Assessing the landscape context and conversion risk of protected areas using satellite data products

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1357-1369

  Svancara, Leona K ^a   Scott, J Michael ^a   Loveland, Thomas R ^b   Pidgorna, Anna B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion; Land cover; Landscape context; National Park Service; National Wildlife Refuge System; Parks; Refuges; Risk; Satellite data products; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE CONTEXT; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM; REFUGES; SATELLITE DATA PRODUCTS; U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISKS; LANDFORMS; MEATS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION DYNAMICS; SATELLITES;

PARKS;

BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; RISK FACTOR; SATELLITE DATA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349161061     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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