A new approach and case study for estimating extent and rates of habitat loss for ecological communities

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1469-1479

  Keith, David A ^a   Orscheg, Corinna ^a   Simpson, Christopher C ^a   Clarke, Peter J ^a   Hughes, Lesley ^a   Kennelly, Steven J ^a   Major, Richard E ^a   Soderquist, Todd R ^a   Wilson, Andrea L ^a   Bedward, Michael ^a  

^a Scientific Committee   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Ecosystem conservation; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Risk assessment; Vegetation mapping

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT LOSS; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VEGETATION MAPPING; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67349217400     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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