Landscape metrics and topographical determinants of large-scale forest dynamics in a Mediterranean landscape

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 46-53

  Geri, Francesco ^a   Rocchini, Duccio ^b   Chiarucci, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Deforestation; Elevation; Forest management; GIS; Historical map

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LAND USE; REFORESTATION;

AFFORESTATION; ELEVATION; FOREST LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES; HISTORICAL MAPS; IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPES; STATISTICAL DESCRIPTORS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

AFFORESTATION; DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PATCHINESS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

DEFORESTATION; DRAWINGS; ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAND USE; MAPS;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SIENA [TUSCANY]; TUSCANY;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 75849140812     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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