The role of private lands for conservation: Land cover change analysis in the Caldenal savanna ecosystem, Argentina

Applied Geography

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 281-288

  González Roglich, Mariano ^a   Southworth, Jane ^a   Branch, Lyn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle ranching; Change detection; Fee hunting; Game reserve; Land use; Protected area; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84455162593     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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