Dynamic equifinality: The case of south-central Chile's evolving forest landscape

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 641-649

  Patterson, M W ^a   Hoalst Pullen, N ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chile; Dynamic equifinality; Land cover change

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST COVER; HARVESTING; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PLANTATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CHILE;

EID: 78651287989     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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