Spatial extent and habitat context influence the nature and strength of relationships between urbanization measures

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Tavernia, Brian G ^a   Reed, J Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exurban; Landscape metrics; Road ecology; Roads; Suburban sprawl; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; ROADS AND STREETS; WETLANDS;

EXURBAN; LANDSCAPE METRICS; ROAD ECOLOGY; ROADS; SUBURBAN SPRAWLS;

URBAN GROWTH;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FOREST COVER; GREENSPACE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SALTMARSH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN TRANSPORT; URBANIZATION; WETLAND;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349286955     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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