Successful de-fragmentation of woodland by planting in an agricultural landscape? An assessment based on landscape indicators

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 251-259

  Quine, C P ^a   Watts, K ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forest policy; Indicators; Land use change; Landscape ecology

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; EXPANSION; FORESTRY; LAND USE;

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; BRITAIN; DE-FRAGMENTATION; FOREST POLICY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE INDICATORS; LANDUSE CHANGE; PLANTINGS; WOODLAND EXPANSIONS;

RESTORATION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WOODLAND;

ARTICLE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; REFORESTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF WIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55549099944     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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