Temporal dynamics of shrub proliferation: Linking patches to landscapes

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 913-930

  Browning, Dawn M ^a   Laliberte, Andrea S ^b   Rango, Albert ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross scale analysis; Jornada experimental range; Object oriented classification; Patch dynamics; Shrub encroachment

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; COLONIZATION; GROWTH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MORTALITY; PATCH DYNAMICS; SHRUB; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960661508     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2010.498789     Document Type: Article

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