Spatial distribution of and topographic controls on Tillandsia fog vegetation in coastal southern Peru: Remote sensing and modelling

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-40

  Hesse, R ^a  

^a State Office for Cultural Heritage   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coastal Peru; Remote sensing; Tillandsia fog vegetation; Topographic controls; Vegetation modelling

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESERT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOG; LIMITING FACTOR; MAPPING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PERU;

ACARI; TILLANDSIA;

EID: 83955163639     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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