Spatial analysis of time-series changes in livestock distribution by detection of local spatial associations in Mongolia

Applied Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 639-649

  Saizen, Izuru ^a   Maekawa, Ai ^b   Yamamura, Norio ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grassland management; Livestock distribution in Mongolia; Local indicator of spatial associations; Spatial clusters

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GIS; GRASSLAND; LIVESTOCK; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MONGOLIA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77956651542     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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