Spatial scale and measurement of edge effect in ecology

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 3322-3333

  Zhou, Ting ^a   Peng, Shao Lin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecotone; Edge effect; Edge zone; Measurement; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549118825     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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