Geospatial tools address emerging issues in spatial ecology: A review and commentary on the special issue

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 337-365

  Skidmore, Andrew K ^a   Franklin, Janet ^b   Dawson, Terry P ^c   Pilesjö, Petter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Environmental change; GIS; Remote sensing; Spatial ecology; Species distribution models; Temporal processes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GIS; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA;

EID: 79957627018     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2011.554296     Document Type: Review

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