, Steve ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b WILDLAND CONSULTANTS LTD   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Land cover; Loss of indigenous habitat; Plantation forestry; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIODIVERSITY; DATA SET; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 44149116015     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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