Land-use changes as major drivers of mountain pine (Pinus uncinata Ram.) expansion in the Pyrenees

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 632-641

  Améztegui, Aitor ^a   Brotons, Lluís ^a   Coll, Lluís ^a  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canopy cover; Densification; Encroachment; Global warming; Image reclassification; Land use changes; Mountain pine; Pyrenees

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; FOREST DYNAMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND USE CHANGE;

PYRENEES;

PINUS MUGO; PINUS UNCINATA;

EID: 79951567223     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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