Monitoring land use and cover around parks: A conceptual approach

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1346-1356

  Jones, Danielle A ^a   Hansen, Andrew J ^a   Bly, Kristy ^a   Doherty, Kevin ^b   Verschuyl, Jake P ^a   Paugh, Justin I ^a   Carle, Robin ^a   Story, Scott J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual models; Indicator; Inventory and monitoring program; Land cover; Land use; National parks

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODELS; INDICATOR; INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROGRAM; LAND COVER; NATIONAL PARKS;

ECOLOGY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; PARKS; REMOTE SENSING;

MONITORING;

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIONAL PARK; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349183212     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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