The influence of topography and fire in controlling landscape composition and structure in Sierra de Gredos (Central Spain)

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 657-672

  Viedma, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canonical variance partition method; Co variation; Forest fires; Landscape classifications; Landscape patterns; Topography

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; LAND COVER; LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; REMOTE SENSING; TOPOGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SIERRA DE GREDOS; SISTEMA CENTRAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 46249130529     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9228-5     Document Type: Article

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