Piosphere contribution to landscape heterogeneity: A case study of remote-sensed woody cover in a high elephant density landscape

Ecography

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 871-880

  Chamaillé Jammes, Simon ^a   Fritz, Hervé ^a   Madzikanda, Hillary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ELEPHANT; HERBIVORE; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NATIONAL PARK; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION COVER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WOODLAND;

HWANGE NATIONAL PARK; MATABELELAND NORTH; ZIMBABWE;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 77952522106     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05785.x     Document Type: Article

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