Land-cover fragmentation and configuration of ownership parcels in an exurban landscape

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-69

  Robinson, Derek Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exurban; Land cover; Landscape metrics; Parcel size; Residential land use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857651815     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-011-0205-4     Document Type: Article

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