Spatio-temporal dynamics of Quercus faginea forests in the Spanish Central Pre-Pyrenees

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 369-379

  Kouba, Yacine ^a   Alados, Concepción L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptative regression by mixing with model screening; Bayesian model averaging; Fragmentation; Land use changes; Landscape metrics; Species gains and losses

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST; FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; POPULATION DECLINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

PYRENEES;

QUERCUS FAGINEA;

EID: 84856551709     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0509-1     Document Type: Article

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