The human footprint in the west: A large-scale analysis of anthropogenic impacts

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1119-1139

  Leu, Matthias ^a   Hanser, Steven E ^a   Knick, Steven T ^a  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic interaction; Anthropogenic disturbance; Ecological human footprint; Human footprint; Human population growth; Land stewardship; Landscape management; Physical human footprint; Western United States

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION STATUS; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; POPULATION GROWTH; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; HUMAN; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

EID: 55949107812     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0480.1     Document Type: Article

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